While all of us on Long Island await the warmer weather to arrive, the Boys High School Tennis season got started yesterday in Nassau County amid some cold conditions. In Conference I-A, a match between Plainview JFK and Great Neck South came right down to the wire. After Plainview won all three singles matches, Great Neck South took the…
The Hampton Bays Baymen Boys Varsity Tennis team managed to overcome many obstacles in winning their first match of the season on Wednesday. Playing without one of their top players against a tough Eastport/South Manor Sharks team was difficult enough, but adding in the frigid temperatures made it that much more difficult. New Baymen Coach…
The 2014 Suffolk County Boys High School Tennis season is underway, and on Tuesday, it was the Center Moriches Red Devils varsity boys tennis team who won its season opener by defeating Riverhead Blue Waves 5-2. The Red Devils prevailed over the Blue Waves in cold and windy conditions as the spring weather continues to elude the…
High School tennis coaches from both Nassau and Suffolk Counties came out on March 23 for the Annual Coach's Clinic at Bethpage Park Tennis Center. Bethpage Park Tennis Directors Steve Kaplan and Keith Kambourian offered several tips for the coaches in attendance, with an emphasis on serving techniques and helping players improve consistency in their…
Long Island has seen some phenomenal high level juniors enjoying success on court, but what happens to them after high school? It can’t be all rackets and tournaments for them, can it? Do they go on and play tennis in college? Where do they work after college? These were just a few questions going through…
The 2014 Boys High School Season is set to begin practices on Monday, March 10. Defending Suffolk County Champion and Long Island Champion Half Hollow Hills East returns with first singles player Zain Ali and a strong team that will look to repeat as Suffolk County Champions again this season. Unfortunately, they will not have…
This year, 18 girls (six singles and 12 doubles) from Nassau and Suffolk County represented Long Island at the 2013 NYSPHSAA High School Tennis Championships, held at Tri City Tennis in Latham, N.Y. Long Island has done extremely well at States the past few years, as for the past two years, Long Island's top girls high school players…
The Suffolk County Finals was a battle of two undefeated teams, as top seeded Half Hollow Hills East went up against second seeded Floyd. With both teams coming in without a loss, there was a lot on the line as one team would have their undefeated season come to end while the other would be…
For two days, the top girls high school players battled for the Suffolk County Championship in both singles and doubles, but in the end, it was the top seeds who fought on through to win their respective championships. In singles, the top seed was Senior Aimee Manfredo from Shoreham Wading River, a finalist a year…
The 2013 Nassau County Girls High School Tennis Individual Championships consisted of top-notch competitive tennis and saw finalists Taylor Cosme of Herricks and Nicole Koskovolis of Manhasset do battle for the 2013 Nassau County Singles Championship. The unpleasantly cold fall day did not stop the number one seeded Koskovolis (senior) and number two seed Cosme…