Wexford, Pa. – The Western Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic League (WPIAL) hosted its first championships of the 2025-26 academic year on Wednesday and Thursday at the WPIAL/UPMC Sports Medicine Girls’ Tennis Singles Championships. It was a star-studded event in both classifications, as Shady Side Academy’s Meriwether McCargo and Belle Vernon’s Gabrielle Dusi each captured their third consecutive WPIAL title.

McCargo becomes the first student-athlete from Shady Side Academy to win three straight singles titles. With her win, Shady Side Academy moves into sole possession of second place all-time in WPIAL girls’ tennis singles championships, breaking a previous tie with Greater Latrobe and Upper St. Clair.
Dusi continues to make history at Belle Vernon, as her three titles remain the only WPIAL tennis championships—boys or girls—in school history.
The top three finishers in both Class 2A and Class 3A have qualified for the Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association (PIAA) Girls’ Tennis Singles Championships.

CLASS 3A RECAP
Shady Side Academy sophomore Meriwether McCargo defended her Class 3A title in a hard-fought 6-3, 2-6, 6-4 victory over Penn-Trafford senior Amelia Williams. The top-seeded McCargo opened the tournament on Wednesday with wins over Norwin sophomore Bayleigh Vilage (10-1) and Peters Township junior Neve Zuzek (10-0), then defeated Upper St. Clair’s Brianna Kuczinski in the semifinals in straight sets (6-1, 6-0).
Second-seeded Williams began bracket play with convincing wins over Chartiers Valley’s sophomore (10-0) and Fox Chapel freshman Zoey Liu (10-0), then defeated Bethel Park junior Cami Fisher in the semifinals (6-1, 6-0) to set up the championship match.
In the third-place consolation match, third-seeded Fisher defeated 5th-seeded Kuczinski, 6-1, 6-1. It marks back-to-back bronze medals for the Bethel Park junior.

CLASS 2A RECAP
Belle Vernon junior Gabriella Dusi opened her title defense with a bye before rolling past Neshannock sophomore Madalyn Arrow (10-0) and Winchester Thurston freshman Veronica Zinski (6-1, 6-1). The top seed then outlasted Quaker Valley sophomore Avery Allan in a thrilling final, winning 6-4, 4-6, 6-4.
Allan, the No. 2 seed, impressed throughout the tournament. She defeated Derry’s Melody Marsh (10-1), then eliminated Ellis School sophomore Allegra Scaringi (10-1). In the semifinals, Allan beat third-seeded Mollie Schlichter 6-2, 6-3 to earn her spot in the final.
Schlichter rebounded to take the third-place match, defeating 13th-seeded Zinski 6-2, 6-2.

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