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GIRLS' TENNIS
LADY TIGERS BLANK RIVAL NORTH HILLS, 5-0
The Lady Tigers rebounded from their only loss to crush rival North Hills, 5-0, at North Hills on Wednesday afternoon. Junior Kelly Whelan posted a straight set victory without losing a game at #1 singles to pace NA to the win. Senior Stephanie Smyers at #2 singles and senior Vaidehi Tata at #3 also won in straight sets.
In doubles play, the sophomore team of Mikayla Becich and Tiffany Kollah lost only one game in a straight set victory at the number one position. At #2 doubles, senior Amy Callahan and sophomore Sunjoo Lee downed the Indian team of Rickenbrode and Brunner, 6-0 and 6-2.
With the victory, the Lady Tigers are now 6-1 in section, 7-1 overall. The section singles tournament will begin this afternoon at the Senior High courts beginning at 1:00 pm.
JV UPDATE: The JV team continued their unbeaten streak with a 5-0 win over North Hills at the Senior High courts. The JV record in now 10-0.
MATCH SUMMARY
NORTH ALLEGHENY - 5 NORTH HILLS - 0
| SINGLES | |
| #1 | Kelly Whelan (NA) def. Varys (NH), 6-0, 6-0 |
| #2 | Stephanie Smyers (NA) def. Wintler (NH), 6-2, 6-2 |
| #3 | Vaidehi Tata (NA) def. Henschel (NH), 6-3, 6-4 |
| DOUBLES | |
| #1 | Mikayla Becich/Tiffany Kollah (NA) def. Meyer/McKenna (NH), 6-1, 6-0 |
| #2 | Amy Callahan/Sunjoo Lee (NA) def. Rickenbrode/Brunner (NH), 6-0, 6-2 |
| EXHIBITION SINGLES | |
| Kaitlin Harris (NA) def. Niederst (NH), 8-2 | |
| EXHIBITION DOUBLES | |
| Rachel Pearson/Tanna Lammers (NA) def. Megan Zuley/Demi Edwards (NA), 8-1 |
JV MATCH SUMMARY
NORTH ALLEGHENY - 5 NORTH HILLS - 0
| SINGLES | |
| #1 | Julie Arnold (NA) def. Sami Waters (NH), 6-1, 6-0 |
| #2 | Mara Ott (NA) def. Kristen Peschka (NH), 4-6, 6-4, 7-6 |
| #3 | Marissa Bella (NA) def. Tessie Edwards (NH), 6-0, 6-3 |
| DOUBLES | |
| #1 | Ali Juliano/Anjie Wang (NA) def. Mujeebat Saleiman/Gabrielle Smith (NH), 6-0, 6-0 |
| #2 | Lily Zhang/Ashita Sai Vadlmudi (NA) def. Sara Brunner/Mary Dunbar (NH), 6-3, 6-0 |
| EXHIBITION SINGLES | |
| Kathy Zhang (NA) def. Lisa Carter (NH), 6-0, 6-0 | |
| EXHIBITION DOUBLES | |
| Danielle Burns/Kristen Brady (NA) def. Jaclyn Brink/Christina Knapfer (NH), 6-0, 6-1 |
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PINE-RICHLAND STOPS NA UNBEATEN
STREAK
WITH 4-1 VICTORY
The Lady Tigers lost for the first time in seven matches at Pine-Richland High School on Monday afternoon as the Rams took a 4-1 decision. Junior Kelly Whelan was the only NA winner taking a 6-2, 6-3 decision over Olivia Heim.
The loss dropped the NA section record to 5-1, the overall mark to 6-1. The Lady Tigers will continue section play tomorrow with a trip to rival North Hills for a 3:30 pm match.
JV UPDATE: The JV team ran their unbeaten streak to nine with a pair of wins. On Friday, NA downed Shady Side Academy, 3-2, and on Monday, the Lady Tiger JVs took a 3-2 victory over Pine-Richland.
