Tennis - Girls Varsity
Overview
Wyoming Seminary's girls tennis team won the 2021 PIAA Class 2A state championship.
The Blue Knights went 12-0 in the regular season, earning the Wyoming Valley Conference league championship. Sem remained undefeated through the postseason, as well, beating three teams in the District 2 tournament and four in the PIAA bracket.
Sem beat Sewickley Academy, 3-2, for the state championship. Ilana Rosenthal '25, Ella Krypel '23 and Victoria Martinez '23 each won their singles matches in the state final.
Prior to the 2021 season, Sem was already an established power on the local girls tennis scene. Sem won the WVC regular season championship in 2018, 2019 and 2020. Several team members have also competed at the state level, including Nathalie Joanlanne '15, who in 2013 won the PIAA Class 2A individual state championship.
Schedule
| Opponent | Date | Time | Advantage | Result | Score |
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Pittston Area
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Home | Win | 5-0 |
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Dallas
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Home | Win | 4-1 |
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Berwick
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Home | Win | 5-0 |
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Wyoming Area
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Home | Win | 5-0 |
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Wyoming Valley West
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Away | Win | 5-0 |
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Hazleton Area
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Away | Win | 4-1 |
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Wilkes-Barre Area
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Home | Win | 5-0 |
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Holy Redeemer
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Home | Win | 4-1 |
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Hanover Area
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Away | Win | 4-0 |
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Tunkhannock
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Away | Win | 5-0 |
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Crestwood
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Away | Win | 5-0 |
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Blair Academy (Nonleague)
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Away | Loss | 2-3 |
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MMI Prep
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Away | Win | 4-1 |
Roster
Wyoming Seminary 2023 Girls Tennis Roster
Last Updated: Sept. 11, 2023
SENIORS
Isabel Barcia
Sarah Connors
Daniella Kobahizde
JUNIOR
Ilana Rosenthal
SOPHOMORES
Eshaal Ahmad
Josophina Carpenter
Jophie Li
Ella Magida
Elisabeth Moules
Addison Priebe
FRESHMEN
Mo Doherty
Carlee Fine
Xuan Li
Anisa Mohyuddin
Cecilia Pons
Lizzie Weaver
Coaches
Raphael Cooper — Head Coach
The 2022 season is Raphael Cooper's third as head coach of Wyoming Seminary's boys and girls tennis teams. He helped lead the Blue Knights in 2021 to their first team state championship in girls tennis history.
Prior to joining Sem, Cooper served as head coach of the girls tennis team at Wilkes-Barre Area. The Wolfpack, in their inaugural season, qualified for the District 2 Class 3A playoffs. He previously was head coach of GAR's boys and girls tennis teams, helping transform both teams into viable and respected opponents.
Cooper, named the 2017 USTA Coach of the Year, founded the Wilkes-Barre Tennis Association in 2017. He provides free tennis instruction to youths of the Greater Wilkes-Barre Area, within the elementary and intermediate school ages. He also founded the Quad County Classic.
A magna cum laude graduate of Wilkes University with a major in secondary English and a minor in dance, Cooper is an English teacher in the Wilkes-Barre Area School District. He also teaches in Sem's Performing Arts School.
For more information about Wyoming Seminary's tennis programs, contact Coach Cooper at rcooper@wyomingseminary.org.
Dan Cruz — Assistant Coach