Boys High School Round Up: Massapequa Takes Down South Side in Final Regular Season Match
May 12, 2014 | By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
In the final match of the season before the playoffs and county championships begin, the Massapequa Chiefs hosted the South Side Cyclones in a Conference II clash on Friday afternoon.
The Cyclones entered the match with seven wins in its last eight matches, but were up against a formidable opponent in the Chiefs who were looking to win their sixth straight match.
On the back of its outstanding singles play, Massapequa cruised to a 5-2 victory over South Side, picking up victories in three of the four singles battles. At first singles, Nasser Ghaffar of Massapequa beat David Reinharz of South Side 7-6(7-5), 3-6, 6-4. Andrew Bentz and Daniel Kafka also notched victories in their respective matches to help lead the Chiefs.
Massapequa wraps the season at 10-4, while South Side drops to 11-3 but remains atop the Conference II standings despite the loss. Both teams will be looking to make deep runs when the county playoffs pick up this week.
