Mercury Roundup (10.28): Spring-Ford girls tennis makes state semis
Girls Tennis Spring-Ford 5, Cardinal O’Hara 0 >> The Rams cruised to a victory over the District 12 champs in their first match of the PIAA Class 3A tournament on Wednesday, advancing to the...
View ArticleSpring-Ford girls tennis sets bar high, wins program’s first PIAA championship
The goals for the Spring-Ford girls tennis program have remained the same for the last decade: win a Pioneer Athletic Conference championship and accomplish more than any previous team. Before they...
View ArticleConestoga tops Harriton to net Central League tennis title
Tredyffrin >> The Conestoga girls’ tennis team (11-0) capped its sweep through the Central League with a convincing 6-1 win against a powerful Harriton squad Wednesday at the Upper Main Line...
View ArticleFouch, van Dixhoorn take first set but fall in state tennis quarterfinals
Delco Christian’s Brette Foutch and Caroline van Dixhoorn battled in their second match of the PIAA Class 2A Doubles Championships. But the Knights’ duo found itself on the wrong end of a three-setter...
View ArticleMerion Mercy Academy’s Ashley Gomes is Main Line Girls Athlete of the Week
Ashley Gomes with her District 1 2A championship medal The Merion Mercy Academy freshman captured the PIAA District 1 2A girls’ tennis singles title, defeating Golden Bears’ senior Chloe Abramowitz in...
View ArticleAll-Pioneer Athletic Conference Girls Tennis Teams
First Team Singles Mia Matriccino, Spring-Ford Allison Root, Owen J. Roberts Alice Liang, Methacton Hana Nouaime, Methacton Doubles Lucy Olsen and Emily Tiffan, Spring-Ford Jordan Sylvia and Allie...
View ArticleHarriton’s Mackenzie Sherman is Main Line Girls Athlete of the Week
The senior co-captain has compiled an impressive career for the Harriton girls’ tennis squad, posting a 9-2 record at No. 2 singles this fall for the Rams (9-2) and advancing to the championship finals...
View ArticleNew School Approach: Student-athletes navigate unusual school life amid...
There was no traditional student-athlete experience in the Mercury-area this fall. Like seemingly everything during the COVID-19 pandemic, there was nothing standard about the 2020 Pioneer Athletic...
View ArticleChes-Mont League unveils all-league golf and girls tennis teams
The following selections are made by Ches-Mont League coaches and provided to Pa. Prep Live for publication. Boys Golf First Team Nick Gross Fr. Downingtown West Ryan D’Ariano Jr. W.C. Rustin Roy...
View ArticleMercury All-Area: Freshman Matriccino’s play, wisdom blesses PIAA champion...
The Spring-Ford girls tennis team sat on the bus shortly before entering Hershey Racquet Club to play for the PIAA Class 3A championship, the most significant match in program history. It was the...
View ArticleMercury All-Area: 2020 Girls Tennis Teams
FIRST TEAM Cady Krause, sophomore, Spring-Ford Alice Liang, sophomore, Methacton Mia Matriccino, freshman, Spring-Ford (Player of the Year) Isabel Mejia, junior, Spring-Ford Hana Nouaime, freshman,...
View ArticleThe Reporter/Montgomery Media/Times Herald Co-Players of the Year: Chance to...
By its nature tennis is an individualistic sport. Most of the time for accomplished players in junior tennis there’s no teammate with you. There’s no coach on the court. Sure, there are team goals, but...
View ArticleThe Reporter/Times Herald/Montgomery Media Girls Tennis All-Area Team
High school tennis appeared to be one of the more safer sports in this shortened COVID-19 season. Still, there were plenty of restrictions on the players, including a limited amount of spots open for...
View ArticleAll-Pioneer Athletic Conference 2020 Fall Academic and Citizen Awards
Pioneer Athletic Conference 2020 Fall Citizen Awards BOYERTOWN: Logan Black, Girls Volleyball METHACTON: Chris Spletzer, Boys Cross Country OWEN J. ROBERTS: Kendall Obara, Girls Tennis PERKIOMEN...
View ArticleDLN ALL-AREA: Unionville’s Walter caps career with unbeaten regular season,...
As a senior athlete during the most uncertain year of her life, Leah Walter played every tennis match like it would be the last of her high school career at Unionville. Walter’s final season was the...
View ArticleDLN ALL-AREA: Girls Tennis First Team, 2nd Team & Honorable Mention
First Team Singles Meera Sehgal, Unionville Was undefeated in Ches-Mont play, her only losses were to her teammate, DLN Player of the Year Leah Walter, in the Ches-Mont American Division singles...
View ArticleRadnor’s Leina Ciarrocchi is Main Line Girls Athlete of the Week
The freshman was the MVP of a Radnor girls tennis squad that posted a 10-1 record this past fall. Ciarrocchi achieved a 7-2 record at first singles and received first team All-Central League honors at...
View ArticleNet aces: Presenting the 2020 All-Main Line girls’ tennis teams
Although the COVID-19 pandemic put the fall 2020 Main Line high school girls’ tennis season at risk of cancellation, the local squads were able to compete in a limited schedule. One local school,...
View ArticleHow to report scores to the Daily Times
To report results to the Daily Times, email sports@delcotimes.com. Please include sport, final score, first and last names of key participants and any pertinent highlights (game-winning hit or goal,...
View ArticleDelaware Valley Friends School senior to play tennis for Ithaca
Kayla Shenk became the first student athlete from Delaware Valley Friends School to accept an offer to play college tennis, when she recently accepted an offer from Ithaca College. Shenk began playing...
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