As it does every year, the 18 & Over and the 40 & Over season flew by! At the time of this article, playoffs are in full swing and a couple of regional matches have been played. So far, the teams advancing to Sectionals are: ►18 & Over 2.5 Women from Long Beach, captained by…
Syosset used its depth and strong doubles play to defeat Cold Spring Harbor 5-2 in a Conference I matchup on Friday afternoon. Cold Spring Harbor would win both top singles matches as Nicolette Loeffler won at first singles and Maddy Richmond won at second singes. But Sarah Wong won her match in straight sets at…
Roslyn notched a 7-0 win over Manhasset in a Conference I showdown on Thursday afternoon, sweeping all seven courts to improve to 3-1 on the season. At first singles, Rena Zervakos defeated Gina Frankis of Manhasset 6-1, 6-1. “I was serving well and my groundstrokes were good today,” said Zervakos. “The key for me…
It has been an exciting summer at Bethpage Park Tennis Center as the facility has been undergoing extensive renovations. The new look facility will be more than just aesthetically pleasing and a great haven for tennis players, with many new features and programming being added in which will make Bethpage Park one of Long…
The annual USTA Eastern College Showcase Day returns this year, and is slated for Sunday, November 4 at the Saw Mill Club in Mt. Kisco, N.Y. The 32nd installment of the event will once again provide high school sophomores, juniors and seniors the opportunity to meet experts and learn more about the collegiate process, as…
False imprisonment. It’s something that no one should ever have to go through. But if you grew up with an older brother, you’ve probably experienced it once or twice. John Isner certainly has. When he was seven or eight years old, his oldest brother Nathan took a bicycle lock, shoved his head through it,…
Playing in its first home match of the season, the Commack Cougars improved to 7-0 on the season with a 6-1 victory over Smithtown East on Monday afternoon. Kristen Chao won 6-0, 6-2 at third singles, and Marian Zahran notched a 6-3, 7-5 victory at fourth singles to lead Commack. Syosset defeated Oceanside 7-0 to…
New York Institute of Technology (NYIT) freshman Barbie Quagliardi won both the singles and doubles titles at the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) East Regionals at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center this past weekend. First, the Istanbul, Turkey native teamed up with Diana Baumgartnere to win the doubles title, and then later…
The United States was within one set of reach the Davis Cup Final on Sunday, but it was not to be as Borna Coric rallied to beat Frances Tiafoe 6-7(0), 6-1, 6-7(11), 6-1, 6-3 in the fifth rubber on Sunday. Having dropped the semifinal’s first two matches on Friday, the United States faced an…
Results from the weekend action of high school tennis on Long Island: Friday, September 14 ►Syosset 6, Manhasset 1 Alex Flicker and Olivia Tiegerman came back from a set down to win 1-6, 6-4, (10-5) at second doubles and help Syosset win 6-1. ►Port Washington 7, Cold Spring Harbor 0 ►Hewlett 5, Great Neck…