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tennis-girls
09
Oct

Coach’s Spotlight: Alex Slezak

Fox Chapel Area tennis coach Alex Slezak likes to find famous quotations that best reflect his messages and thoughts. When it comes to describing his own coaching philosophy, he thinks legendary NFL football coach Tom Landry said it best: “A coach’s job is to get players to do the things they don’t want to do...
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Girls' tennis
11
Sep

Flexible lineup helps girls tennis team succeed

By: Josh Rizzo Saturday, September 9, 2023, TRIB-LIVE Sophia Carvelli wasn’t disappointed to have to make an adjustment during her senior season. With some nagging shoulder pain slowing her down, Carvelli switched from playing No. 3 singles to doubles to ease some of the workload. Partnering with fellow senior Maria Marasco has been fun for...
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05
Sep

Girls Tennis Leans on Skills, Close Bonds

During the many years that coach Alex Slezak has headed the girls and boys tennis programs at Fox Chapel Area High School, he has seen his share of good teams and players, even great ones. The teams that stick out most in his mind, however, are those on which the players bonded and worked toward...
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Girls' Tennis Team
03
Oct

Lady Foxes Preparing for WPIAL Tournament

By: George Guido Saturday, October 1, 2022, TRIB-LIVE  It’s a high school girls tennis season where Fox Chapel is once again at its accustomed spot among the WPIAL’s elite. The Foxes were 6-0 in the section and 7-2 overall heading into the home stretch of the regular season. Fox Chapel was a strong candidate to...
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20
Sep

Girls Tennis Team Aims for Another Title

It’s been quite a while since the Fox Chapel Area girls tennis team has had such a young singles lineup, but coach Alex Slezak says it makes no difference in the way he coaches his players. “I just view it as getting more time to spend with them,” he says of a lineup that includes...
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