Scranton Tennis Club

08/25/2026

All of the club champions have been crowned.

Unseeded William Arp took the Men's A Singles title with a 6-1, 7-5 victory over 2nd-seeded Will Cohen in the annual Scranton Tennis Club Championships. Arp was coasting, having won the first set and was up 3-0 in the second set when Cohen picked up his game and almost pulled out the second set. To reach the final Arp upended the defending champion Johnny Sinclair 7-6(2), 6-2 in one semifinal, while Cohen overpowered Alfred Betts 6-0, 6-2. Arp won the PIAA District 2 doubles championship this spring with Liam Farrell.

William's sister, Susan, struggled to win the first set against Amishi Amit, but upped her level in the second set to take the Women's A Singles title 7-5, 6-2. The semifinals followed script with top-seeded Arp knocking out Nicole Sinclair 6-4, 6-0 and 2nd-seeded Amit defeating Jody Jackman 6-1, 6-0. Susan Arp plays for Messiah University, while Amit is the #1 singles player for Abington Heights.

Tom Occhipinti won his second title in the tournament, defeating Mike Goffer 6-3, 6-1 in the final of the Men's B Singles event. He and Jack Strain defeated Kevin and Joe Vinson 6-4, 6-0 to take the Men's B Doubles title.

In the Men's A Doubles final Curtis Althouse repeated as STC Club Champion, pairing up with Steve Lehan to defeat William Arp and Roman Donnelly 6-3, 6-2. Althouse and Lehan, who last won together in 2019, crashed the net at every opportunity to keep their young opponents off balance. Arp and Donnelly are Abington Heights teammates. In semifinal action Althouse and Lehan overpowered Scott Wiss and Stephen Hague 6-0, 6-3, while William Arp and Roman Donnelly knocked out the top-seeded duo of John and Johnny Sinclair 6-2, 7-5.

The Arp family earned a third title when Kelly Arp, William and Susan's mother, paired with Amishi Amit to defeat Jody Jackman and Chris Lange 6-1, 6-1 in the Women's A Doubles final. Arp and Amit reached the final by upending the top-seeded duo of Susan Arp and Nicole Sinclair 6-4, 7-6, while Jackman and Lange barely got by Nicole Kutos and Chris Wiss 6-3, 4-6, (10-7).

In the Women's B Doubles final Sophia Castagnaro and Arpana Asawa outsteadied Joan Davis and Joan Theilgard 4-6, 6-2, (10-3) to take the title.

08/23/2026

DOUBLES CHAMPIONS CROWNED IN
STC CLUB CHAMPIONSHIPS and the new STC newsletter below.

STC Annual Dinner and Meeting Saturday, September 19, 2026 Waverly Country Club 6:00PM to 9:00PM Whether you dress up or dress down, come as you are—this is our party! It’s time to step off the court, put away the racquets, and celebrate another great season of tennis, friendship, and fun at Scr...

08/18/2026

STC Championships

08/17/2026

Here are Sunday’s results from the club tournaments. Not all are finished. Pics from yesterday to come.

Unseeded William Arp took the Men's A Singles title with a 6-1, 7-5 victory over 2nd-seeded Will Cohen in the STC Club Championships. Arp was coasting, having won the first set and was up 3-0 in the second set when Cohen picked up his game and almost pulled out the second set. William's sister, Susa...

08/16/2026

08/16/2026

The STC tournament championships continued today from morning until late afternoon. There were some hotly contested matches with underdogs and favorites all finding some success. Many semifinals and finals matches are scheduled for tomorrow. Will it be a youth movement or will experience prevail? We will see. Check out today’s summary below. More pics to follow.

Tom Occhipinti and Jack Strain defeated Kevin and Joe Vinson 6-4, 6-0 to take the Men's B Doubles title in the Scranton Tennis Club Championships. Occhipinti also reached the final of the Men's B Singles event by defeating Paul Merkel 6-0, 6-3, and will now face Mike Goffer, who eliminated his doubl...

08/15/2026

Today’s STC championships results

COURT MAINTENANCE We are watering the courts in the afternoon as well as overnight. We are watering the courts every afternoon from 3:30 to 4:00 pm, so please stay off the courts during this time period. Note: This summer we would like all courts to be swept following the last match of the mornin.....

08/15/2026

Some pics from the STC tournament tonight. The weather was beautiful and the tennis was exciting. Stop by tomorrow for more exciting action. Today’s recap will be coming later.

08/14/2026

Three matches in today’s first rounds of the STC championships were decided by 11-9 third set tie-breakers. Read all about those matches and all of the other first round action below.

First round matches are sometimes not very competitive, but that was certainly not the case today as three matches ended with 11-9 third set tiebreakers. Alfred Betts, the recent winner of the STC 18 and Under Singles title, edged Stephen Hague 2-6, 6-2, (11-9) in Men's A Singles to open today's pl....

08/08/2026

Here is the new STC newsletter. Check it out!

COURT MAINTENANCE We are watering the courts in the afternoon as well as overnight. We are watering the courts every afternoon from 3:30 to 4:00 pm, so please stay off the courts during this time period. Note: This summer we would like all courts to be swept following the last match of the mornin.....