Quaker Valley junior Will Meagher ended his WPIAL boys tennis season as the district runner-up in Class 2A.

Belle Vernon’s Max Henson repeated as the WPIAL champion in 2A, defeating Meagher, 6-0, 6-2, in the finals April 8 at North Allegheny.

“This feels twice as good,” said Henson, the No. 1 seed and a Cleveland State commit. “I was looking forward to going after it again. There wasn’t any pressure. High school tennis is fun. I just go out there and play my game.

“Will is a very good player. He’s got a good serve and good volleys. He was consistent off the ground. I just felt pretty good out there. I liked my second serve. I wasn’t missing them.”

Meagher, who was seeded third in the tournament, defeated No. 14 Tyler Quinn, a senior at Valley, 10-1; No. 6 Ravi Stanger, a senior at Winchester Thurston, 10-2; and second-seeded Silas Morris, a senior at Greensburg Salem, 6-2, 6-1, prior to the WPIAL final round.

“I thought I played very well and achieved everything I wanted to other than winning the final, which was obviously going to be a difficult feat,” Meagher said. “Max Henson is definitely the best person I have played this season. I have played people similar to his level before outside of high school, but he is very good.”

The top three players in Class 2A qualified for the PIAA tournament.

“My main focus going into the PIAA tournament will be to refine my serve to reduce double faults,” Meagher said, “and improve my consistency from the baseline.”

Meagher reached the WPIAL finals after losing in last year’s quarterfinals as the No. 6 seed.

“Max is a great player,” Meagher said. “His serves are amazing. I felt I could’ve gotten a few more games against him. I think it was a little closer than the final score would let on.”

Despite the loss, Meagher believed he played well throughout the tournament and is looking forward to facing the best in Hershey.

“Obviously, the goal for states is to make it as far as I can,” he said. “Hopefully win a couple rounds and see what happens. I know there is such amazing competition at states. Maybe I will see Max again.”

Henson, a senior, also was looking forward to competing in the PIAA tournament.

“It’s an honor to be able to go back to Hershey,” Henson said. “Those courts are fast. I like them a lot. Being there before and having success will really help me going back.”

QV senior Tanner Schultz also was a qualifier for the WPIAL playoffs as the No. 10 seed.

Schultz nearly upset Montour senior Jonah Camardese, the No. 7 seed, before losing by a score of 11-9 in a back-and-forth first-round matchup.