High School Girls Tennis

It has been a few years since the last Long Island tennis championship, and while Tuesday’s match between Friends Academy and Commack wasn’t an official Long Island championship, it certainly had that feel. The Quakers of Friends Academy won the inaugural Long Island High School Tennis Executive...Read more

The Nassau County Girls High School Final pitted tough foes as second-seed Friends Academy and fourth- seed Great Neck North took to the courts of Eisenhower Park on Tuesday afternoon. Friends Academy was coming off a win against defending champion Manhasset in the semifinals and Great Neck North...Read more

A year ago, the Commack Cougars saw its undefeated season come to an end in a heartbreaking loss to Half Hollow Hills East in the Suffolk County championship. “That bus ride home from the final last year was very long and very quiet,” said Commack head coach Jackie Clark. “We felt like we could...Read more

The Suffolk County semifinals are all set, as the top four seeds all advanced to the final four with quarterfinal victories on Thursday afternoon. Top-seeded Commack got past Sayville 5-2, setting up a matchup with the fourth-seed Floyd. Emily Fernandez led the way for Floyd, knocking off Maddie...Read more

Great Neck North upset Cold Spring Harbor 4-3 in a Nassau semifinal on Thursday, advancing the Blazers into the county championship next week. The Blazers were led by Alyssa Ghassabian, who defeated Brook Martin 6-3, 6-2 at third singles to clinch the Great Neck North victory. Great Neck North will...Read more

The Islip Buccaneers are one of the younger teams in Suffolk County this year with no seniors on the roster. While many teams comprised of mainly underclassmen would look at this season as a way to gain experience and build for future seasons, the Islip girls are ready to win now. Led by first...Read more

The Blazers of Great Neck North reached the Nassau County semifinals on Wednesday afternoon, beating Syosset 4-1 in a quarterfinal showdown. Great Neck North was led by the third doubles team of Brook Damaghi and Julia Kosinski, who defeated Caroline Lee and Alex Ho 6-2, 0-6, 6-2 to clinch the...Read more

Commack's Kimberly Liao and Ward Melville's Denise Lai will try to lead their teams to a deep run in the Suffolk County playoffs. The two-top seeds in the Suffolk County team tournament, Commack and Ward Melville, respectively, will get their playoff tournaments underway on Wednesday afternoon,...Read more

Manhasset's Maddie Clinton helped lead the Indians past Roslyn in the Nassau County playoffs on Tuesday afternoon. The defending Nassau County champions, the Manhasset Indians, advanced back to the county semifinals on Tuesday afternoon, defeating Roslyn 5-2 in a quarterfinal showdown. Maddie...Read more

Eastport-South Manor’s Jackie Bukzin captured the Suffolk County singles title on Monday afternoon, upending defending champion Kimberly Liao of Commack 6-2, 6-3 at Suffolk County Community College in Selden. The junior was playing in her fifth Suffolk County tournament and with an added variety to...Read more