Bethpage Park Tennis Center in Farmingdale, N.Y. held its ninth annual High School Coaches Workshop on Sunday, bringing together high school coaches and even some players from Long Island for an afternoon of drills, hitting sessions and tutorials. The clinic included some of the top players from the Bethpage Park facility as well as local…
USTA Eastern will be holding its annual College Showcase Day on Sunday, November 8, as a number of coaches from all across the country will flood to the Saw Mill Club in Mount Kisco, New York to see potential recruits for their tennis programs. The event will include visits with over 60 college coaches, tennis…
For the second year in a row, Long Island reigned supreme up at the New York State Championships in Latham, N.Y. this past weekend, as both singles and doubles champions hailed from Long Island. In doubles, the Oyster Bay duo of Courtney Kowalsky and Celeste Matute repeated as state champions, running through the tournament without…
The Half Hollow Hills East Thunderbirds entered the 2015 Girls High School Playoffs as the fourth seed in Suffolk County, but played its best tennis when it mattered most, and ran the table in the playoffs, defeating second seed and undefeated Commack 5-2 in the County Final. It was singles play that led the way…
As the defending Nassau County Girls High School Tennis champions, the Manhasset Indians played each and every match of the 2015 season with a target on its back. And each and every time, Manhasset’s girls came through, culminating in a 5-2 victory over Cold Spring Harbor on to complete the undefeated season and win its second…
The Commack Cougars continued its undefeated season on Thursday afternoon, downing East Hampton/Bridgehampton/Pierson 5-2 to reach the Suffolk County Girls High School Tennis Finals. In what was a highly-competitive match, it was singles play that led the way for the Cougars, winning all four singles courts behind the comeback victory of Emma Matz at third…
Heading into Wednesday’s Nassau County Girl’s High School Tennis semifinal, both Cold Spring Harbor head coach Melissa McLees and Syosset head coach Shai Fisher knew this one would be close. And it was, with the Seahawks of Cold Spring Harbor sneaking out a 4-3 win at Syosset High School on a warm and sunny Wednesday…
The William Floyd Colonials and Commack Cougars both continued their undefeated seasons on Tuesday afternoon as each squad notched victories to reach the Suffolk County quarterfinals. Floyd, the top-seed, ousted 17th seed Westhampton 7-0. The Colonials were led by Emily Fernandez, who beat Emma Bender 6-2, 6-0 at first singles to anchor the win for…
Conference I rivals Syosset and Roslyn battled yesterday in the Nassau County quarterfinals. The two squads split two close matchups during the regular season, but it would be Syosset who won the rubber match, pulling out the 6-1 win. First off the court was Syosset's first doubles team of Marissa Levine & Kate Majoy. With…
Commack’s Kimberly Liao showed once again on Monday afternoon why she has been such a good player all season long. Just an eighth grader, Liao captured the 2015 Suffolk County Girl’s Individual Singles Title on a cold and windy afternoon at William Floyd High School in Mastic Beach, downing big-hitting Stephanie Chikvashvili of Half Hollow…