High School Boys Tennis

The long awaited match-up between Nassau County Champion Cold Spring Harbor and Suffolk County Champion Half Hollow Hills East did not disappoint yesterday as the teams finally took the court yesterday at Cold Spring Harbor High School. Those who attended yesterday’s Long Island High School Championship were treated to high level tennis played with intensity…

Coach Daniel Burgess Jr. and his Wantagh High School Boys’ Varsity tennis team were honored at the school’s awards dinner for their achievements during the 2013 season. Coming from a losing season in 2012, the Wantagh boys, under the direction of Coach Burgess, in his rookie season leading a high school team, were Nassau County…

After three days of playing under the blazing sun at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center the 2013 NYSPHSAA Boys Tennis Championships came to a close on Saturday. In a battle of Westchester’s top seeds Shawn Hadavi of Dobbs Ferry won the Singles State Champinship defeating Taiyo Hamanaka of Eastchester in a close…

It was a very hot day at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center where the 2013 New York State Boys High School Championships got underway yesterday. The extreme heat hit 96 degrees on-court at 3:00 p.m. and the matches were delayed until the temperatures dropped. The delay worked in favor of one Long Island…

The 2013 Long Island Boys High School Tennis Championship match between Nassau County Champion Cold Spring Harbor and Suffolk Champion Half Hollow Hills East scheduled for May 28th has been postponed. Hills East submitted a lineup that was rejected by Section XIII. If the lineup issue gets resolved, the match will be played next week. If…

The Half Hollow Hills East High School Boys Tennis team remained undefeated in the 2013 season, knocking off rival Half Hollow Hills West 5-2 to capture their fourth consecutive Suffolk County Tennis Championship. These were the top seeds from Suffolk County, but Hills East came in as the clear favorites and Hills West was unable…

The six-peat is complete! Last Thursday afternoon at Garden City High School, the Cold Spring Harbor’s (CSH) boys tennis team won an astounding sixth consecutive Nassau County Championship, defeating Syosset. They ended the season 14-0 and now await the winner of the Suffolk County Championship. CSH will square off with the Suffolk champs in the Long Island…

Looking for his first Nassau County Championship, top-seeded Vihar Shah of Herricks High School was up 6-2, 4-1 against Cold Spring Harbor’s Conor Dauer, the second seed, at the 2013 Nassau County boy’s tennis finals at Oceanside High School on Saturday when his nerves took over. Dauer was able to break Shah to get within…

The score was tied at three matches a piece between Conference B-III playoff semifinalists Wantagh High School and Glen Cove High School on Wednesday afternoon at Wantagh High School. It was all up to the third singles match between Wantagh’s Jeff Starr and Glen Cove’s Jerry Ho to decide the winner. The two boys engaged…

The Suffolk County Individual Championships were held Tuesday at Smithtown East High School, and the day belonged to Half Hollow Hills East, as a record seven of their players qualified for the State Championships. Leading the way for Hills East were Singles Champion Zain Ali and Doubles Champions Kyle Alper & Jeff Cherkin. In singles play,…