Clarion Athletics

Amanda Bell, an elite women's tennis player at Clarion, won 4 individual PSAC titles and helped lead the Golden Eagles to four straight PSAC team titles (1986 – 1989) and two trips to the NCAA D-2 Nationals. Playing mostly #2 and #3 singles and #3 doubles throughout her career, she had an amazing career singles record of 65-6 and a doubles record of 53-5 under Hall of Fame head coach Norb Baschnagel. In 1986, her freshman year, Amanda was 13-0 in dual singles play helping Clarion to a 13-0 dual meet record and Clarion's first PSAC Title. Bell won the PSAC #3 Singles title. In 1987-88 she was 14-0 in dual singles action, was a PSAC runner-up at #3 singles and doubles, while Clarion won the PSAC Title with a PSAC record 30 points. Clarion went 3-0 in duals in the Spring of 1988 (15-0 season record) and qualified for the NCAA D2 National Playoffs finishing 8^th in the nation. In the Fall of 1988 Clarion and Amanda posted a Fall dual record of 12-0 and won its third straight PSAC title. Bell and partner Lori Kohn won the #3 PSAC Doubles title with Bell a runner-up at #3 singles. The Eagles were 4-1 in duals in the Spring of 1989 vs D1 teams with their only loss to Penn State. Qualifying for the D2 Nationals, Clarion posted a team best 7^th place Nationals finish. In the Fall 1989 season Bell won the PSAC #2 singles title and her second #3 doubles title with Kohn. The Eagles won their fourth straight PSAC team title with a record 31 points and an undefeated dual meet record of 13-0 featuring wins over Pitt, Duquesne and Robert Morris. In four seasons the Golden Eagles posted an amazing dual meet record of 57-1 including a 45-0 dual meet winning streak.  A 1990 Clarion grad in Communications, she was a 1986 grad of Joel Barlow High in Redding CT. where she was a high school All-American. Amanda is currently a Tennis Instructor and Director of Advantage Day Camp at Advantage Tennis Clubs in New York City. She is married to Peter Oltchick and the couple have two children Zoe and Andrew.