Universal Tennis and the New York State Public High School Athletic Association (NYSPHSAA) have announced a multi-year partnership aimed at upgrading tennis for more than 20,000 high school players and coaches in New York State. “This partnership is an important step for us to continue the growth of tennis in our state,” said Dr….
Four of the top high school tennis teams from the New York-metropolitan area gathered to compete in the 2021 San Marco Invitational. The annual event returned for the eighth time in nine years after having to cancel the event in 2020 due to the pandemic. This year’s competition featured Beacon, Half Hollow Hills East,…
Below are scores from across New York City on Monday, via PSAL. High School for American Studies 4, Frederick Douglass Academy 1 Sean Kim won 10-4 at second singles to lead the HS for American Studies to the victory. Bronx Science 3, Dewitt Clinton 0 Peter Balls won his match at first singles to…
Helping young athletes attend the colleges of their choice, on full tennis scholarships whenever possible, is a primary goal of SPORTIME and of the John McEnroe Tennis Academy (JMTA). With dozens of JMTA students currently competing at top colleges across the country, the Academy announced the 2020 John McEnroe Tennis Academy College Recruiting Combine,…
For the 12th straight season, New York City high school tennis belongs to Beacon. The Blue Demons captured a remarkable 12th straight New York City Public School Athletic League (PSAL) “A” Division championship, defeating long-time rival and common foe, Bronx Science, 3-2 in the title match. Marcos Lee put Beacon ahead early with a…
Scarsdale’s Nikolay Sahakyan and Jason Shuler won the New York State Public High School Athletic Association (NYSPHSAA) doubles title on Saturday, defeating the defending champions from Mamaroneck, Charlie Levinson and Connor Aylett, 6-3, 6-7, 6-4. Sahakyan and Shuler had several match points in the second set tiebreaker before Levinson and Aylett rallied to win…
A year ago, Ryan Fishback came up short in the New York State Public High School Athletic Association (NYSPHSAA) Singles final, falling to Oyster Bay’s Patrick Maloney in straight sets. The Geneva junior would not be denied this year, however, as he defeated Syosset’s Kabir Rajpal 6-0, 3-6, 6-2 to win the title on…
The Public School Athletic League (PSAL) New York City “A” Division final will take place on Tuesday, May 28 at Lehman College as familiar foes Beacon and Bronx Science will meet for the city title. On Wednesday, both teams won their respective semifinal matchups as Beacon defeated Staten Island Tech 5-0, and Bronx Science…
Townsend Harris edged High School of American Studies 3-2 to reach the PSAL “A” Division quarterfinals on Monday afternoon. Justin Chen defeated Jacob Gottesfeld 10-6 at second singles, while Joshua Ashvil notched a 10-2 victory over Alexander Fraser at third singles. Townsend Harris’ second doubles team, Abhinav Garg and Philip Ha, helped clinch the…
The playoffs in New York City continued on Thursday afternoon with a number of teams moving on in either the “A” or “B” Division brackets. Below are results from Thursday’s action. Click Here to see the full results and brackets. ►Bard 4, FDR 1 ►Stuyvesant 5, Eleanor Roosevelt 0 ►Dewitt Clinton 5, HS Environmental…