MPA panel denies Wells High tennis player’s petition

The Maine Principals’ Association’s Tennis Committee decided against recommending rules changes sought by a Wells High freshman who wants to play as a full-fledged member of the Kennebunk tennis team.

The student, Rosemary Campanella, filed a petition with the committee to change the way tennis is classified as an MPA sport.

The MPA’s Classification Committee recommended all sports be changed to “cooperative team” status for the 2015-16 school year.

In an email to Kevin Campanella, Gerry Durgin, the MPA liaison to the Tennis Committee, wrote: “the Tennis Committee did meet (Thursday) and all pieces of correspondence from you and your daughter were reviewed.