The Western Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic League (WPIAL) crowned its first individual champions of the 2026-27 on Thursday at the WPIAL/UPMC Sports Medicine Girls’ Tennis Singles Championships.
Shady Side Academy senior Meriwether McCargo made WPIAL history in Class 3A, becoming the first girls’ tennis player in WPIAL history to win four consecutive singles titles. McCargo is also the first WPIAL athlete to accomplish the feat since Knoch’s Laura Greb won four straight Class 2A titles from 2017-2020.
In Class 2A, Oakland Catholic senior Mollie Sclichter captured her first WPIAL singles championship, becoming the first tennis player from Oakland Catholic to win a WPIAL tennis title.
The top three finishers in both Class 2A and Class 3A qualified for the Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association (PIAA) Girls’ Tennis Singles Championships.
CLASS 3A RECAP
Shady Side Academy senior Meriwether McCargo continued her historic run by capturing her fourth consecutive Class 3A singles championship. The top-seeded McCargo opened bracket play with a 10-0 victory over Indiana junior Lila Dubetsky before defeating Franklin Regional junior Zeynep Isik, 10-1. McCargo then advanced to the championship match with a 6-3, 6-1 victory over North Allehgeny freshman Winni Hayward in the semifinals.
In the championship match, McCargo battled back after dropping the opening set to Bethel Park senior Cami Fisher, winning 4-6, 6-1, 6-1 to claim her fourth consecutive WPIAL title.
McCargo's historic four-title run makesher the first 3A girls’ tennis player to accomplish the feat and the first WPIAL athlete to win four consecutive singles titles since Knoch's Laura Greb did so from 2017-2020.
Fisher finished runner-up for the second straight season as she opened the tournament with back to back 10-1 match wins over Allison Massaro (Greater Latrobe) and Samantha Leeman (North Allegheny). The Bethel Park senior then defeated Fox Chapel's Clara Drahnak 6-1, 6-0 in the semifinals to reclaim her spot in the title match. Hayward is the first 3A freshman to advance to the PIAA tournamnent since McCargo achieved that feat in the 2023 season after winning her first WPIAL title.
CLASS 2A RECAP
Oakland Catholic senior Mollie Sclichter claimed the Class 2A championship, becoming the first WPIAL girls’ tennis singles champion from Oakland Catholic. The No. 3 seed opened the tournament with a 10-0 victory over Neshannock freshman Sydney Arrow before defeating Quaker Valley freshman Caitlin Hart, 10-1.
Sclichter then defeated No. 2 seed Vernonica Zinski of Winchester Thurston, 7-6 (8-6), in the semifinals to earn her spot in the championship match.
In the championship match, Sclichter defeated top-seeded Quaker Valley junior Avery Allan, 6-1, 6-1, to secure her first WPIAL title. Allan advanced to the championship match after defeating a pair of North Catholic juniors in Macaria Stall and Evelyn Marche to secure her title spot.
Zinski finished third, while Allan earned the second-place finish. Both joined Sclichter as the three Class 2A players to qualify for the PIAA Girls’ Tennis Singles Championships.