MATCH SUMMARIES
PINE-RICHLAND - 4 NORTH ALLEGHENY
| SINGLES | |
| #1 | KellyWhelan (NA) def. Olivia Heim (PR), 6-2, 6-3 |
| #2 | Taylor Perz (PR) def. Stephanie Smyers (NA), 6-3,6-1 |
| #3 | Daniella Osio (PR) def. Vaidehi Tata (NA), 6-1, 6-0 |
| DOUBLES | |
| #1 | Kunkel/O'Donnell (PR) def. Mikayla Becich/Tiffany Kollah (NA), 6-4, 6-2 |
| #2 | Vetter/Riley (PR) def. Sunjoo Lee/Amy Callahan (NA), 6-1, 6-7 (3-7), 6-7 (2-7) |
| EXHIBITION SINGLES | |
| Megan Zuley (NA) def. P-R, 9-7 | |
| Kaitlin Harris/Demi Edwards (NA) def. P-R, 8-4 | |
| Rachel Pearson/Tanna Lammers (NA) def. P-R, 8-3 |
JV MATCH SUMMARIES
NORTH ALLEGHENY - 3 PINE-RICHLAND - 2
| SINGLES | |
| #1 | Julie Arnold (NA) def. Hudson Herring (PR), 7-5, 6-3 |
| #2 | Sneha Iyer (PR) def. Mara Ott (NA), 6-1, 4-6, 6-4 |
| #3 | Chrissy Spero (PR) def. Mara Ott (NA), 6-1,4-6, 6-2 |
| DOUBLES | |
| #1 | Ali Juliano/Anjie Wang (NA) def. Sydney Herring/Holly Sedory (PR), 7-5, 6-1 |
| #2 | Lily Zhang/Ashita Sai Vadlmudi (NA) def. Cassie Dunn/Kelly Snowden (PR), 7-5, 6-2 |
| EXHIBITION SINGLES | |
| Kathy Zhang (NA) def. Gabby Feliciani (PR), 10-3 | |
| EXHIBITION DOUBLES | |
| Danielle Burns/Kristen Brady (NA) def. Colleen Hiles/Olivia Govan (PR), 10-2 | |
| Danielle Burns/Kristen Brady (NA) def. Nicole Clay/Carly Krall (PR), 6-0 |
NORTH ALLEGHENY - 3 SHADY SIDE ACADEMY - 2
| SINGLES | |
| #1 | Julie Arnold (NA) def. Megan Lowery (SSA), 6-0, 7-5 |
| #2 | Mara Ott (NA) def. Ellen Boyle (SSA), 6-1, 6-2 |
| #3 | Marissa Bella (NA) def. Ashley Ferree (SSA), 3-6, 6-3, 6-2 |
| DOUBLES | |
| #1 | Anita Jain/Molly Lowery (SSA) def. Ali Juliano/Anjie Wang (NA), 7-6, 6-3 |
| #2 | Tara Lee/Katie Parrish (SSA) def. Lily Zhang/Ashita Sai Vadlmudi (NA), 6-7, 6-3, 6-4 |
| EXHIBITION SINGLES | |
| Kathy Zhang (NA) def. Becca Sansalee (SSA), 6-0, 6-0 | |
| EXHIBITION DOUBLES | |
| Danielle Burns/Kristen Brady (NA) def. Aamina Ahmad/Betsy Vuchinich (SSA), 7-5, 6-2 |
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LADY TIGERS TAKE CARE OF BUTLER, 4-1,
TO
REMAIN UNBEATEN
The Lady Tigers won their sixth straight match without a loss as they defeated Butler, 4-1, at the Senior High courts on Thursday afternoon. Once again, junior Kelly Whelan at #1 singles and senior Stephanie Smyers at #2 led the way with straight set victories with the doubles teams coming through with the deciding match victories.
Whelan downed Carolyn Shetter of the Tornado, 6-1, 6-1, while Smyers defeated Heather Santa by the same scores. At #1 doubles, the sophomore team of Mikayla Becich and Tiffany Kollah took a straight set victory over the team of Madison Kerr and Rosei Nesbit, 6-2, 6-2. At #2 doubles, sophomore Sunjoo Lee and senior Amy Callahan rallied after losing the first set to down Lauren Weiland and Marke Harrison, 3-6, 6-0, and 6-1.
