Head Coach: Dan Arkans – 4 years
Sport: Tennis (G):
Team Name: Bethlehem Catholic
League: EPC
2025 Record: 8-8
Key Players Lost: Elizabeth Schock, No. 1 singles; Louisa Robinson, No. 2 singles; Madison Araniego, No. 2 doubles; Sophia Fiorini, No. 4 doubles; Kiley Parkes, No. 4 doubles.
Key Returning Players:
Sasha Mathew, Sr., No. 1 singles, played No. 3 last year. She is our captain and leader.
Caroline Dunn, Soph., No. 2 singles, played doubles last year. She has all the tools to succeed here.
Brooke Mayer, Soph., No. 3 singles, played doubles last year.
Ruby Robinson, Jr., No. 2 doubles. She played No. 3 doubles last year and has a lot of experience in doubles. She will lead the doubles group.
Madelyn Araniego, Jr. She got in the lineup a bit last year and will be in mix this year.
Key Newcomers:
Bianca Ciarrocca, Jr., She is a foreign exchange student from Italy and will be joining us once school starts.l She’s a great asset to the program.
Alex Torres, Soph. She began playing tennis in February and has already made great strides.
Paige Hoch, Soph. Just began playing this summer and is a great athlete.
2026 Outlook: I believe maybe for the first time we have all tennis kids who are committed to the program. We have a small team, which gives us time to work on our technique more than in the past. The only real question mark is is our lack of depth. It will certainly test our commitment to the sport.
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Head Coach: Kathy Anderson
Assistant Coaches:
Tom Bold
Team Name: Palisades Pirates
League: Colonial
2025 Record: 8-4 overall, 5-4 League
Key Players Lost:
Carly Evleth and Riley Alkhas
Key Returning Players: Luca Wilson returning from #1 Singles, returning from Doubles lineup at Ella Young, Mollee Liberg, Lily Clifford
2026 Outlook: The upcoming tennis season is shaping up to be an exciting one for the team, with strong numbers and a talented group of returning and developing players. The increased participation brings greater depth and healthy competition throughout the lineup, while several players with match experience will provide valuable leadership on and off the court. We will look to Luca Wilson to provide leadership at the top of the ladder. Seniors Ella Young and Lily Clifford are strong competitors, and we will look for both to challenge for higher positions on the team ladder. Mollee Liberg’s athleticism and competitive spirit will be valuable assets as she works to establish her position in the lineup this season.
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Head Coach: Barbara VanBuskirk, 19 years, 204-98
Sport: Tennis (G)
Team Name: Nazareth Blue Eagles
League: EPC
2025 Record: 11-4
Key Players Lost:
Sophia DiGiacinto – #1 singles
Kylie Clevenger – #3 Singles
Danielle Barnes – 2 Doubles
Alana Gould – 2 Doubles
Key Returning Players:
Lydia Moyer – singles
Kavya Patel – singles
Alexa Grzenda
Grace Perez
Erika Schmidt
Gracie Strong
Ana Shellaway
Meera Mody
2026 Outlook: We have eight players returning who have experience.
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Head Coach: Kathy Odorizzi, 3rd year head coach, 16-12
Assistant Coaches:
Rich Gibson
Chloe Ryan
Sport: Tennis (G)
Team Name: Tamaqua Raiders
League: No League, District 11
2025 Record: 10-4
Key Players Lost: Emma Ziajka, Chloe Ryan, Alison Arthurton, Skora Ndikwiki, Destiny Steinmetz, and Jasmine Eberts, due to graduation.
Key Returning Players: Serenity Sanchez, Sr. – Serenity is our only returning starter from last season. With her strong ground strokes and agility, we are looking forward to seeing her succeed in the top singles position. Seniors Adrien Arthuton, Co-Captain, Maddy Miller, Naeun Choi, Amanda Thierer, Co-Captain, and Junior Kate Behun will be returning this season as well and will be represented in the starting line up. Also, on deck is returning Senior Skylar Foster, Junior Lily Hess, and Sophomore Emily Genery. These girls have really shown their dedication to the program with their commitment to training and conditioning in the off season. They all have improved their skills and stamina. I am excited to see what they will accomplish this year.
Key Newcomers: Key newcomers this year include Gabby Osenbach, Sr., Nico Conahan, Jr., and Gianna Osenbach, Fr. They are a great addition to the team and will be looking at playing in some of the top positions.
2026 Outlook: We lost six out of seven starters from last year due to graduation, so we will be at a disadvantage when it comes to players having experience with match pay. Despite the inexperience, we are fortunate to have a deep team to pull from with having 18 girls on the roster. The combination of talents of the returning players and our key new players will be integral to our team’s success.
We have some tough opponents, but I believe if we keep working hard and developing our skills, we will be a very competitive team. Our goals this year are to have another winning season and to qualify for Districts. This is a dedicated and hard-working group of girls. I look forward to seeing our team have fun, grow and improve throughout the season.
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Head Coach: Steve Speshok (8th year 48-45)
Assistant Coaches:
JV Head Coach- Hanna Doerner
Sport: Tennis (G)
Team Name: Bangor Slaters
League: Colonial
2025 Record: 10-6
Key Players Lost:
Fiona Flatt
Chloe Miller
Key Returning Players:
Seniors- Alexia Ludwig- #1 Singles, Sophie Romeo-#2 Singles, Abby Romeo-#3 Singles, Lauren Belo- Doubles, Grace Apgar- Doubles, Evelyn Hendershot- Doubles
Key Newcomers:
Junior- Grace Flyte- Doubles, Madelyn Hull- Doubles, Avery Hillis- Junior, Carly Nugent- Senior
2026 Outlook:
Strengths:
Numbers are again incredible this season- 29 players . Experience- all 14 Varsity players are either Seniors or Juniors. Depth- everyone has worked hard to improve.
Weakness:
Experience at their current position, they are not sure what to expect at their level.
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