Port Washington moved one step closer to defending its county title as the Vikings defeated Roslyn 6-1 in the Nassau County Semifinals on Wednesday afternoon. “I am beyond proud of our girls for making it to the county championship,” said Port Washington head coach Shane Helfner. “This season has provided so many challenges and…
The Syosset Braves moved into the 2021 Nassau County Girls’ Tennis Championship with a 5-2 victory over the Hewlett Bulldogs on Tuesday. Rachel Arbitman and Nyla Gershfeld gave Hewlett its two points with victories at first and second singles, respectively, and after Syosset received wins from the second doubles tandem of Sara Gao &…
The 2021 Girls’ High School Tennis season on Long Island was a unique one, and presented more challenges to coaches and players than in previous years. One coach who rose above these challenges was Michael Hovanec of West Hempstead, the Long Island Tennis Magazine Nassau County Coach of the Year. “Mike’s dedication and commitment…
Anyone who is considered a good competitor hates to lose. I can’t tell you how many times I have felt this pain following a loss. One of the tough things about tennis is that you are going to lose a lot. You will lose points, you will lose games, you will lose sets, and…
SPORTIME and the John McEnroe Tennis Academy Present the Seventh Annual Scholarship Tryout at SPORTIME Syosset, Saturday, June 19th, 2021, from 10:00AM – 12:00PM. For the seventh year, young hopefuls from across the tri-state area will be out in force at SPORTIME Syosset, the John McEnroe Tennis Academy’s (JMTA) Long Island home, as SPORTIME…
The top singles and doubles players from Nassau County gathered at Eisenhower Park this weekend for the Girls’ Individual Championships. After playing the opening rounds on Saturday, the semifinals and finals were slated for Sunday morning. The matches began and three of the four semifinals were completed with the fourth still in the middle of…
After a year of uncertainty, virtual schooling, limited social activity, and a plethora of other challenges, it seems we are starting along the path to normalcy, whatever that may mean. Maybe we will be able to do and play and interact with each other in a way that was more familiar before 2020. Maybe….
Oyster Bay 5, Farmingdale 2 Karina Khaledi won 6-3, 6-1 at third singles as Oyster Bay advanced to the second-round of the county playoffs. Alex Ho (pictured) and Zia Mukherjee won at first doubles to lead Syosset into the county quarterfinals. Syosset 7, Locust Valley 0 Abby Glenn & Elsie Ho were 6-0,…
The Nassau County playoffs continued on Wednesday as the quarterfinals are almost completely set, and the Suffolk County regular season continued on. See more results below. 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…
The USTA Long Island Region has announced it will host the 2020-21 Long Island USTA High School Tennis Individual Championships, a one-time event that will feature the four top-placing singles and doubles teams from Nassau and Suffolk County. The Championships, which will be an official USTA Eastern sanctioned L6 Girls 18U Invitational Tournament, is…