With the win, NA improved to 5-0 in section play, 6-0 overall. The Lady Tigers will host Pine-Richland on Monday afternoon in a key section match with the starting time set for 3:30 pm at the Senior High courts.
JV MATCH: The JV squad continued their winning ways with a 4-1 win at Butler on Thursday afternoon. The JV team is still unbeaten.
MATCH SUMMARY
NORTH ALLEGHENY - 4 BUTLER - 1
| SINGLES | |
| #1 | Kelly Whelan (NA) def. Carolyn Shetter (B), 6-1, 6-1 |
| #2 | Stephanie Smyers (NA) def. Heather Santa (B), 6-1, 6-1 |
| #3 | Courtney Gallagher (B) def. Demi Edwards (NA), 6-0, 6-4 |
| DOUBLES | |
| #1 | Mikayla Becich/Tiffany Kollah (NA) def Madison Kerr/Rosei Nesbit (B), 6-2, 6-2 |
| #2 | Sunjoo Lee/Amy Callahan (NA) def. Lauren Weiland/Marke Harrison (B), 3-6, 6-0,6-1 |
| EXHIBITION SINGLES | |
| Kaitlin Harris (NA) def. Rachel Pearson (NA), 6-0, 6-0 | |
| EXHIBITION DOUBLES | |
| Megan Zuley/Tanna Lammers (NA) def Abbey Turner/Ava Lazor (B), 7-6 (7-3), 6-4 |
JV MATCH SUMMARY
NORTH ALLEGHENY - 4 BUTLER - 1
| SINGLES | |
| #1 | Laura Brestenstky (B) def. Julie Arnold (NA), 6-3, 6-3 |
| #2 | Mara Ott (NA) def. Emily Christensen (B), 6-2, 6-1 |
| #3 | Marissa Bella (NA) won by forfeit |
| DOUBLES | |
| #1 | Ali Juliano/Anjie Wang (NA) def. Anna Jefferies/Molly Moses (B), 6-2, 6-0 |
| #2 | Lily Zhang/Ashita Sai Vadlmudi (NA) def. Megan Dillon/Rebehak Bright (B), 6-1, 6-0 |
| EXHIBITION SINGLES | |
| Kathy Zhang (NA) def. Rebekah Bright (B), 6-0 | |
| EXHIBITION DOUBLES | |
| Anna Jefferies/Molly Moses (B) def. Danielle Burns/Kristen Brady (NA), 6-2 |
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LADY TIGERS FINISH OFF FRANKLIN REGIONAL, 4-1
The Lady Tigers defeated Franklin Regional, 4-1, in a non-section match at the Senior High courts on Wednesday afternoon. Junior Kelly Whelan and senior Stephanie Smyers both won in straight sets without losing a game to pace NA. In doubles play, the sophomore team of Mikayla Becich and Tiffany Kollah won in straight sets over Kelsey Barner and Morgan Mechlenburg of the Panthers.
With the win, NA improved to 5-0 overall on the season. The Lady Tigers will host Butler this afternoon in a 3:30 pm section match at the Senior High courts.
JV UPDATE: The JV team continued their unbeaten streak with a 5-0 win over Franklin Regional at Franklin Regional on Wednesday afternoon.
