By: Doug Gulasy, Sunday, April 7, 2019, TRIB-LIVE Robby Shymansky has a PIAA silver and bronze medal at his home, souvenirs from past appearances at the state Class AAA singles tournament. He’d like to add a gold to that collection. The pursuit of that begins Monday as Shymansky, the defending WPIAL Class AAA singles champion,...Read More
Part I in a series. If you believe in folklore, Phil the Groundhog says spring is coming sooner, rather than later. That’s welcome news for the Foxes’ coaches and athletes who are awaiting milder weather in order to move outside for practices. Here’s a look at how the spring teams are shaping up for the...Read More
By: Marty Stewart, Friday, June 1, 2018 TRIB-LIVE The PIAA singles and doubles championships were held May 25 and 26 at the Hershey Racquet Club. In singles competition, Fox Chapel’s Robby Shymansky made it to the semifinals before falling to Holden Koons of Dallastown High School. It was a tight match all the way through, with...Read More
Keith Barnes, May 18, 2018, Tri-State Sports & News Service Fox Chapel has gotten to know the Great Valley boys tennis team pretty well over the past two years. To their detriment, though, it has been a one-sided relationship with the Foxes getting the short end of the stick. For the second consecutive year Great Valley,...Read More
Following his undefeated regular season and winning the WPIAL Class AAA Section 3 title for the third consecutive year, Robby Shymansky recently won the WPIAL boys’ singles tennis championship 6-3, 6-4 facing off against Connor Bruce from Peters Township. It was the first time in 43 years that a player from Fox Chapel Area won...Read More