The best scholastic coach I have seen in the Phoenixville area in my 30 years here is boys tennis coach Leo Scoda, who has guided the boys program for 44 years. Scoda is also mayor of the Phoenixville borough and has been for a number of years. Prior to that he served on borough council.

During that long tenure, Scoda has guided the Phantoms to Ches-Mont League and Pioneer Athletic Conference championships in nearly every season.

Phoenixville's boys have not lost a PAC-10 regular season match in the 21-year history of the league. Their perfect record currently stands at an amazing 186-0 during that span.

Scoda has maintained outstanding records because he also directs the youth recreation program in Phoenixville and develops boys and girls from a young age on up to the senior high school level. He also coached the Phantom girls for several years but never won a title with them. He did manage to never have a losing record with the girls teams.

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Barry Sankey