MATCH SUMMARY
NORTH ALLEGHENY - 4 FRANKLIN REGIONAL - 1
| SINGLES | |
| #1 | Kelly Whelan (NA) def. Cezanne Tollar (FR), 6-0, 6-0 |
| #2 | Stephanie Smyers (NA) def. Madelyn Rea (FR), 6-0, 6-0 |
| #3 | Vaidehi Tata (NA) def. Lauren Reiley (FR), 6-1, 7-5 |
| DOUBLES | |
| #1 | Mikayla Becich/Tiffany Kollah (NA) def. Kelsey Barner/Morgan Mechlenburg (FR), 6-2, 6-2 |
| #2 | Crystal Greenlund/Margaret Carlson (FR) def. Sunjoo Lee/Amy Callahan (NA), 6-4, 1-6, 10-7 |
| EXHIBITIONS | |
| Pearson (FR) def. Demi Edwards (NA), 7-5 6-2 | |
| Kaitllin Harris (NA) def. Megan Zuley (NA), 4-6-6-1, 7-3 |
JV MATCH SUMMARY
NORTH ALLEGHENY - 5 FRANKLIN REGIONAL - 0
| SINGLES | |
| #1 | Julie Arnold (NA) def. Mara Khwaja (FR), 6-2, 6-2 |
| #2 | Mara Ott (NA) def. Nicole Sopcak (FR), 6-1, 6-4 |
| #3 | Marissa Bella (NA) def. Grace Behnke (FR), 6-1, 6-0 |
| DOUBLES | |
| #1 | Ali Juliano/Angie Wang (NA) def. Menaka Sishadri/Ina Kumar (FR), 6-2, 6-3 |
| #2 | Lily Zhang/Ashita Sai Vadlamudi (NA) def. Sana Chaugtai/Sereema Chaugtai (FR), 6-2, 4-6, 6-0 |
| EXHIBITIONS SINGLES | |
| Kathy Zhang (NA) def. Caroline Platt (FR), 8-1 | |
| EXHIBITION DOUBLES | |
| Danielle Burns/Kristen Brady (NA) def. Theio Chu/Megan Davis (FR), 8-0 |
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MARS NO MATCH FOR LADY TIGERS IN 5-0 SHUTOUT
Section play continued for the Lady Tigers on Tuesday afternoon at Mars as NA captured a 5-0 victory over the Planets. In singles play, junior Kelly Whelan, senior Stephanie Smyers, and senior Vaidehi Tata all won in straight sets to pace NA to the victory.
In doubles play, sophomores Mikayla Becich and Tiffany Kollah defeated Carpenter and Bunner, 6-1 and 6-2, at the #1 position. At number two doubles, sophomore Sunjoo Lee and senior Amy Callahan had to come from behind to win in three sets to preserve the shutout.
With the win, NA improved to 4-0 in section play. The Lady Tigers will host Franklin Regional this afternoon in a non-section match at the Senior High courts. Match time is scheduled for 3:30 pm.
JV UPDATE: The JV team remained unbeaten with a 5-0 victory over Mars at the Senior High Courts.
MATCH SUMMARY
NORTH ALLEGHENY - 5 MARS - 0
| SINGLES | |
| #1 | Kelly Whelan (NA) def. Craig (M), 6-1, 6-2 |
| #2 | Stephanie Smyers (NA) def. Michalski (M), 6-2, 6-0 |
| #3 | Vaidehi Tata (NA) def. Ghaznan (M), 6-2, 6-0 |
| DOUBLES | |
| #1 | Mikayla Becich/Tiffany Kollah (NA) def. Carpenter/Bunner (M), 6-1, 6-2 |
| #2 | Sunjoo Lee/Amy Callahan (NA) def. Wanback/Dubrock (M), 5-7, 6-1, 7-5 (7-3) |
JV MATCH SUMMARY
NORTH ALLEGHENY - 5 MARS - 0
| SINGLES | |
| #1 | Julie Arnold (NA) def. Ali Zortman (M), 6-2, 6-4 |
| #2 | Mara Ott (NA) def Kaela Whorowski (M), 6-1, 6-0 |
| #3 | Marissa Bella (NA) def. Emma Robash (M), 6-0, 6-4 |
| DOUBLES | |
| #1 | Ali Juliano/Anjie Wang (NA) def. Kayla King/Sarah Cashdollar (M), 6-2, 6-2 |
| #2 | Lily Zhang/Ashita Sai Vadlamudi (NA) def. Nicole Ford/Mia Luschini (M), 6-2, 6-1 |
| EXHIBITION SINGLES | |
| Kathy Zhang (NA) def. Jamie Diennen (M), 6-0, 6-0 | |
| EXHIBITION DOUBLES | |
| Danielle Burns/Kristen Brady (NA) def. Megan Muchlhouser/Casey Farbacher (M0, 6-0, 6-1 |
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LADY TIGERS TOP SENECA VALLEY, 5-0
The Lady Tigers won their third straight match without a loss with a 5-0 blanking of Seneca Valley at Seneca on Thursday afternoon. The doubles team of sophomores Mikayla Becich and Tiffany Kollah along with the team of senior Amy Callahan and sophomore Sunjoo Lee both won in straight sets losing only four games.
