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Pittsburgh, Pa. –\u00a0The Western Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic League (WPIAL) revealed its brackets for the WPIAL\/UPMC Sports Medicine Girls’ Tennis Singles Championships on Tuesday, with 31 student-athletes qualifying through section tournaments.
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\nReturning Contenders
\n– Shady Side Academy senior Meriwether McCargo looks to become the second WPIAL player ever to win four consecutive girls’ singles titles. Laura Greb was the only girls’ tennis player to accomplish the feat, winning four straight titles from 2017\u20132020 at Knoch.
\n– Cami Fisher returns to the 2026 bracket after winning the consolation match last season. Fisher looks to become just the second Bethel Park athlete to win a WPIAL girls’ singles title.
\n– Avery Allan looks to take hold of the 2A bracket in her junior season after falling short last year against three-time WPIAL champion Gabriella Dusi in the championship match. Allan is looking to become the first Quaker Valley player to win a singles title since 2012.
\n– Veronica Zinski (Winchester Thurston) and Mollie Schlichter (Oakland Catholic) both return to the 2A bracket after facing off in last year’s consolation match, where Schlichter won, 6-2, 6-2. Both players are looking to become the first-ever singles champion from their respective schools.<\/p>\n
Newcomers A Plenty
– 10 newcomers are in the 2026 3A Singles bracket, highlighted by North Allegheny’s Winni Hayward, who won a section title this season, catapulting her to the No. 4 seed in the 3A bracket.
– A lot of familiar faces return in Class 2A, but the young core is led by Quaker Valley freshman Caitlin Hart, who makes her first postseason bracket appearance as the No. 6 seed.<\/p>\n
WPIAL Fun Fact: There hasn’t been a freshman girls’ tennis singles winner since 2023 (Meriwether McCargo, SSA)
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The WPIAL\/UPMC Sports Medicine Girls’ Tennis Singles Championships will be held on Sept. 23-24. The first round through semifinals will be held at Bethel Park High School and North Allegheny High School (Class 3A only) on Wednesday, Sept. 23, and all finals and consolation finals will be held at Bethel Park on Thursday, Sept. 24. The top three finishers in both classifications will move onto the Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association (PIAA) Girls’ Tennis Singles Championships.<\/p>\n
CHAMPIONSHIP BREAKDOWN
Dates & Locations: Sept. 23-24 at Bethel Park High School, Sept. 23 at North Allegheny High School (Class 3A)
Amount of Qualifiers: 31 (16 in Class 3A, 15 in Class 2A)
Class 3A Top Four Seeds: #1 Meriwether McCargo (12), Shady Side Academy; #2 Cami Fisher (12), Bethel Park, #3
Class 2A Top Four Seeds: #1 Avery Allan (11), Quaker Valley; #2 Mollie Sclichter (12), Oakland Catholic; #3
2025 Class 3A Final: Meriwether McCargo (Shady Side Academy) def. Amelia Williams (Penn-Trafford), 6-3, 2-6, 6-4.
2025 Class 2A Final: Gabriella Dusi (Belle Vernon) def. Avery Allan (Quaker Valley), 6-4, 4-6, 6-4.<\/p>\n
CLASS 3A SECTION CHAMPIONS
Section I: Carlin Bukovac\u00a0(12), Greater Latrobe
Section II:\u00a0Winni Hayward (9), North Allegheny
Section III: Meriwether McCargo (12), Shady Side Academy
Section IV: Cami Fisher (12), Bethel Park
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CLASS 2A SECTION CHAMPIONS
Section I: Melody Marsh (12), Derry Area
Section II: Veronica Zinski (10), Winchester Thurston
Section III: Evelyn Marche (11), North Catholic
Section IV: Madalyn Arrow (11), Neshannock
Section V: Avery Allan (11), Quaker Valley
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