Horace Greeley Upends Syosset To Win Its First New York State Tennis Title
The Quakers of Horace Greeley defeated Syosset to win the New York State Division I (Large School) Championship, winning five of the seven courts at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center to bring home the program’s first state title.
Daniella Rosenblit got her team started with a 6-0, 6-0 victory at third singles, while Meadow Zhang & Scarlett Mcfadzen posted a 6-3, 6-1 win at first doubles.
At second doubles, Isla Gibb & Sadie Mcfadzen were 6-3, 6-4 winners and from there the Quakers needed just one win to clinch the state title.
“I was trying to focus in as much as I could. I knew if my eyes started to wander, then I would have lost focus,” said Alison Tsai, who was playing second singles for Horace Greeley. “I wasn’t aware that we had already won three matches, but it feels great knowing I was the match to clinch it.”
Tsai, the senior captain, would seal her team’s title 6-3, 7-5 win at second singles.
“It feels like a full circle moment,” Tsai reflected. “I have been on this team for four years, and the last three we never even won Sectionals let alone made it here. So it feels good to be able to win this knowing it’s my last year. I just wanted to give it my all in my last high school match. From the moment I stepped on the court, I wanted to play my game and play to win. I couldn’t ask for anything more to close out my career this way.”
To round out the scoring for Horace Greeley, Lia Yedid & Sophia Wang won 7-6(2), 6-1 at third doubles.
For Syosset, the fourth doubles tandem of Kayla Lo & Manasi Pradhan won 6-3, 6-4, while Stephanie Marcheret held on to win 6-4, 6-7(4) [10-4] at first singles.
