Commack's Kimberly Liao and Ward Melville's Denise Lai will try to lead their teams to a deep run in the Suffolk County playoffs. The two-top seeds in the Suffolk County team tournament, Commack and Ward Melville, respectively, will get their playoff tournaments underway on Wednesday afternoon, with spots in the quarterfinals on the line. The…
Manhasset's Maddie Clinton helped lead the Indians past Roslyn in the Nassau County playoffs on Tuesday afternoon. The defending Nassau County champions, the Manhasset Indians, advanced back to the county semifinals on Tuesday afternoon, defeating Roslyn 5-2 in a quarterfinal showdown. Maddie Clinton notched a 6-1, 6-1 win over Rena Zerzakos at second singles, and…
Eastport-South Manor’s Jackie Bukzin captured the Suffolk County singles title on Monday afternoon, upending defending champion Kimberly Liao of Commack 6-2, 6-3 at Suffolk County Community College in Selden. The junior was playing in her fifth Suffolk County tournament and with an added variety to her game and a more mentally strong attitude, she would…
When the Nassau County Individual Singles draw came out, top-seeded Merri Kelly Hannity of Cold Spring Harbor and second-seeded Courtney Kowalsky of Oyster Bay were on opposite sides and never thought they would play against one another. “It was hard but it was fun at the same time,” Hannity said of playing Kowalsky. “We talked…
The Nassau County regular season concluded its regular season on Thursday afternoon, as the final matches took place and the seeds for next week’s county tournament were finalized. In Conference I, Great Neck North earned itself the fourth-seed, downing Roslyn 5-2 to finish at 9-5 on the season. The first doubles duo of Ashley Yu…
It was an all-Commack battle in the Suffolk County Division I Individual tournament final on Tuesday, as defending county champion Kimberly Liao squared off against fellow Cougar Emily Tannenbaum. “It’s weird,” Liao said of playing against one of your teammates. “Since we’re always supporting each other during matches, and we now we had to play…
The Blazers of Great Neck North defeated Manhasset 5-2 in a key Conference I showdown on Friday, improving its record to 8-5. Alyssa Ghassabian led the way for Great Neck North, coming back from a set down to beat Kyleigh Harmon 0-6, 6-4, 6-4 at third singles to anchor the Blazers’ victory. The Massapequa Chiefs…
In a showdown between two of the top three teams in Nassau County’s Conference I on Wednesday, the Quakers of Friends Academy beat Cold Spring Harbor 4-3 to move into a first-place tie with Manhasset. The deciding match would come at fourth doubles, as Parisa Vahid and Juliet D’Aversa knocked off Dani Morris and Alli…
The Massapequa Chiefs continued its unbeaten season on Thursday afternoon, defeating Valley Stream Central 5.5-1.5 in a match that had to finish early due to darkness. The final match on court was a competitive third singles contest between Massapequa’s Grace Ryan and Nazia Seelochan of Valley Stream Central, who split the first two sets 6-0,…
The Great Neck North Blazers improved to 6-4 on the season on Wednesday afternoon, knocking off Syosset 5-2 in a Nassau County Conference I showdown. Ashley Yu and Margaret Haykin led the way for Great Neck North, defeating Tal Bodner and Marissa Levine 6-3, 7-5 at first doubles to anchor the victory. In Conference III-B,…