In singles play, junior Kelly Whelan shut out Elisa Park with a pair of 6-0 victories at #1 singles. At number two singles, senior Stephanie Smyers took a 6-0, 6-1 victory over Annie Ryan while at #3 senior Vaidehi Tata also won in straight sets with 6-0 and 6-3 wins.
The win improved the NA section record to 3-0 in the early season. The Lady Tigers will continue section play on Tuesday when they travel to Mars for a 3:30 pm match.
JV UPDATE: The JV matched the varsity with a 5-0 victory over Seneca Valley. Again NA captured the singles matches in straight sets as the JV improved to 2-0 on the season.
MATCH SUMMARY
NORTH ALLEGHENY - 5 SENECA VALLEY
| SINGLES | |
| #1 | Kelly Whelan (NA) def. Elisa Park (SV), 6-0, 6-0 |
| #2 | Stephanie Smyers (NA) def. Annie Ryan (SV), 6-0, 6-1 |
| #3 | Vaidehi Tata (NA) def. Lauren Hoyt (SV), 6-0, 6-3 |
| DOUBLES | |
| #1 | Mikayla Becich/Tiffany Kollah (NA) def. Shelby Resch/Julia Vandrak (SV), 6-2, 6-0 |
| #2 | Sunjoo Lee/Amy Callahan (NA) def. Kelsey Vukic/Kirsten Garaczynski (SV), 6-1, 6-1 |
| EXHIBITION | |
| Rachel Pearson/Demi Edwards (NA) def. Tanna Lammers/Megan Zuley (NA), 7-5 |
JV MATCH SUMMARY
NORTH ALLEGHENY - 5 SENECA VALLEY - 0
| SINGLES | |
| #1 | Julie Arnold (NA) def. Carly Jones (SV), 6-1, 6-2 |
| #2 | Marissa Bella (NA) def. Alex Pacinda (SV), 6-3, 6-0 |
| #3 | Kathy Zhang (NA) def. Alexis Brockway (SV), 6-4, 6-1 |
| DOUBLES | |
| #1 | Ali Juliano/Anjie Wang (NA) def. Carly Clifton/Amy Kinzler (SV), 6-2, 6-2 |
| #2 | Lily Zhang/Ashita Sai Vadlamudi (NA) def. Hannah Hixon/Lauren Hoffman (SV), 6-1, 6-2 |
| EXHIBITION SINGLES | |
| #1 | Danielle Burns (NA), def. Katharine Lutz (SV), 8-2 |
| #2 | Kristen Brady (NA) def. Loren Ball (SV), 8-0 |
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LADY TIGERS KNOCK OFF KNOCH, 5-0
Coach Michelle Weniger's Lady Tigers won their second straight section match of the new season with a 5-0 blanking of Knoch at the Senior High courts on Wednesday afternoon. Once again, the singles players were dominant losing only six games in sweeping the Knights. At #1 singles, senior Stephanie Smyers downed Jenna Kanterman, 6-0 and 6-4. At the number two singles position, sophomore Mikayla Becich swept Brooke Ross, 6-1 and 6-0, while senior Vaidehi Tata took a 6-0, 6-1 victory over Kiki Gordon at #3 singles.
In doubles play, sophomore Tiffany Kollah teamed up with sophomore Sunjoo Lee to win in straight sets at the #1 doubles. At number two doubles, it was senior Amy Callahan and junior Kaitlin Harris taking a hard-fought three set win over Abby Conlon and Peggy Kanterman.
