The New York State Public High School Athletic Association (NYSPHSAA) Championships got underway on Thursday at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in Flushing Meadows as the top singles players and doubles teams from across the state began their run towards a state championship. The first few rounds of the tournament were…
When the season began, first-year head coach Jimmy Delevante told his team that the goal this season was to win a Suffolk County title. “Our initial meeting started during tryouts, and I told the kids our goal was to win the county,” said Delevante. “They probably thought I was nuts but we had enough…
With the spring weather finally upon us, the playoffs in Suffolk County has also been heating up as we are down to eight teams remaining in the battle for a county title. The quarterfinals will be played on Thursday, with the semifinals set for Friday and the county championship on Saturday morning at William…
With one year left before he heads to Ann Arbor and play for the Michigan Wolverines, Oyster Bay’s Patrick Maloney wanted to play high school tennis in his senior season and compete for a county and state title. He completed the first half of that on Monday afternoon at Eisenhower Park in East Meadow…
Islip advanced to the Round of 16 of the Suffolk County playoffs on Monday, defeating 20th seeded Northport 4-3. The 13th seeded Buccaneers were led by Sean Skahan at first singles, who fought through sickness to clinch the victory with a three-set win at first singles. “I thought I played well. At first it…
For the second straight year, the title of Nassau County Doubles Champion belongs to Syosset’s Preet Rajpal and Eli Grossman. The senior duo defended their county title with a 7-6(3), 6-2 over Friends Academy’s Alexander Roti and Samir Singh on a long and hot Sunday afternoon at Eisenhower Park in East Meadow, N.Y. “It’s…
The weather this spring made it extremely difficult to schedule and finish many of the team and individual championships on Long Island. That included the Suffolk County Individual Championships, where the County’s Singles Final between Huntington’s Jack Flores and Half Hollow Hills East’s Ahbinav Srivastava was suspended at 4-4 in the third set. But…
For the second straight year, the Nassau County final will pit Syosset against Roslyn, after each squad won their respective semifinal matches on Tuesday afternoon. With torrential rain on the horizon, both Syosset and Roslyn tried to make quick work of their opponents. The Braves of Syosset defeated Port Washington 4-0, winning the first…
The last piece of the Nassau County Team Championships semifinal puzzle was put into place on Monday, as the Port Washington Vikings claimed a spot in the final four with a 4-3 victory over Jericho. Gabrielle Brancatelli defeated Michael Wexler 6-1, 6-1 at first singles, but Jericho would take the second and third singles…
The Nassau County playoffs continued on Thursday as three of the four semifinalists were set. It was all chalk as the top three seeds, Syosset, Roslyn and Plainview, pushed their way into the final four of the Nassau playoffs. The three-time defending county champions Syosset ousted Conference II-A champions Hewlett 7-0. Justin Oresky clinched…