In just a short while, the cold weather will subside and the snow on the ground will all melt away, ushering in the spring here on Long Island. With that comes a return to the outdoor tennis courts, and a new season of boys’ high school tennis. This year should be even more exciting…
Helping young athletes attend the colleges of their choice, on full tennis scholarships when possible, is a foundational goal of SPORTIME and of JMTA. With dozens of JMTA students currently competing at top colleges across the country, today the Academy announced the Sixth Annual, 2022, John McEnroe Tennis Academy College Recruiting Combine, scheduled for…
This fall, the St. Francis Prep girls’ tennis team captured the Catholic High School Athletic Association (CHSAA) team championship. The Terriers put together a dominant season which saw the team go undefeated and claim not only the Long Island Catholic title, but the State Catholic title as well. To go undefeated, a team has…
One thing that makes a coach’s job easier, in any sport, is having the team’s best player be its hardest worker, and setting the example for the rest of their team. That’s the case for the St. Anthony’s girls tennis team and its star player Nicolina Giannola. The junior is in her second year…
The first-ever New York State Team Tennis Championships were held at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center, and the inaugural event did not disappoint. Eight of the best teams, four Large Schools and four Small Schools, in the state gathered in Queens on Friday to compete for the title of state champions….
It has been nearly a decade, but the Syosset Braves are once again Long Island Champions. The girls from Syosset captured their first Island title since 2012 after defeating Half Hollow Hills East 7-0 in the Long Island Large School Championship at Eisenhower Park on Wednesday afternoon. “I’m extremely proud of them for how…
The best high school tennis players from New York gathered at Sportime Schenectady last weekend to compete in the New York State Public High School Athletic Association (NYSPHSAA) Individual Championships. There were 11 different Sections of the state represented, but it was the two from Long Island, Nassau County (Section VIII) and Suffolk County…
For the first time in six years, Half Hollow Hills East is the Suffolk County Girls’ Champions. The Thunderbirds defeated the Hurricanes of Westhampton Beach 4-3 on Tuesday afternoon at Hills East High School, edging the West Bracket champions in a thrilling county final that came down to one court. Click Here to see…
Competing in Nassau’s Conference I, and with some of its top players missing time early on, Friends Academy got off to a slow start this season. But throughout the fall, the team continued to get better with each match it played, and on Monday afternoon at Eisenhower Park, the Quakers captured the Long Island…
The Harborfields Tornadoes moved within one victory of the Suffolk County Large School Team Championship as it defeated Sayville 5-2 on Monday afternoon. The win improves Harborfields to 15-1 on the season. Click Here to see more photos from Harborfields vs. Sayville “I’m so proud of the positivity of this team, and the spirit…