Born into a big tennis-loving family, it was only natural when, at age six, Amanda Nord’s grandpa put a racquet in her hand and began to teach her the game. But she didn’t have an immediate love for it, so while continuing with tennis, she also picked up dancing, soccer, and basketball. “It definitely took...Read More

The sports teams at Fox Chapel Area High School had another great year as was evidenced by the number of individuals and teams that represented the school at the PIAA and WPIAL championships and won section titles. Furthermore, field hockey, boy’s golf, girls’ lacrosse, and girls’ and boys’ tennis had perfect regular season records. Overall,...Read More

In addition to their brilliance on the court, the boys’ and girls’ tennis teams have proven they are equally as intelligent in the classroom. Both teams were recognized as winners in this year’s Team GPA Challenge, with the boy’s varsity team earning a GPA of 4.123, and the girls posting a GPA of 4.077. The...Read More

Marty Stewart | Sunday, April 16, 2017, TRIB-LIVE This is the second in a series of profiles on the Fox Chapel Sports Hall of Fame 2017 inductees. Amanda (Campbell) Caliendo stepped on the tennis court for Fox Chapel as a freshman and immediately became the Foxes’ No. 1 singles player. She spent four years as...Read More

Written by Drew Karpen on Monday, 27 March 2017, Tri-State Sports & News |postgazette.com HARRISONBURG, Va. -James Madison defeated Duquesne 6-1 on Saturday at the Hillside Courts. After winning the double point, JMU took five of the six singles points. Laurel Shymansky, a Fox Chapel graduate, recorded Duquesne’s only point came at No. 5 singles....Read More