By Daniel Paulling Published: Saturday, Nov. 2, 2013, 7:12 p.m. Fox Chapel coach Alex Slezak spent weeks telling his doubles team of Lacey Cohen and Laurel Shymansky to be aggressive when they’re in trouble in a match. The advice proved beneficial Saturday afternoon. The sophomores beat the North Allegheny duo of Maddy Adams and Tina...Read More

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