Girls Tennis Co-MVPs – Kat Wang and Marra Bruce, Peters Township
By Eleanor Bailey/Almanac Sports Editor/ebailey@thealmanac.net
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Kat Wang and Marra Bruce stood atop the podium again after winning their second PIAA doubles title for tennis.
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Marra Bruce, left, and Kat Wang congratulate each other after winning their second straight WPIAL doubles title.
By Eleanor Bailey/Almanac Sports Editor/ebailey@thealmanac.net
By Eleanor Bailey/Almanac Sports Editor/ebailey@thealmanac.net
Peters Township’s Marra Bruce reaches for a forehand during WPIAL Class AAA doubles championship action. Bruce combined with Kat Wang to win a second straight title by defeating Mt. Lebanon’s duo of Lauren Marsteller and Lily Bosch in the finals, 6-0, 6-2.
By Eleanor Bailey/Almanac Sports Editor/ebailey@thealmanac.net
By Eleanor Bailey/Almanac Sports Editor/ebailey@thealmanac.net
Peters Township’s Kat Wang returns a shot at the net during WPIAL Class AAA doubles championship action. Wang combined with Marra Bruce to beat Mt. Lebanon’s tandem of Lauren Masteller and Lily Bosch, 6-0, 6-2, and win their second straight title. Wang and Bruce are also the defending PIAA champions.
For the second year in a row, Kat Wang and Marra Bruce proved trouble for tennis doubles opponents. The Peters Township pair again combined for WPIAL and PIAA championships.
After dropping the first set in the Class AAA finals played Nov. 7 at the Hershey Racquet Club, Wang and Bruce roared back and defeated Hana Nouaime and Alice Liang from Methacton, 5-7, 6-4, 6-3, to repeat as state champions. In 2019, the pair defeated Radnor’s duo of Kannon Ciarrocchi and Lucy Hedrick, 6-3, 3-6, 6-2, for their first title.
Wang and Bruce easily pushed past the competition in earlier matches. They blanked Samantha Becker and Brooke Lowry, 6-0-6-0, then swept Alyssa Mazurka and Madelyn Terraccino from Hazleton, 6-2, 6-2, in the semifinals.
Wang and Bruce captured their second straight WPIAL Class AAA doubles title when they dispatched Mt. Lebanon’s Lauren Marsteller and Lily Bosch, 6-0, 6-2, in the championship match Oct. 8 played on the outdoor courts at North Allegheny High School.
Wang and Bruce play No. 1 and No. 2 singles for the Indians, who were WPIAL team champions in 2019 and semifinalists in 2020, falling to eventual champion, Latrobe.
Anna Beachy, Canon-McMillan, sophomore
Lilly Bosch, Mt. Lebanon, sophomore
Abby Donnelly, McGuffey, senior
Mia Gorman, Peters Township, junior
Lauren Marstellar, Mt. Lebanon, senior
Anna Rush, senior, Upper St. Clair
Maggie Stief, Upper St. Clair, sophomore