Pittsburgh, Pa. – The Western Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic League (WPIAL) revealed its brackets for the WPIAL/UPMC Sports Medicine Boys’ Tennis Team Championships on Thursday, with 32 teams qualifying by finishing inside the top four of their respective sections following the regular season.
 
Teams competed in four different sections in both Class 2A and Class 3A, and played each of their section opponents once.
 
The Class 3A section champions were Gateway (8-0, 8-0) in Section I, North Allegheny (11-1, 7-0) in Section II, Fox Chapel (10-2, 6-0) in Section III, and Mt. Lebanon (11-1, 7-0) in Section IV. Emerging as section champions in Class 2A were Valley (10-0, 7-0) in Section I, South Park (7-1, 6-0) in Section II, North Catholic (8-2, 6-0) in Section III, and Blackhawk (9-0, 6-0) in Section IV.
 
Last season, North Allegheny defeated Gateway, 3-2, in the Class 3A final to win its fifth WPIAL boys’ tennis team championship and first since 2009, while Sewickley Academy extended its league record with its 25th title after a 3-2 triumph against Quaker Valley in Class 2A.
 
The WPIAL/UPMC Sports Medicine Boys’ Tennis Team Championships begin on Monday, April 28 with first round matches in Class 3A. Championship matches are scheduled to be played on Wednesday, May 7 at the Janet L. Swanson Tennis Center on the campus of Washington & Jefferson College. The top two teams in Class 3A and top three teams in Class 2A will move onto the Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association (PIAA) Boys’ Tennis Team Championships, which begin with first round matches on Tuesday, May 13, with the remainder of the tournament held on May 16-17 at Hershey Racquet Club.
 
CLASS 3A CHAMPIONSHIP CAPSULE
Start Date: Monday, April 28
Championship Info: Wednesday, May 7 at Janet L. Swanson Tennis Center (Washington & Jefferson College)
Number of Qualifiers: 16
Top Four Seeds: #1 North Allegheny (11-1, 7-0), #2 Gateway (8-0, 8-0), #3 Mt. Lebanon (11-1, 7-0), #4 Upper St. Clair (10-1, 6-1)
Qualifying Teams: Baldwin, Fox Chapel, Franklin Regional, Gateway, Kiski Area, Mars, Mt. Lebanon, North Allegheny, Norwin, Peters Township, Pine-Richland, Sewickley Academy, Shady Side Academy, Shaler, South Fayette, Upper St. Clair
2024 Final: North Allegheny 3, Gateway 2
 
CLASS 2A CHAMPIONSHIP CAPSULE
Start Date: Tuesday, April 29
Championship Info: Wednesday, May 7 at Janet L. Swanson Tennis Center (Washington & Jefferson College)
Number of Qualifiers: 17
Top Four Seeds: #1 South Park (7-1, 6-0), #2 Valley (10-0, 7-0), #3 Blackhawk (9-0, 6-0), #4 North Catholic (8-2, 6-0)
Qualifying Teams: Beaver, Blackhawk, Carlynton, Central Valley, Hampton, Indiana, Montour, Mt. Pleasant, North Catholic, Quaker Valley, Ringgold, Riverside, South Park, Valley, West Allegheny, Winchester Thurston
2024 Final: Sewickley Academy 3, Quaker Valley 2

BY THE NUMBERS

• 90: The number of seasons the WPIAL has crowned a boys’ tennis team champion. Mt. Lebanon was the first in 1932.
• 25: The number of teams in the 2025 fields that qualified for the WPIAL Boys’ Tennis Team Championships last season.
• 25: The number of WPIAL boys’ tennis team championships won by Sewickley Academy, a league record. The Panthers won in 1993, 1994, 1995, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2023, and 2024.
• 23: The number of schools who have boasted at least one WPIAL boys’ tennis team champion.
• 20: The number of schools who are seeking their first WPIAL boys’ tennis team championship. Those schools who would join the champion club are Baldwin, Carlynton, Central Valley, Franklin Regional, Hampton, Kiski Area, Mars, Montour, Mt. Pleasant, North Catholic, Norwin, Pine-Richland, Ringgold, Riverside, Shaler, South Fayette, South Park, Valley, West Allegheny, and Winchester Thurston.
• 15: The longest streak of consecutive WPIAL boys’ tennis team championships, accomplished by Sewickley Academy. The Panthers’ streak began in 2004 and finished with a title in 2018.

CLASS 3A SECTION CHAMPIONS
Section I: Gateway (8-0, 8-0)
Section II: North Allegheny (11-1, 7-0)
Section III: Fox Chapel (10-2, 6-0)
Section IV: Mt. Lebanon (11-1, 7-0)
 
CLASS 2A SECTION CHAMPIONS
Section I: Valley (10-0, 7-0)
Section II: South Park (7-1, 6-0)
Section III: North Catholic (8-2, 6-0)
Section IV: Blackhawk (9-0, 6-0)
 
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