Head Coach: Jared Smith (7th Season)
Assistant Coaches:
John Yurconic
Kaci Zeller
Sport: Tennis (G)
Team Name: Allentown Central Catholic Vikettes
League: EPC
2025 Record: 19-1
Key Players Lost:
#1 Singles – Bernadette Gasser
#4 Doubles – Lizzy Alvarado
Doubles Depth – Sammy Landry and Bella Waz
Key Returning Players:
#1 Singles – Maddie Groff (Sr.). Maddie is a two time District 2A doubles champion, and a 3 time semifinalist in the singles tournament. She has continued to work hard in the offseason and improve. She will anchor our strong singles lineup.
#2 Singles – Valentina Munoz (Sr.) – Val is a former District 2A doubles champion. She has continued working hard and improving. She gives us an incredibly strong number 2.
#3 Singles – Giada Montone (Sr.) – Giada has been arguably our strongest doubles player the past few years and now has the opportunity to step up into singles. I believe she has the chance to be the best number 3 singles player in the district, and we are excited to see what she can do with the opportunity.
First doubles pairing – Julia Janis and Michaela Durie (Srs.) – Julia will again help to anchor our top doubles pairing, this time with a new partner in Michaela. Excited to see what the duo can do together and we expect them to be incredibly difficult to play.
Second doubles pairing – Carly Eisenhard (Sr.) and Charlotte Hood (Jr.) – reunite again as our second pairing. They had an incredibly strong season a year ago, and continued improving over the offseason. Looking forward to see what type of jump they make again this season.
Third doubles pairing – Mia Muir and Emma de Gale (Srs.) – our final doubles pairing. First year starters, but four year players with plenty of match experience. They’ve been working hard over the years and been waiting for the opportunity to start full time. We think they will continue our tradition of outstanding doubles teams.
Doubles Depth – Lana Bui (Sr.), Simone Morton (Jr.), Ashlyn Griech (Jr.), Alyssa Stahlnecker (Jr.), Victoria Rofaiel (Jr.) – provide us with lots of strong doubles depth. Many of them would start for a lot of other teams. Ready to step up when and if called upon.
Key Newcomers: Adalin Bechtel (Jr.), Adrianna Carocci (So.), Gisella Geremia (So.), Michaela Kouvaros (Fr.), Evelyn Rafferty (Jr.), Maddy Walters (Fr.), and Alice Yakamavage (Fr.) – all first year players, but making tremendous progress. Will continue to work hard and improve over the course of the season. The ceiling for these girls in the future is high, and we expect them to be ready to continue our strong tradition when our seniors graduate.
2026 Outlook: Outlook – We are looking to three-peat as 2A district champions and advance further into the state tournament. Despite losing our last year number 1 singles, we don’t expect the team to miss a beat.
Strengths – We bring back 7 of 9 starters and our laden with experience. The team is hungry and motivated.
Question Marks – I don’t believe we have any question marks in the lineup, the question will be how well we handle the pressure of being back to back district champs and facing the best of each and every one of our opponents each match.
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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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Head Coach: Robert Dragotta (2 years)
Assistant Coaches:
Neal Kramer
Team Name: Emmaus HS
Sport: Tennis (G)
League: EPC
Key Players Lost:
Sophia Kaufman
Anshi Kanani
Players to watch:
Zoe Santana will be 1st singles
Gabby Tranguch will be 2nd singles
Brooke DiGiacomo will be 3rd singles
Natalie Hillegass and Katie Kapp will be 1st doubles
Fiona Harvey and Avary Puliatte will be 2nd doubles
Third doubles is still a work in progress.
Emily Kaufman, Riya Patel, Tran Huynh, Emma Klicker, Caroline Deutsch, Ava Schutz, Awa Aidara, Meera Babaria, Briel Skobel and Nalani Amoako are all trying for positions.
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