A year ago, the Commack Cougars saw its undefeated season come to an end in a heartbreaking loss to Half Hollow Hills East in the Suffolk County championship. “That bus ride home from the final last year was very long and very quiet,” said Commack head coach Jackie Clark. “We felt like we could have…
The Suffolk County semifinals are all set, as the top four seeds all advanced to the final four with quarterfinal victories on Thursday afternoon. Top-seeded Commack got past Sayville 5-2, setting up a matchup with the fourth-seed Floyd. Emily Fernandez led the way for Floyd, knocking off Maddie Germano 4-6, 6-1, 6-1 at first singles…
Great Neck North upset Cold Spring Harbor 4-3 in a Nassau semifinal on Thursday, advancing the Blazers into the county championship next week. The Blazers were led by Alyssa Ghassabian, who defeated Brook Martin 6-3, 6-2 at third singles to clinch the Great Neck North victory. Great Neck North will meet the winner of third-seed…
The Islip Buccaneers are one of the younger teams in Suffolk County this year with no seniors on the roster. While many teams comprised of mainly underclassmen would look at this season as a way to gain experience and build for future seasons, the Islip girls are ready to win now. Led by first singles player…
The Blazers of Great Neck North reached the Nassau County semifinals on Wednesday afternoon, beating Syosset 4-1 in a quarterfinal showdown. Great Neck North was led by the third doubles team of Brook Damaghi and Julia Kosinski, who defeated Caroline Lee and Alex Ho 6-2, 0-6, 6-2 to clinch the victory, and send the Blazers…
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…