Defending WPIAL Tennis Title

Written by Ryan Riordan on Thursday, 25 September 2014 12:15 pm.
Tri-State Sports & News / post-gazette.com

Last season, Fox Chapel’s Laurel Shymansky paired with Lacey Cohen to win the WPIAL Class AAA championship and take second at states.

Shymansky has a new partner this season – freshman Amanda Nord – and they look to a very formidable team.

The Foxes’ duo blew through the competition at the Class AAA Section 3 doubles tournament this week, not losing a point in their first three matches and then taking down Shady Side Academy’s Lindsey Miller and Devin Gramley, 6-4, 6-1, in the title match Wednesday.

Shymansky, a junior, also did well in the individual singles tournaments this season, taking second in the section and fourth at WPIALs.