Lawrence High tennis coach Dick Wedel called his No. 1 doubles team the “dimple twins” Wednesday at the Lawrence Tennis Center.

And all it takes is one word from their lovable leader for seniors Shannon Wanna and Katie Robertson to flash smiles that light up like Christmas trees.

“See what I mean?” said Wedel, smiling himself after watching his duo conclude their home careers with an 8-5 victory against Shawnee Mission Northwest’s top team at the Lions’ triple-dual.

“They can have dimples and be aggressive at the same time,” Wedel again said with a big smile.

The two, who normally fill out the No. 2 doubles spot for the Lions, dropped their other match of the day, an 8-4 loss to Blue Valley West’s Melissa Reynolds and Lindsey Ketterling.

But both said neither that setback nor the Lions’ 3-1 defeat to all three opponents — Blue Valley West, Shawnee Mission West, and SM Northwest — diminished their home finale.

“In retrospect, I can’t even believe it’s done,” Robertson said. “I guess I’m pretty sad. But we still have a few weeks to play together.”

So far this season, Wedel’s two smilers have had little to frown about.

“We’ve always had a lot of fun playing together,” Wanna said of her “good buddy,” with whom she has been a friend for five years and playing partner for a year and a half.

Wedel has a lot of fun watching the duo because he says they’re different than most doubles teams.

“They’re moving and communicating all the time,” Wedel said, “and at the same time — I know it’s probably not politically correct to say this — but watching them is like watching a Chinese fire drill.

“Most teams will start at an X position and stay there. Shannon and Katie start at the X, but know that’s not where they want to finish up.”

Wanna admits that her and Robertson’s aggressive play has helped them earn their 13-5 record.

“We just are always attacking the net and then telling each other to help out if one of us can’t get to a certain spot on the court,” she said. “I think some of the other doubles teams are much more stagnate.”

With Wednesday’s final home match also marking the end of the LHS careers of Cara Breeden, Amy Bullerman and Sarah Nichols, Wedel said the only thing that was stale was that his team couldn’t squeeze out at least one victory.

“Those guys have all given me something to smile about in their careers, so I thought that all of them deserved to play in their final match,” Wedel said.