Clarion Athletics

Lori Berk Sabatose, a former tennis star at Clarion, began her  thirteenth year as head tennis coach in the Fall 2012 season. She stepped down as head coach following the Fall 2012 season.

Sabatose became the head coach of the Golden Eagles in the 1998-99 season, continued in the 1999-2000, was an assistant coach in 2000-01, and after a year away from the program, returned to lead the Eagle netters from the 2002-03 season through the Fall of 2012.

Sabatose was named the 2004 USTA Allegheny Mountain District College "Coach of the Year" and 2005 USTA-ITA Sectional Community Service Award.

In 2012 the Golden Eagles were 8-7 overall and 1-4 in the PSAC-West. The 2009 team was 9-8 overall and 2-2 in the PSAC-West. In 2006-07 Clarion was 8-3 overall and 2-2 in the PSAC-West, while the 2005-06 Eagles were 11-9 overall and 2-2 in the PSAC-West and 10-4 overall and 1-3 in the West in 2004-05. The 2003-04 squad was 10-10 overall, while the 2002-2003 team was 9-6 overall, 7-3 in the Spring and finished 5th at the PSAC's. She led Clarion to a 5th place finish at the Fall PSAC's in 1998 and a 6th place finish in 1999.

A 4-year starter at Clarion University, Lori played from 1988-91 and led the Golden Eagles to 3 PSAC team titles (1988-90) and an incredible 47-2 dual meet record during her career. Clarion participated in the NCAA Div.II Nationals in the Spring of 1989.

She posted a career singles slate of 51-7 and won the PSAC #6 singles title in 1989 and #5 singles in 1990. Co-captain of the 1991 team, she notched a 12-1 singles record at #2 and placed second at PSAC's. In doubles she was 53-11, while winning the PSAC #2 doubles crown in 1989 and 1990.

A native of Williamsville, N.Y. and a 1988 Williamsville South H.S. grad, Lori was 4th in N.Y. State doubles her senior year, earned 4 letters in tennis, 3 in soccer and 1 in basketball.

After graduating from Clarion in 1992 with a degree in Business Administration, she attained a Masters Degree in Sports Administration from Kent State in 1993.

Currently the Rec Center Director at Clarion University, she has continued her tennis career. Lori was ranked in the top 5 USTA Middle States Adult singles from 1993-97, and attended the United states Professional Tennis Registry founded by Dennis Van Der Mer in 1999 and is a certified tennis professional.

Ranked by Middle States in singles, doubles and mixed doubles from 1998-2002, Sabatose won the Hampton Inn mixed doubles crown in 2002 at the Blair Racket Club in Altoona, as well as the St. Mary's and Clarion Open doubles titles in 2004.

Married to Chuck Sabatose, the couple have a son Adam and a daughter Gabrielle and reside in Brockport.