PIAA Doubles Championship
Two members of Mars Area High School Girls Varsity Tennis Team competed in the 2018 PIAA Class 3A Girls Varsity Tennis Doubles Tournament, held Nov. 2-3 at Hershey Racquet Club (Hershey, Pa.).
The doubles team of senior Amelia Haley and sophomore Emily Ivory advanced to the quarterfinal round, but were defeated by a team from Harriton High School. Haley and Ivory shut out a team from Pittsburgh Carrick High School in the first round of the competition.
For more information, visit www.piaa.org.
WPIAL Team Championships
Mars Area High School Girls Varsity Tennis Team advanced to the quarterfinals of the 2018 WPIAL Class 3A Girls Varsity Tennis Team Championships on Oct. 16, but was defeated 3-2 by the Mt. Lebanon Blue Devils.
The Lady Planets outfoxed the Fox Chapel Foxes 4-1 in the first round of the WPIAL playoffs on Oct. 10. The team ended the regular season with an overall record of 9-2 and 6-2 in Section 2-3A.
For more information, visit www.wpial.org.
WPIAL Doubles
Two members of Mars Area High School Girls Varsity Tennis Team competed in the 2018 WPIAL Class 3A Girls Varsity Tennis Doubles Tournament, held Oct. 3-4 at North Allegheny Senior High School.
The doubles team of senior Amelia Haley and sophomore Emily Ivory took second place and will advance to the 2018 PIAA Class 3A Girls Varsity Tennis Doubles Championship, to be held Friday, Nov. 2, at Hershey Racquet Club.
For more information, visit www.wpial.org.
Section Doubles
Four members of Mars Area High School Girls Varsity Tennis Team compete in the 2018 Girls Varsity Tennis Section 2-3A Doubles Tournament, held Sept. 27 at North Allegheny Senior High School.
The doubles team of senior Amelia Haley and sophomore Emily Ivory took first place, earning the school’s first-ever Class 3A section title. The doubles team of sophomore Isabella Gaydosh and freshman Lauren Miko advanced to the second round of the section event.
Haley and Ivory will advance to the 2018 WPIAL Class 3A Girls Varsity Tennis Doubles Championship, to be held Oct. 4 at North Allegheny Senior High School.
For more information, visit www.wpial.org.
WPIAL Singles
Mars Area senior Amelia Haley took fourth place at the 2018 WPIAL Class 3A Girls Varsity Tennis Singles Championship, held Sept. 20-21.
Haley qualified for the WPIAL event after taking second place at the 2018 Girls Varsity Section 2-3A Singles Tournament, held Sept. 12-13. For more information, visit www.wpial.org.
Section Singles
Mars Area senior Amelia Haley took second place at the 2018 Girls Varsity Section 2-3A Singles Tournament, held Sept. 12-13 at North Allegheny Senior High School.
Haley qualified for the 2018 WPIAL Class 3A Girls Varsity Tennis Singles Championship, to be held Sept. 20-21. Sophomore Emily Ivory advanced to the quarterfinal round of the section competition.
For more information, visit www.wpial.org.
MAC Tournament — Co-Champions
Mars Area High School Girls Tennis Team tied with the Moon Area Tigers for first place at the 2018 MAC (Midwestern Athletic Conference) Girls Varsity Tennis Tournament, held Sept. 14 at Bradys Run Park.
In singles competition, senior Amelia Haley earned first place in First Singles; sophomore Emily Ivory, second place in Second Singles; and sophomore Isabella Gaydosh, second place in Third Singles. In doubles competition, the team of senior Madelene Lussier and junior Emma Nelson took first place in Second Doubles; and the team of senior Lauren Lussier and freshman Lauren Miko took second place in First Doubles.
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