The defending champions of Nassau County, the Syosset Braves, kicked off its 2016 campaign with a victory on Tuesday afternoon, sweeping Jericho 7-0 in Conference I play. The Braves lost a number of starters from last spring’s county champion team to graduation, and will be relying on a younger roster to repeat. That was evident…
The Thunderbirds of Half Hollow Hills East improved to 3-0 on the season on Thursday as it defeated Ward Melville 6-1 in a non-league contest. Hills East was led by Brian Rhee, who outlasted the Patriots’ Matt Roberts 7-6(4), 5-7, 6-0 to anchor the singles play. The Thunderbirds have now won 20 of the 21…
The defending Suffolk County champions Half Hollow Hills West improved to 3-0 on the young boys high school season, defeating Smithtown East 7-0 Tuesday afternoon. With the victory, Hills West has now won all 21 flights in its three matches this season. The Colts will look to make it four consecutive wins when it takes…
The Commack Cougars won its second straight match to begin its 2016 campaign on Wednesday afternoon, sweeping all seven flights against Miller Place in a non-conference matchup. The Cougars will travel to take on Hauppauge in its next contest. Half Hollow Hills East improved to 2-0 to begin its season as well on Wednesday. Brian…
Nassau County Boys High School preview Mullins leads Cold Spring Harbor’s County Championship hopes Cold Spring Harbor has been one of the most, if not the most, dominant program in Nassau County over the last decade, so dropping the County Championship to Syosset last year was unexpected. The Seahawks hope to return to the county…
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…