For the last decade, the John McEnroe Tennis Academy (JMTA)’s College Recruiting Combine has been helping bridge the gap between college coaches and high school-aged tennis players and their parents. The 10th annual version of the event was held at SPORTIME Port Washington this summer to continue its support of young athletes in pursuit of…
A year ago, Garden City’s Benjamin Wiese & CJ Bravo finished in fifth place in doubles after falling in the quarterfinals at the New York State Public High School Athletic Association (NYSPHSAA) Individual Championships. The team that defeated them in the quarterfinals in 2025? Pratik Nyak & Christopher Cho of Clarkstown South High School. Nyakk…
For the fourth straight year, the title of Long Island Large School (Division 1) Champions belongs to the boys from Syosset. The Braves defeated Harborfields 6-1 at Smithtown East High School on Friday afternoon, and advanced to the New York State Public High School Athletic Association (NYSPHSAA) Team Championships next Friday, June 12 at the…
Adversity is something the Phantoms of Bayport-Blue Point are not only used to, and overcoming it is what they take pride in. After losing in four straight Suffolk County Small School (Division 2) Championships, they defeated Port Jefferson to win its first county title on Wednesday. And so when the Phantoms fell behind Wheatley 0-2…
After reaching the quarterfinals in 2024, and the semifinals in 2025, the Tornadoes of Harborfields went two steps further this spring. On Wednesday afternoon at Shoreham-Wading River High School, Harborfields defeated Half Hollow Hills West 5-2 to win the Suffolk County Large School (Division 1) Championship. The title is Harborfields first in boys’ tennis since…
Competing in his final season of high school tennis, Ray Hidaka paired with his younger brother, Kai, to win the biggest match of his high school career on Tuesday. The brothers from Shoreham-Wading River defeated another set of brothers, Smithtown West’s Ishaanth Guduru & Sreeyanth Guduru, 6-2, 7-5 in the finals of the Suffolk County…
Alejandro Perez Trapero captured the Suffolk County singles title on a hot afternoon at Smithtown East High School on Tuesday, defeating Ignacio ‘Nacho’ Pena Lopez 6-3, 6-2 in a battle between two Ross School teammates. “I’ve known Nacho for a while now, he’s a really tough rival and knows how to make me miss my…
Syosset moved one step closer to a fourth straight New York State Public High School Athletic Association (NYSPHSAA) Division 1 title, defeating Roslyn 6-1 in the Nassau County Large School title on Monday afternoon at Jericho High School in a match that was a lot tighter than the scoreline reflects. “All of our guys have…
The Wheatley Wildcats captured its first Nassau County Small School (Division 2) title since 2022 with a 4-1 victory over Cold Spring Harbor on the courts of Syosset High School on Monday afternoon. Wheatley has been in the Small School (Division 2) final every season since its inception in 2022. The team won the New…
When Wheatley’s Saje Menon made the decision to return to high school tennis for his senior season, he did so with two goals in mind. One was to win a state championship with Wheatley, just like he and the Wildcats did when he was an eighth-grader, and the other was to win the Nassau County…