The victory improved the NA section record to 2-0 in the early season. The Lady Tigers will continue section play this afternoon when they travel to Seneca Valley to meet the Raiders in a 3:30 pm match.
MATCH SUMMARY
NORTH ALLEGHENY - 5 KNOCH - 0
| SINGLES | |
| #1 | Stephanie Smyers (NA) def. Jenna Kanterman (K), 6-0, 6-4 |
| #2 | Mikayla Becich (NA) def. Brooke Ross (K), 6-1, 6-0 |
| #3 | Vaidehi Tata (NA) def. Kiki Gordon (K), 6-0, 6-1 |
| DOUBLES | |
| #1 | Tiffany Kollah/Sunjoo Lee (NA) def. Katie Conlon/Alyssa King (K) |
| #2 | Amy Callahan/Kaitlin Harris (NA) def. Abby Conlon/Peggy Kanterman (K), 6-3, 4-6, 6-4 |
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LADY TIGERS BLANK HAMPTON, 5-0,
IN
SECTION OPENER
The defending PIAA champion Lady Tigers got off to a successful start to the 2009 season with a 5-0 shutout of Hampton at the Hampton Community Park on Monday afternoon. In singles play, junior Kelly Whelan, senior Stephanie Smyers, and senior Vaidehi Tata all won in straight sets losing only seven total games in sweeping the Talbots.
Both doubles teams also won in straight sets. At #1 doubles, sophomores Mikayla Becich and Tiffany Kollah downed the top Talbot team, 6-3, and 6-1. In the number two doubles match, sophomore Sunjoo Lee teamed up with senior Amy Callahan to down Conley and Krivacek of Hampton, 6-1 and 6-3.
With a win in the opener, the Lady Tigers will continue section play tomorrow afternoon when they host the Knoch Knights. Match time at the Senior High courts is set for 3:00 pm.
JV UPDATE: The JV team also got off to a good start with a 4-1 victory over Hampton at home on Monday afternoon. NA swept the singles matches behind Julie Arnold, Mara Ott and Marissa Bella.
MATCH SUMMARY
NORTH ALLEGHENY - 5 HAMPTON - 0
| SINGLES | |
| #1 | Kelly Whelan (NA) def. Chen (H), 6-0, 6-1 |
| #2 | Stephanie Smyers (NA) def. Murray (H), 6-0, 6-1 |
| #3 | Vaidehi Tata (NA) def. Bongiovanni (H), 6-4, 6-1 |
| DOUBLES | |
| #1 | Makayla Becich/Tiffany Kollah (NA) def. Holden/Stanbridge (H), 6-3, 6-1 |
| #2 | Sunjoo Lee/Amy Callahan (NA) def. Conley/Krivacek (H), 6-1, 6-3 |
| EXHIBITION - Singles | |
| Tanna Lammers (NA) def. Franceschelli (H), 6-0, 6-2 |
JV MATCH SUMMARY
NORTH ALLEGHENY - 4 HAMPTON - 1
| SINGLES | |
| #1 | Julie Arnold (NA) def. Margaret Douglas (H), 6-2, 6-1 |
| #2 | Mara Ott (NA) def. Soogin Yi (H), 6-4, 6-2 |
| #3 | Marissa Bella (NA) def. Lauren Bujacky (H), 6-2, 6-1 |
| DOUBLES | |
| #1 | Shelby Seebacker/Molly McGinnis (H), def. Ali Juliano/Anjie Wang (NA), 6-4, 6-3 |
| #2 | Lily Zhang/Ashita Sai Vadlamudi (NA) def. Tonnilyn Barownowski/Lidia Grobic (H), 6-2, 7-5 |
| EXHIBITION - Singles | |
| Kathy Zhang (NA) def. Margaret Douglas (H), 8-3 | |
| EXHIBITION - Doubles | |
| Danielle Burns/Kristen Brady (NA) def. Christina McGrath/Jessica Argentas (H), 6-1, 6-0 |
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Director Bob Bozzuto at:
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