Shady Side Academy, Quaker Valley Win PIAA Titles
Shady Side Academy beat Lower Merion 3-2 in Class 3A and Quaker Valley topped Cathedral Prep 3-1 in Class 2A at the PIAA girls team tennis finals.
Updated on Nov. 1, 2026 in Tennis
Shady Side Academy won the PIAA Class 3A girls team tennis state championship over Lower Merion, 3-2, while Quaker Valley took the Class 2A title over Cathedral Prep, 3-1. Both matches were played at Hershey Racquet Club.
Why it matters
The results mark the first state team championship for Quaker Valley and a third title for Shady Side Academy, and they end a stretch in which no WPIAL school had won a PIAA girls team tennis crown for three straight years. Pennsylvania's western district stands out as a source of statewide girls' tennis success.
Shady Side Academy completed a 19-0 season and Quaker Valley finished 15-1 before winning their respective Class 3A and Class 2A titles. The source does not provide further season-long statistics for either program beyond these records.
The players
Shady Side Academy
A private school in Pittsburgh that won its third PIAA girls team tennis state championship.
Quaker Valley
A public school in Sewickley, Pennsylvania that won its first PIAA girls team tennis state championship.
Lower Merion
A public high school in suburban Philadelphia that lost the Class 3A final to Shady Side Academy.
Cathedral Prep
A Catholic high school in Erie, Pennsylvania that lost the Class 2A final to Quaker Valley.
The details
Shady Side Academy's Brooke Henderson won at No. 2 singles, Cassie Lapina won at No. 3 singles, and the No. 2 doubles team of Sylvie Will and Eva Marcus won in the finals. Quaker Valley's No. 1 doubles team of Kate Miller and Grace Jadlowiec and No. 2 doubles team of Lucy John and Lily McClain won in straight sets.
Timeline
Shady Side Academy's previous state titles came in 2007 and 2010.
The WPIAL's last prior state team title came in 2022 with Knoch.
Both state finals were decided on Saturday, October 31, 2026.
Season Trajectory
The titles end a three-year period in which no WPIAL school won the PIAA girls team tennis championship, and they add to Shady Side Academy's history with state crowns in 2007 and 2010. Quaker Valley's first state team title also gives the western Pennsylvania district another entry in the statewide record.
Both champion programs now carry their state-title records into next season's competition, and the Class 2A and 3A results reshape the statewide girls team tennis picture. Fans following Pennsylvania high school tennis can track these programs' future seasons through the PIAA tournament records.
The takeaway
The Shady Side Academy and Quaker Valley titles show that Pennsylvania girls' tennis success is not confined to one region, with WPIAL schools sharing the state's top honors across different classifications. Readers following the sport can use the season records of these programs as a benchmark for future statewide competition.
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