The High School Coaches Workshop returned to Bethpage Park Tennis Center as Steve Kaplan and his team provided instruction and advice to high school tennis coaches from across Long Island. This event is a collaborative effort between Serve & Return, the charitable arm of Bethpage Park Tennis Center, and Grow Tennis New York, the charitable…
The Bayport-Blue Point Phantoms captured its first ever New York State Public High School Athletic Association (NYSPHSAA) Division 2 Girls Tennis Championship with a 4-1 victory over Edgemont at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center. “We knew it wasn’t going to be given to us, and that we had to go take it,”…
For the fourth time in the last five years, the Syosset Braves found itself in the finals of the New York State Public High School Athletic Association (NYSPHSAA) Girls Tennis’ Championship. But unlike those three previous attempts, Syosset would not be denied this time around. The Braves defeated Horace Greeley 5-2 in a rematch of…
In a match that was played over the course of two days due to rain, Bayport-Blue Point defeated Cold Spring Harbor 4-1 to win the Long Island Small School (Division 2) Championship, and propel the Phantoms to the New York State Public High School Athletic Association (NYSPHSAA) Team Championships for the second straight season. The…
The Syosset Braves are headed back to the New York State Public High School Athletic Association (NYSPHSAA) Team Championships after winning its third straight Long Island Large School (Division 1) Title with a 6-1 victory over Hills East. On a windy Saturday morning on the courts of Cold Spring Harbor High School, Syosset moved one…
Absence oftentimes makes the heart grow fonder. Lily Castka began playing tennis when she was six years old, inspired by her older cousin Abby, who Lily has looked up to as she has grown up . She then joined group programs at Eastern Athletic Club in Blue Point, and her tennis journey began. When she…
Michelle and Daniella Rosenblit never panicked. Despite dropping the first set in the New York State Public High School Athletic Association (NYSPHSAA) Doubles Championship, the sisters from Horace Greeley remained confident. “We just wanted to focus on one game at a time, and start the second set strong,” said Michelle. “We needed to get out…
Jolie Chichak came out firing in the singles championship of the New York State Public High School Athletic Association (NYSPHSAA) Individual Championships on Wednesday morning. The freshman from Shenendehowa High School won the first four games of the opening set to build a commanding 4-0 lead over Great Neck South’s eighth-grader Gabrielle Villegas, only to…
For the third straight time, the title of Suffolk County Large School Champions belongs to the girls from Hills East. The Red Hawks completed the three-peat with a 4-3 victory over Westhampton Beach on the courts of Shoreham-Wading River High School. “We have a lot of pride in our program so to be able to…
With six courts finished and the Suffolk County Small School Championship still hanging in the balance, Bayport-Blue Point remained confident. The one match left to determine the title was first singles, and the Phantoms had its top player and the Suffolk County singles champion Lily Castka. That confidence never wavered, even when Castka found herself…
