Riley Baker

A 1963 BAHS graduate, Riley played only one season of varsity tennis at Beaver Area.  He graduated from Geneva College in 1968 & worked as an Engineer at Michael Baker Corporation.  He began coaching the BAHS Girls’ Tennis Team in 1984.  In 1994, he took over the Boys’ Tennis Team.

In 2002, the BAHS Girls’ Tennis program won its 6th straight section title & its 20th in the past 23 years. During that span, the Bobcats won 5 WPIAL Class AA Championships (1993, 1995, 1998, 2001, 2002).

Throughout his illustrious career, spanning from 1984-2022, Baker led the Beaver Area Girls’ Team to 27 Section Championships, 8 MAC Titles, 7 WPIAL Championships (1993, 1995, 1998, 2001, 2002, 2015, 2016) & 2 PIAA runner-up finishes (2015, 2016).  Under his leadership, the Boys’ Tennis Team won 4 Section Championships.  He coached many Individual Champions - Section Singles Champions, Section Doubles Champions, WPIAL Qualifiers & a PIAA Qualifier.