A boys’ high school tennis team from California, Pa., has forfeited four matches and lost its section title for using a girl to round out its squad. The Western Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic League ruled that California Area High School violated a rule that was meant to keep schools from fielding mixed-gender teams if the school provides teams for both sexes. The girl played on the team’s second doubles squad because the team started the season short one boy. California’s boys team still qualified for the playoffs with an adjusted record of 7-4.
A version of this brief appears in print on April 29, 2015, on page B14 of the New York edition with the headline: Boys’ Team Penalized for Playing Girl.