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Ronit Yurovsky, right, of the Pittsburgh suburb of Plum Borough, successfully defended her PIAA Class AAA high school singles state championship in November. She is rated No. 9 in the nation and headed to Michigan next fall.

AMD players dominated the PIAA Girls' state championships with nine individual medal winners. Peters Twp won the Class AAA team title and Sewickley Academy won the Class AA title.

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Allegheny College Tennis Players Volunteer in Their Community

The Allegheny College men’s and women’s tennis teams participated in the national “Make a Difference Day” Saturday, Oct. 22 by volunteering their time to help paint at the Meadville Children’s Center on campus. The next morning the teams held their annual free tennis clinic for the youth of Meadville, Pa. and surrounding areas. Read More

Slippery Rock's Meredith Wins National ITA/USTA QuickStart Award

The Intercollegiate Tennis Association and United States Tennis Association have named Slippery Rock Women's Coach Matt Meredith as the 2011 USTA/ITA National Campus QuickStart Provider of the Year. Last season, Meredith brought his school to the forefront of the 10-and-Under Tennis initiative by overseeing the addition of blended QuickStart lines to the school's 12 varsity courts. Meredith will be presented with his award during the ITA Membership and Awards Banquet Dec. 15th in Naples, Fla. Read More

Area League Coordinator Sought for AMD

Middle States is accepting applications for an Area League Coordinator (ALC) for the Allegheny Mountain District (AMD). This is a part-time paid staff position (under 10 hours per week). The ALC will coordinate USTA League Tennis activities within AMD. This person will be responsible for increasing participation in league tennis by servicing current league tennis programs, promoting and developing current league programs and new league programs. Read More

Meet FANtastic FANatic: Jeannette Derstine, 91

At 91, Jeannette Derstine has been an avid fan of tennis for 80 years. She began playing at age 12, when she would walk to the Highland Park courts with friends. Jeannette never missed a court date and played actively for 30 years. When she couldn’t play anymore, she watched on television - - so committed, in fact, that no one and nothing interferes with her tennis. “I watch all the tennis I can get,” she says. Read More

Yurovsky Repeats as PIAA Singles Champ; AMD Players Win 9 Medals

Ronit Yurovsky of the Pittsburgh suburb of Plum Borough successfully defended her PIAA Class AAA singles state championship while Sara Komer and Stephanie Smith of Peters Twp. won the Class AAA doubles title defeating Callie Frey and Annie Baich of neighboring Mt. Lebanon in the PIAA finals. Sewickley Academy’s Logan Antill and Caroline Ross won the Class AA doubles. Eva Sung of Sewickley Academy placed third in Class AA singles while Taylor Perz of Pine Richland placed fourth in Class AAA. Read More