Westhampton Beach advanced to the Suffolk County quarterfinals on Thursday, downing Mercy 5-2 to book a matchup against second-seed Hills East on Friday. Marin VanderSchaaf notched a key win at third singles, beating Jamie Diensieski 6-1, 1-6, 7-5 to help lead the way for the Hurricanes. The first doubles tandem of Juliet Tomaro and…
Port Washington defeated Syosset 5-2 in a Nassau County semifinal matchup on Wednesday afternoon, extending its winning streak to 15 matches and advancing to its first county final since 2013. The Vikings were once again led by its 1-2 punch at the top of its lineup: Thea Rabman at first singles and Martine McGowan…
Eastport-South Manor senior Jackie Bukzin defended her Suffolk County singles championship on Tuesday, beating top-seeded eighth-grader Rose Hayes of Mercy 6-2, 6-3 on a sunny but chilly day afternoon at Shoreham-Wading River High School. “It was really just will power today,” said Bukzin. “It’s crazy that this is my last county championship. I’m really…
The Roslyn Bulldogs advanced to the Nassau County Championship on Tuesday, downing Great Neck North 4-2 in a tightly-contested semifinal between the second and third seeds. The third-seeded Roslyn, who had lost to Great Neck North in the two previous meetings this season, got the better of the Blazers on Tuesday. Sofia Remnek and…
Hewlett freshman Rachel Arbitman won the Nassau County Singles title, downing New Hyde Park’s Steffi Antao 6-0, 6-2 in Sunday’s final. Entering the tournament as the fourth-seed, the ninth-grader won her all matches in straight sets, including a 6-4, 6-2 victory over Great Neck North’s Amy Delman in the semifinals, on her way to…
The top three seeds in the Nassau County playoffs advanced to the semifinals on Monday afternoon, while the fourth semifinalist is still yet to be determined as Syosset and Cold Spring Harbor will resume their quarterfinal match on Tuesday. Top-seed Port Washington opened up its playoff campaign with a 5-2 win over Hewlett. The…
The Nassau County playoffs began on Thursday afternoon with the first round of action being played, and Roslyn and Syosset were two of the teams that pushed into the quarterfinals with victories. Third-seeded Roslyn defeated the Conference III-B champions Calhoun 7-0, sweeping all seven courts to book its spot in the final eight. The…
The Nassau County regular season came to a close on Tuesday afternoon, and it was once again Port Washington and Great Neck North who continued its winning ways, coming out on top in their respective season finales to clinch the top two seeds in the county playoffs. Port Washington won its 13th straight match by downing…
The Port Washington varsity tennis teams once again hosted a free tennis clinic for members of its community on Saturday afternoon at Paul D. Schreiber High School in Port Washington. “Whenever we have an opportunity to give back to the community, we always try to make a difference,” said Port Washington varsity girls head coach…
With the regular season in Suffolk County finished, Nassau County is wrapping up its season as the playoffs for both counties get underway next week. Teams in Nassau are still jockeying for playoff positioning while others are trying to work their way into the playoffs, leading to some key matchups on Friday afternoon. In Conference…