The 2013 Nassau County Girls Tennis Championships came to a close on Sunday afternoon as the third-seeded doubles team of Ally Linder & Liz Kallenberg of Port Washington defeated the top seeds from Syosset, Rhea Malhotra & Katie Cirella in the doubles final. The match was tighter than the score indicated, but Linder & Kallenberg…
The 2013 Nassau County High School Girls Team Championship was decided on Friday with Port Washington and Manhasset going head to head at Wheatley High School. In a hard-fought battle by both teams, Port Washington took home the Nassau Championship by securing a 4-3 victory. It secured Port Washington their first Nassau Championship since 2008….
The 2013 Long Island Girls High School season is winding down and playoff time is here, as the playoffs continued in Nassau County, got underway in Suffolk County and concluded in the Catholic league. Our Lady of Mercy Academy took home the CHSAA Championship with a 5-2 win over St Anthony’s. This was the fifth…
The Girls High School playoffs got underway yesterday in Nassau County. In Conference 1, Manhasset and Port Washington both won their semifinal matches, setting up a final between the top two seeds. Manhasset knocked off defending Long Island Champion Syosset 6-1 and Port Washington defeated Roslyn 5-2. The Conference I Final will be this Friday…
The Wheatley girl’s tennis team defeated Oceanside 4-2 on Tuesday in what was the final matchup in Conference B-II play before the playoffs begin. The seventh and final doubles match of the day was called a draw due to darkness. In the first singles match, Ashley Lessin of Wheatley defeated Mara Stewart of Oceanside in…
Sabrina Ferretti of Ward Melville and Aimee Manfredo of Shoreham Wading River won the Conference III and the Conference IV individual singles titles yesterday. Ferretti defeated second-seeded Victoria Makulik of Patchogue-Medford in three tough sets 6-4, 5-7, 6-2 to claim the Conference III title, while Manfredo had an easier time winning the Conference IV championship…
The number one seed will face the number three seed in today’s Suffolk County Division 1 Individual Girls Tennis Championship. Having two top players square off for the title would normally not be a unique situation, but in this case the top players are sisters. Top-seeded Ester Chikvashvilli and third-seeded Stephanie Chikvashvilli, both of Half…
The United States Tennis Association has announced the 2013 No-Cut Coach All-Star Team, recognizing 12 exceptional middle and high school coaches who implement a “no-cut” policy which welcomes all interested students to be a part of their school’s tennis team. Among the honorees is Coach Joe Arias of Center Moriches High School in Center Moriches, N.Y….
In 2012, for the fourth consecutive year, Nassau County Champion Syosset High School Girls Tennis team defeated Suffolk County Champion Half Hollow Hills East to win the Long Island Championship. This was the fifth straight Long Island title for Syosset and they are one of the favorites again this year. Syosset will return with a…
The long awaited match-up between Nassau County Champion Cold Spring Harbor and Suffolk County Champion Half Hollow Hills East did not disappoint yesterday as the teams finally took the court yesterday at Cold Spring Harbor High School. Those who attended yesterday’s Long Island High School Championship were treated to high level tennis played with intensity…