By Marty Stewart Published: Wednesday, Oct. 30, 2013, 9:01 p.m. The Fox Chapel girls tennis team saw its season come to a close Oct. 14 as it fell to Peters Township, 3-2, in the WPIAL Class AAA quarterfinals. “That was a tough loss,” FC coach Alex Slezak said. “We came incredibly close to getting past...Read More

Sophomores Laurel Shymansky & Lacey Cohen claimed the WPIAL AAA Tennis Doubles title on October 3rd. The duo defeated Maddy Adams & Anna Li of North Allegheny 7-5, 6-4 to claim gold. Laurel & Lacey claimed 8 straight victories, without dropping a set, in their journey through the Section and WPIAL Doubles tournaments. Coach Alex...Read More

In Class AAA, Fox Chapel’s phenom duo of Laurel Shymansky and Lacey Cohen will try to improve upon their previous year’s performance, which concluded with a quarterfinal-round exit. The sophomores, who repeated as Section 3-AAA champions, start as singles players during matches, but through their eight-year friendship and numerous hours spent together at offseason tournaments,...Read More

By Dave Yohe Published: Sunday, August 18, 2013 10:42 p.m. Fox Chapel tennis coach Alex Slezak hopes experience and depth produce a winning team this year. “We have almost everybody returning from last year,” Slezak said. “When we have practice and stuff, they definitely set the tone and keep the intensity up.” The most prominent...Read More

By Marty Stewart Aspinwall Herald Published: Wednesday, May 15, 2013, 9:00 p.m. The season ended for the Fox Chapel High School tennis team on May 6 as it fell to North Allegheny, 4-1, in the WPIAL Class AAA team championships. Coach Dave Prevost’s team ended up at 14-5 and he was pleased with how the...Read More