Tennis is a lifetime sport. It offers health benefits and social, developmental, and competitive opportunities unlike almost any other activity. It is a beautiful, graceful dance and at the same time demands great athleticism, keen concentration and a desire to win. Tennis requires a combination of technical, tactical, physical and mental skills to produce a good player.
By its nature, tennis is an individual sport. So one of the challenges of a high school team is to merge individuals into a cohesive unit - a team. Another test is to identify strong singles players and strong doubles players. Singles and doubles are two completely different games. The basic strokes remain the same, but the similarities end there. Singles is a game of patience, stamina, lateral movement and baseline rallies; doubles is a game of precision, consistency, vertical movement and aggressive net play. Singles is a game of wills while doubles can be a game of wits. Singles points contain long rallies while doubles points often end quickly. There are great tactical differences between the two games but both are equally important to a high school team.
The Varsity Girl's Tennis Program at Sewickley Academy has had wonderful success: WPIAL finalists in 2002 and 2003, PIAA participants in 2005, 2008 and 2009 and WPIAL Champions in 2008 and 2009. We can taste success- we are hungry and feel like we have the personnel to achieve our goals. We certainly have the spirit. We mean business! We encourage friends and family to come down and watch these fine student-athletes.
Record: 15-5
League Record: 11-1
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Wed, 08/22/12 |
3:30PM
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@
Nichols Field
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vs. Upper St. Clair
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Loss |
2 - 3 |
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Fri, 08/24/12 |
3:30PM
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LE
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@
Nichols Field
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vs. Canevin
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Win |
5 - 0 |
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Wed, 08/29/12 |
3:15PM
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LE
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@
Nichols Field
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vs. Hopewell
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Win |
3 - 2 |
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Thu, 08/30/12 |
3:30PM
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LE
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@
Nichols Field
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vs. Central Valley
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Win |
5 - 0 |
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Tue, 09/04/12 |
3:30PM
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LE
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Away |
@
Rochester High School
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vs. Rochester
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Win |
4 - 1 |
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Thu, 09/06/12 |
4:15PM
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LE
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@
Nichols Field
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vs. Ambridge
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Win |
4 - 1 |
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Fri, 09/07/12 |
3:30PM
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@
Nichols Field
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vs. Shady Side Academy
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Loss |
0 - 5 |
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Mon, 09/10/12 |
3:30PM
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LE
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@
Quaker Valley High School
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vs. Quaker Valley
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Loss |
1 - 4 |
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Wed, 09/12/12 |
3:30PM
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LE
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Away |
@
Settlers Cabin Park Tennis Courts
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vs. Canevin
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Win |
5 - 0 |
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Tue, 09/18/12 |
4:15PM
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@
Nichols Field
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vs. Peters Township
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CANCELLED |
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Wed, 09/19/12 |
4:15PM
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LE
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@
Nichols Field
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vs. Hopewell
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Win |
5-0 |
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Mon, 09/24/12 |
3:30PM
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LE
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Away |
@
Central Valley High School
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vs. Central Valley
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Dismissal: 2:15PM
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Win |
5 - 0 |
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Mon, 10/01/12 |
3:30PM
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LE
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Away |
@
Bradys Run Park
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vs. Ambridge
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Win |
5 - 0 |
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Tue, 10/02/12 |
5:00PM
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LE
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@
Lakevue Athletic Club
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vs. Rochester
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Win |
4 - 1 |
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Wed, 10/03/12 |
4:15PM
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LE
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@
Nichols Field
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vs. Quaker Valley
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Win |
3 - 2 |
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Thu, 10/04/12 |
1:00PM
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Away |
@
Keystone Oaks High School
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vs. WPIAL Section Doubles Finals
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more info |
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Fri, 10/05/12 |
2:00PM
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Away |
@
North Allegheny High School
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vs. WPIAL Section Doubles Finals
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more info |
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Tue, 10/09/12 |
3:30PM
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S
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Away |
@
North Allegheny High School
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vs. North Allegheny
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more info |
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Tue, 10/16/12 |
3:30PM
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@
Nichols Field
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vs. 1st Round WPIAL Tournament vs Mt. Pleasant
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Win |
5 - 0 |
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Wed, 10/17/12 |
3:00PM
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@
Nichols Field
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vs. Quarterfinals WPIAL Tournament vs Derry
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Win |
5 - 0 |
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Thu, 10/18/12 |
3:00PM
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Away |
@
Lakevue Athletic Club
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vs. Semifinals WPIAL Tournament vs South Park
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Win |
4 - 1 |
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Fri, 10/19/12 |
1:00PM
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Away |
@
North Allegheny High School
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vs. WPIAL Finals vs Quaker Valley
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Loss |
2 - 3 |
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Tue, 10/23/12 |
3:30PM
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@
Dubois Area High School
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vs. 1st Round PIAA Tournament vs Elk County Catholic
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Win |
5 - 0 |
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Fri, 10/26/12 |
9:30AM
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@
Hershey Racquet Club
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vs. PIAA Quarterfinals vs Berks Catholic
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Loss |
2 - 3 |
