Ward Melville, the defending Suffolk County champions, improved to 3-0 in Suffolk County’s League V on Thursday, downing Port Jefferson 5-2. The Patriots were led by Kira Kronenberg, who won 6-0, 6-1 over Nicolina Giannola at third singles to help clinch the victory. Massapequa got into the win column in the 2018 season with…
The rain continued to fall on Long Island on Wednesday, but there were still many high school matches that were able to be played as Nassau County opened up its 2018 season and Suffolk County entered its second week of competition. The South Side Cyclones began its season by edging Bellmore JFK 4-3. South…
2018 Team to Watch (Nassau County): Port Washington Last year, the Girls Tennis Team from Port Washington compiled one of the most dominant seasons in recent memory as it captured both the Nassau County and Long Island team championships. Now, the Vikings enter the 2018 season as the prohibitive favorites in Nassau County and…
More than one hundred tennis players entering their sophomore, junior or senior years of high school descended onto Sportime Randall’s Island to be a part of the third annual John McEnroe Tennis Academy (JMTA) College Recruiting Combine. The event gives prospects the opportunity to be in front of some of the country’s top college…
Syosset won its second straight Long Island Championship on Monday afternoon, downing Suffolk County Champion Commack 7-0 at Eisenhower Park in East Meadow, culminating another incredible season for the program. “We’re really excited,” said Syosset head coach Shai Fisher. “I’m super excited for this team. Just happy we were able to come out with…
When Patrick Maloney made the decision to play for Oyster Bay in his senior season, he did so with the goal of winning a Nassau County Championship and then a New York State Public High School Athletic Association (NYSPHSAA) Championship. He accomplished the former a couple of weeks ago at Eisenhower Park in East…
The New York State Public High School Athletic Association (NYSPHSAA) Championships got underway on Thursday at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in Flushing Meadows as the top singles players and doubles teams from across the state began their run towards a state championship. The first few rounds of the tournament were…
When the season began, first-year head coach Jimmy Delevante told his team that the goal this season was to win a Suffolk County title. “Our initial meeting started during tryouts, and I told the kids our goal was to win the county,” said Delevante. “They probably thought I was nuts but we had enough…
With the spring weather finally upon us, the playoffs in Suffolk County has also been heating up as we are down to eight teams remaining in the battle for a county title. The quarterfinals will be played on Thursday, with the semifinals set for Friday and the county championship on Saturday morning at William…
With one year left before he heads to Ann Arbor and play for the Michigan Wolverines, Oyster Bay’s Patrick Maloney wanted to play high school tennis in his senior season and compete for a county and state title. He completed the first half of that on Monday afternoon at Eisenhower Park in East Meadow…