The Suffolk County Division I Championships wrapped up on Monday at Smithtown East High School. In singles, Smithtown East’s Anya Konopka defeated Andriana Zaphiris of Hauppauge 6-2, 6-1 to win the title. The doubles title was won by Emily & Kady Tannenbaum of Commack. The sisters defeated Molly Malaby & Rachel Neuman of Hills…
Dasha Perfiliev & Ellie Ross had to wait week to find out who it would play in the Nassau County Doubles Final. The sophomore duo from Port Washington won their semifinal against Roslyn’s Anika Tolat & Ava Veneziano last Sunday, but rain suspended play for a week. Upon resumption, Perfiliev & Ross had to…
Heading into her freshman year at Hewlett High School, Rachel Arbitman made the decision to play high school tennis. Four years later, she concludes her high school career as the most decorated player in Nassau County history after winning her third county singles title (and fourth overall) on Saturday at Eisenhower Park. “As I…
Port Washington moved one step closer to defending its county title as the Vikings defeated Roslyn 6-1 in the Nassau County Semifinals on Wednesday afternoon. “I am beyond proud of our girls for making it to the county championship,” said Port Washington head coach Shane Helfner. “This season has provided so many challenges and…
The Syosset Braves moved into the 2021 Nassau County Girls’ Tennis Championship with a 5-2 victory over the Hewlett Bulldogs on Tuesday. Rachel Arbitman and Nyla Gershfeld gave Hewlett its two points with victories at first and second singles, respectively, and after Syosset received wins from the second doubles tandem of Sara Gao &…
The 2021 Girls’ High School Tennis season on Long Island was a unique one, and presented more challenges to coaches and players than in previous years. One coach who rose above these challenges was Michael Hovanec of West Hempstead, the Long Island Tennis Magazine Nassau County Coach of the Year. “Mike’s dedication and commitment…
The top singles and doubles players from Nassau County gathered at Eisenhower Park this weekend for the Girls’ Individual Championships. After playing the opening rounds on Saturday, the semifinals and finals were slated for Sunday morning. The matches began and three of the four semifinals were completed with the fourth still in the middle of…
Oyster Bay 5, Farmingdale 2 Karina Khaledi won 6-3, 6-1 at third singles as Oyster Bay advanced to the second-round of the county playoffs. Alex Ho (pictured) and Zia Mukherjee won at first doubles to lead Syosset into the county quarterfinals. Syosset 7, Locust Valley 0 Abby Glenn & Elsie Ho were 6-0,…
The Nassau County playoffs continued on Wednesday as the quarterfinals are almost completely set, and the Suffolk County regular season continued on. See more results below. To submit a team score to be included in the daily high school recap, please share the Coaches Submission Form with your coach. Click Here to access the…
The USTA Long Island Region has announced it will host the 2020-21 Long Island USTA High School Tennis Individual Championships, a one-time event that will feature the four top-placing singles and doubles teams from Nassau and Suffolk County. The Championships, which will be an official USTA Eastern sanctioned L6 Girls 18U Invitational Tournament, is…