On a beautiful saturday afternoon in Quogue, 85 players came out to compete in the first Long Island Tennis Magazine (LITM) Challenge of 2023, a Men’s Doubles and Women’s Doubles tournament held at Sportime Quogue. Continuing its push to provide some of the most premier and unique adult tennis tournaments, the LITM Challenge kicked…
All season long, the Syosset Braves had one goal in mind. That was to win the New York State Public High School Athletic Association (NYSPHSAA) Division I Championship. With every accomplishment along the way, reaching the playoffs, winning the Nassau County Championship, capturing the Long Island title, the message was still the same: The…
The second major of 2023 has come and gone as the French Open wrapped up on Sunday, but not before the tournament delivered two weeks of thrilling tennis, culminating with Iga Swiatek capturing the Women’s Singles title, and Novak Djokovic hosting the Men’s Singles title. Swiatek’s came first as she defeated Karolina Muchova 6-2,…
In the summer, people from across Long Island and New York City flock to the Hamptons, to enjoy the sun, while sitting by the pool or ocean, and taking part in an array of outdoor activities. One of those activities, and perhaps its most popular, is tennis. It may be the favorite activity for…
Since he began playing high school tennis in seventh grade, Edward Liao dreamed of one day becoming a state champion. That dream became a reality on Sunday morning at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in Flushing Meadows as the Commack junior defeated Braeden Gelletich of Goshen 6-2, 4-6, 6-2 to win the…
Heading into this spring, the boys from Syosset had one goal in mind: win a state championship. Syosset moved one step closer to achieving that goal as the Braves defeated Commack 4-3 in a thrilling Long Island Large Championship on Wednesday afternoon on the courts of Hofstra University. CLICK HERE TO SEE MORE PHOTOS…
Stephan Gershfeld wanted this one badly. The two-time Nassau County singles champion from Hewlett, and reigning New York State Public High School Athletic Association (NYSPHSAA) singles champion, entered this spring’s county tournament with a strong desire to accomplish the three-peat. CLICK HERE TO SEE PHOTOS FROM THE FINAL ROUNDS OF THE 2023 NASSAU COUNTY…
After losing the first set in the Nassau County Doubles Championship, Syosset’s Nikhil Shah & Devan Melandro knew they had to change something up as they battled Friends Academy’s Alistair Wright & Russell Notaris with the title on the line. “We started playing more doubles tennis, and got aggressive at the net,” said Shah….
Friends Academy entered Thursday’s Long Island Small School Championship as a confident group. Taking on the Suffolk County champions, Ross School, the Quakers felt as if it were the better team on paper, and wanted to prove that on the court. And it did just that. Friends Academy would sweep all five flights on…
For the third straight season, the title of Suffolk County Large School Champions belongs to the boys from Commack. The Cougars edged Ward Melville 4-3 in a battle of unbeatens and a rematch of last year’s county championship on Thursday afternoon at Smithtown East High School. The depth of Commack, and its veteran players,…