Watching the ball is a huge part of hitting it solid on the tennis court. Another part of this concept is getting your position to be consistent based on what you are seeing with your eyes. The goal should be to end up with the ball close to the same distance away from you each time. In addition,…
In the first-ever installment of the Nassau County Small School Championship, Friends Academy and Cold Spring Harbor battled it out with a county title on the line at Eisenhower Park on Wednesday afternoon. In a tightly-contested final, it was the Quakers of Friends Academy who claimed the title through a 5-0 victory over the…
The quarterfinals in Suffolk County are almost finalized as the playoffs continued on Wednesday afternoon. Harborfields defeated Smithtown East 6-1 to secure its spot in the final eight. Lindsay Sung & Maggie Hughes notched a 7-6, 7-5 victory at third doubles to lead their team. In the quarterfinals, Harborfields will take on Sayville, who…
Manhasset defeated Hewlett 5-2 on Tuesday afternoon to secure its spot in the Large School semifinals, where it will take on Port Washington. Manhasset was led by Julia Chiovitti & Alexandra McIntyre, who came back from a set down to win 4-6, 6-2, 6-3 at first doubles. Click Here to see more photos from Manhasset…
There are obviously many different styles of play in tennis. Most players are put in one category or the other: offensive or defensive. However, the best players tend to be the ones who can do some of both. More importantly, the player who eventually wins the match is likely to be the one who…
The playoffs in Nassau County are in full swing, with opening rounds in both the Small School and Large School tournaments taking place on Monday afternoon. Below are scores reported to us from play on Monday, and updated playoff matchups. Great Neck North 7, Great Neck South 0 In a cross-town battle, Ava Muntner…
The playoffs in Suffolk County continue on Tuesday following the completion of the Divisional Individual Championships which wrapped up on Monday. Below are the matchups taking place on Tuesday: Large School – West Bracket (1) Hills East vs. (9) East Islip (4) Kings Park vs. (5) Commack (2) Harborfields vs. (7) Smithtown East (3)…
Heading into this season, Isabella Sha was motivated to get back to the Nassau County Individual Championships, and win one more match than she did last season. The Friends Academy junior, who lost in the county final in a three-set championship last season, did just that, as she defeated Nicolette Loeffler of Cold Spring…
Below are the scores reported to us from Wednesday, October 13. To submit a team score to be included in the daily high school recap, please share the Coaches Submission Form with your coach. Click Here to access the form, or submit your scores to RWSchneider.com/NYSHSTennis.php Syosset 5, Cold Spring Harbor 1 Syosset’s win was clinched…
Below are three items that I have heard coaches differ on. While I will give my personal opinion and communicate how strongly I feel about it, I realize there are other good coaches out there who believe differently, and sometimes the same, as I do. Additionally, many, if not all, of the answers to…