High School Girls Tennis

When the Nassau County Individual Singles draw came out, top-seeded Merri Kelly Hannity of Cold Spring Harbor and second-seeded Courtney Kowalsky of Oyster Bay were on opposite sides and never thought they would play against one another. “It was hard but it was fun at the same time,” Hannity said...Read more

The Nassau County regular season concluded its regular season on Thursday afternoon, as the final matches took place and the seeds for next week’s county tournament were finalized. In Conference I, Great Neck North earned itself the fourth-seed, downing Roslyn 5-2 to finish at 9-5 on the season...Read more

It was an all-Commack battle in the Suffolk County Division I Individual tournament final on Tuesday, as defending county champion Kimberly Liao squared off against fellow Cougar Emily Tannenbaum. “It’s weird,” Liao said of playing against one of your teammates. “Since we’re always supporting each...Read more

The Blazers of Great Neck North defeated Manhasset 5-2 in a key Conference I showdown on Friday, improving its record to 8-5. Alyssa Ghassabian led the way for Great Neck North, coming back from a set down to beat Kyleigh Harmon 0-6, 6-4, 6-4 at third singles to anchor the Blazers’ victory. The...Read more

In a showdown between two of the top three teams in Nassau County’s Conference I on Wednesday, the Quakers of Friends Academy beat Cold Spring Harbor 4-3 to move into a first-place tie with Manhasset. The deciding match would come at fourth doubles, as Parisa Vahid and Juliet D’Aversa knocked off...Read more

The Massapequa Chiefs continued its unbeaten season on Thursday afternoon, defeating Valley Stream Central 5.5-1.5 in a match that had to finish early due to darkness. The final match on court was a competitive third singles contest between Massapequa’s Grace Ryan and Nazia Seelochan of Valley...Read more

The Great Neck North Blazers improved to 6-4 on the season on Wednesday afternoon, knocking off Syosset 5-2 in a Nassau County Conference I showdown. Ashley Yu and Margaret Haykin led the way for Great Neck North, defeating Tal Bodner and Marissa Levine 6-3, 7-5 at first doubles to anchor the...Read more

Syosset got back on the winning track Monday afternoon with a 5-2 triumph over Conference I rival Roslyn. Risha Maholtra came back from a set down to win at first singles, defeating Natalia Krol 3-6, 7-6(2), 6-1. The Braves will take on Great Neck North in its next match. The Massapequa Chiefs...Read more

The West Babylon girls’ tennis team did more than just play tennis on Friday afternoon, raising money for the Susan G. Komen Foundation during its matchup with Sayville in a culmination of its fundraising efforts throughout the season. “This is my first year as coach of the program, and so I wanted...Read more

The Massapequa Chiefs improved to 7-0 on the season, knocking off fellow unbeaten team Mepham 6-1 in a Conference III-B showdown on Thursday afternoon. Rebecca Price and Margaret Smith led the way for the Chiefs with a 6-1, 3-6, 6-2 triumph at third doubles over Victoria Sculley and Khanak Khanijow...Read more