Plainview JFK’s Yuval Solomon is as even-keeled as they come out on the tennis court, so when he fell behind 0-2 in the Nassau County singles final to Valley Stream Central senior Athell Bennett on Sunday afternoon at Oceanside High School, there was no panic. “I was a little disappointed, but I knew I could…
The Plainview JFK Hawks won its third straight contest on Thursday afternoon, edging Jericho 4-3 in Conference I action. The deciding match came at second doubles, as Plainview’s Evan Lander and David Weissman defeated Jericho’s Aaron Chumsky and Jake Bernstein 6-2, 6-4 to clinch the victory. Plainview now sits at 6-7 and in fourth place…
The Oyster Bay Baymen snapped the six-match winning streak of Hicksville on Wednesday afternoon, downing the Comets 4-3 in a Conference III-A showdown. Oyster Bay was led by Jed Kaiser at third singles, as he defeated Hicksville’s John Soderlund 6-3, 7-5 to anchor the victory, the second straight for the Baymen. The loss is only…
Two familiar foes met in the Suffolk County Division II individual championship on Tuesday afternoon at East Islip Middle School as twin brothers Marty and Richie Racanelli of West Islip met in the final. The sophomores, who began playing tennis together at the age of three, made it through the 32-person field consisting of the…
The Lynbrook Owls continued to roll in Nassau’s Conference III-B, beating Mepham 5-2 on Tuesday afternoon for its fifth consecutive victory and sixth win in seven matches overall. The Owls were led by its singles play on Tuesday. Ben Tetelman outlasted Pavel Gromov 6-2, 4-6, 7-6(6) at first singles, Azan Hussain beat Max Klein 6-2,…
The Roslyn Bulldogs rebounded from a tough loss to undefeated Syosset over the weekend to defeat Port Washington 5-2 on Monday afternoon, improving the Bulldogs to 9-3 on the season. Sangjin Song continued his excellent play at the top singles spot, beating Port Washington’s George Kaslow 6-2, 6-4, while Adrian Tsui and Jacob Buchbinder came…
The defending Nassau County champion Syosset Braves remained undefeated on the season, defeating Roslyn 6-1 on Friday afternoon to improve to 12-0 overall and 11-0 in Conference I play. In a matchup of two of the top teams in Nassau County’s top conference, the Braves were led by its singles play. Neel Rajesh continued his…
In Thursday boy’s high school tennis action in Conference I, it was visitor Great Neck North who traveled to Jericho and walked away with a 6-1 win. Leading the way for Great Neck North was the double team of Aaron Geula & Elliot Hakimian who defeated Jericho’s Mitchell Leighton & Jake Bernstein 3-6, 6-4, 6-3…
Cold Spring Harbor won its second straight contest on Monday afternoon, getting past Roslyn 4-3 in a Conference I showdown in Nassau County. The Seahawks were led by its singles play, picking up wins at the first and third singles flights. Senior Sean Mullins defeated Roslyn’s Sangjin Song 6-1, 6-1 at the top singles flight….
Senior captain Andy Zhou helped lead Commack to its 12th win of the season on Monday. The Commack Cougars won its second straight contest on Monday afternoon, beating Ward Melville 5-2 in a non-league showdown. Commack got things started on the doubles court, winning all three of the doubles flights in straight sets to…