Three LI Teams Earn Spots at Junior Team Tennis Section Championships
The 2013 Long Island Winter Junior Team Tennis season ended with two exciting weekends of competition involving 21 teams competing in three different divisions at the Robbie Wagner Tournament Training Center in Glen Cove, N.Y. T-shirts were generously donated by the Long Island USTA Regional Board.
On April 27, Point Set Racquet Club’s 14 & Under Intermediate team, captained by David Nisenson and Brett Nisenson, lost to the World Gym 14 & Under team, captained by Anya Konopka and Tito Perez in the semifinal round. The Huntington Indoor Blue team, captained by Marty DeVito, prevailed over the Eastern Athletic Bluepoint team, captained by Karen Forsythe. Congratulations to World Gym, the Long Island 2013 Winter 14 & Under champions.
Point Set Racquet Club finished in first place in the 12 & Under Intermediate Division round robin.
The 18 & Under Regional Championships pitted Flight II winner World Gym 18 & Under, captained by Anya Konopka, against the defending 2012 Winter Regional Champion team, Flight I winners the Hicksville Smash, co- captained by Steve Abbondondelo and Terry Fontana. In the end, it was the Hicksville Smash who won the deciding tie-breaker.
Good luck to all three teams at the Eastern Sectional representing Long Island at Central Park in Schenectady, N.Y., June 15-16.
Junior Team Tennis has been growing dramatically on Long Island, with more than 30 teams and hundreds of children competing in both the summer and winter leagues. New for 2013 is the addition of 10 & Under divisions.
To learn about Junior Team Tennis in Long Island, or are looking to start or join a team, contact Junior Team Tennis Coordinator Steve Abbondondelo at steveabby@optonline.net.
