Even though the weather hasn’t really shown it, the spring season is upon us. Thus, a number of the boys’ high school teams on Long Island began their season’s this past Friday. Below are some of the results from the weekend’s action: Commack 7, West Islip 0 The Commack Cougars notched its first win of…
As the winter months begin to fade into spring, it means that the start of high school spring sports is on the horizon. The boys high school tennis season here on Long Island carries with it a number of intriguing headlines in addition to a deep crop of talent, which should make for an action-packed…
Mike Pavlides, in his role as a member of the Nassau Boys and Girls High School Committee, has compiled a very comprehensive list dedicated to the history of high school tennis on Long Island. We at Long Island Tennis Magazine would like to help Mike showcase the past champions, as well as help him verify…
Suffolk County High School players and coaches had their Annual Awards Dinner at Villa Lombardi's in Holbrook, N.Y. on May 28. The Awards Dinner was attended by more than 300 players and families, and more than 200 awards for regular season and post-season accomplishments were presented over the course of the evening. The awards presented include:…
The New York state high-school tennis championships wrapped up this weekend in Queens as a number of Long Island players found themselves advancing deep into the tournament. Half Hollow Hills East senior Zain Ali finished third in the New York state championships on Sunday, falling to eventual champion Matt Gamble of Webster Schroeder, 3-6, 6-7(7-2)…
Half Hollow Hills East tennis won its 100th straight match against Suffolk County opponents on Friday, defeating Half Hollow Hills West 4.5-2.5 to capture its fifth straight Suffolk County team title. The Thunderbirds were led by its outstanding singles play. Zain Ali and Kyle Alper, who played each other in the county individual championship last…
The Suffolk County team championship match is all set, as Half Hollow Hills West and Half Hollow Hills East will meet in the final on Thursday afternoon at Half Hollow Hills East High School. Top-seeded Hills East stayed undefeated on the season as it defeated Ward Melville 6-1 in the semifinal on Monday afternoon. Arnav…
Two familiar foes met in the Nassau County Boy's High School Tennis Finals on Monday afternoon at Garden City High School. The Cold Spring Harbor Seahawks and the Syosset Braves, who were both undefeated this season, met to decide who would be County champion and in the end, Cold Spring Harbor edged Syosset for the…
The Cold Spring Harbor doubles team of Conor Mullins & JP Paris were in familiar territory at the Nassau County Boy's Tennis Championship on Saturday morning at Oceanside High School. The two seniors, who won the finals last season, were squared up against the tough Syosset duo of Henry Tell & Dylan Granat. After winning…
South Side and Garden City have been atop the Conference II standings all season long, and so it was no surprise that the two teams would go head to head in the Conference II championship, leading to some incredible tennis. The Trojans spent the majority of the season in first place, but a late season…