High School Boys Tennis

Half Hollow Hills West reigned supreme for the second consecutive year in Suffolk County, defeating cross-town rival Half Hollow Hills East 4-2 on a hot Thursday afternoon to capture the school’s second straight Suffolk championship. Hills East entered the match at 17-0 and had beaten Hills West...Read more

Credit all photos to Emma Fein The Syosset Braves captured its second straight Nassau County championship on Tuesday afternoon, defeating Roslyn 5-2 at Eisenhower Park. The win extended the Braves win streak to 32 straight. “It takes a lot of perseverance from them. Every guy on this team stepped...Read more

Northport freshman Cannon Kingsley captured the Suffolk County singles title on Monday afternoon, playing near-flawless tennis to defeat defending champion Chris Kuhnle of Shoreham-Wading River 6-1, 6-1at William Floyd High School. After rolling to a 6-0, 6-0 win over Half Hollow Hills East’s...Read more

They say it is tough to beat a team three times in one season. Well, it may be even tougher to beat the same team by the same score three times in a season but that is just what the Commack Cougars did on Thursday afternoon. Playing for the third time this season, Commack squared off with...Read more

The Roslyn Bulldogs advanced to the Nassau County final on Thursday afternoon, edging Cold Spring Harbor 4-3 in a tightly-contested semifinal. Roslyn was led by its doubles play on Thursday afternoon, winning three of the four flights. Chase Greenberg and Eric Irom knocked off Nick Sica and Greg...Read more

The Syosset Braves opened up its playoff campaign on Tuesday afternoon, defeating previously unbeaten Friends Academy 7-0 to advance to the Nassau County semifinals. The clinching match came on the second doubles court, as junior Adam Canarick and junior Yash Samantaray defeated Jack Zerillo and...Read more

The second-round of the Suffolk County playoffs were played on Wednesday afternoon, and top seeds Half Hollow Hills East and Commack each cruised in their playoff openers to advance to the quarterfinals. The Thunderbirds of Hills East stayed perfect on the year, moving past Connetquot 7-0. Next up...Read more

The Half Hollow Hills East Thunderbirds will begin their Suffolk County playoff campaign this afternoon when it hosts Connetquot in the Round of 16. It has been another banner season for the Hills East boys tennis team following a tough loss to cross-town rival Half Hollow Hills West in last year’s...Read more

The Smithtown West Bulls went on the road in a Suffolk County first-round playoff matchup on Tuesday afternoon, and came away with a 5-2 win over the West Islip to advance. The Bulls were led by its top singles player Nick Gajda, who came back from a set down to beat Marty Racanelli 5-7, 6-2, 6-3...Read more

The Nassau County team playoffs got underway on a gloomy Tuesday afternoon as teams battled for spots in the quarterfinals. The sixth-seeded Jayhawks of Jericho defeated Oceanside 5-0 to book its spot in the final eight. Mitchell Leighton and Jake Bernstein led the way for Jericho, defeating Jason...Read more