The team playoffs for Nassau County boys’ tennis began Monday afternoon with a number of quarterfinal contests being played as teams bid for a conference championship. Conference 1 Quarterfinals â–ºPort Washington 6, Plainview JFK 1 Port Washington defeated Plainview JFK 6-1 in a play-in match, pushing the Vikings into a Conference I…
The Nassau County individual singles and doubles tournament got underway this past weekend with the top players from all across the county competing at Oceanside High School for a chance to be crowned county champion. Mother nature spoiled the fun on Saturday morning, the tournament’s opening day, as a rain delay suspended play for awhile….
The Rebels of Great Neck South snapped a two-match losing streak on Thursday afternoon, getting past the Wheatley Wildcats 4-3. The deciding match came at third singles, as Great Neck South’s Eric Rofe notched a 5-7, 6-4, 7-6(7-2) to seal the victory for the Rebels. The win moves Great Neck South to 6-5 on the…
The Plainedge Red Devils and Carle Place Frogs both continued their winning ways on a beautiful Wednesday afternoon, each picking up victories in Nassau’s Conference III. The Red Devils took on the Sewanhaka Indians in Conference III-B and won its third consecutive match by the same score, 5-2. Plainedge was led by its doubles tandems,…
Port Washington sophomore Austin Egna improved his record in singles to 9-0 this season, defeating Joey Austin of Hewlett at third singles to lead the Vikings over the Bulldogs 7-0 in a Conference I-A matchup Tuesday afternoon. The Vikings have now won seven of its last eight matches and currently sit at 8-2 in the…
The Syosset Braves remained perfect on the 2015 season on Monday, beating conference foe Roslyn 5-2 in a tightly-contested matchup on a sunny, but windy, afternoon. The Braves were led by its singles play, starting at the top with first singles player Daniel Shleimovich. While the wind caused some frustration and he struggled a bit…
A number of boys tennis teams took to the courts Friday afternoon with each match becoming more and more important as we wind down the regular season. In Conference I-B, Great Neck North won its fourth consecutive match to improve to 10-3 on the season. The Blazers cruised past the Jericho Jayhawks 7-0 on Friday, pulling…
The Half Hollow Hills East Boys Tennis team came into the 2015 season with a 106-match winning streak over Suffolk County opponents, but its cross-town rivals, the Hills West Colts, has now beaten the Thunderbirds twice this season following a 4-3 victory on Thursday afternoon. In a back and forth match, the contest came down…
The Syosset Braves and Massapequa Chiefs continued their winning ways on a gorgeous Wednesday afternoon, both picking up victories to remain undefeated on the season. In Conference I-B, Syosset took on a Jericho Jayhawks squad that had won two straight matches. The Braves were too much for the Jayhawks on the afternoon, taking all seven contests for…
After a slow start to the season, the Manhasset Indians won its second consecutive match on Tuesday afternoon, defeating the Roslyn Bulldogs 4-3 on a sunny afternoon in Conference I-B action. One of the tightest matches of the day came at first doubles. Manhasset’s Curran Varma & Jin Wu paired up to beat Roslyn’s Eric…