The 2018 New York Junior Tennis & Learning (NYJTL) Mayor’s Cup will take place from Friday, June 1 through Sunday, June 10 at the Cary Leeds Center for Tennis & Learning. The 30th anniversary of the Mayor’s Cup is the perfect opportunity for New York’s junior tennis players to showcase their on-court talents. There are…
Nadejda Maslova was crowned as the top player in New York City high school tennis last year as she defeated the top-seed Christina Huynh of Bronx Science 6-1, 6-4 in the Public School Athletic League (PSAL) Individual Singles Championship. Playing in the top singles spot for James Madison, Maslova enjoyed an excellent freshman season….
USTA Eastern hosted its 31st Annual College Showcase Day at the Saw Mill Club in Mount Kisco, N.Y., which drew more than 70 of the top high school tennis players in the Northeast to come to connect with 50 college tennis coaches from Division I, II and III collegiate programs. The Showcase provides these…
For the second straight year, Lab Museum captured the PSAL “B” Division title, defeating Maspeth 3-2 on the courts of Cunningham Indoor Tennis Center. As had been the case all season long, the Gators were led by Arielle Klein at first singles. The senior defeated Angelina Perez of Maspeth 6-1, 6-1 to give Lab…
The Brooklyn Tech Engineers remained undefeated on the 2017 season and powered its way into the PSAL “A” Division finals on Tuesday afternoon, beating Francis Lewis 5-0 in a semifinal showdown. Top-seed Brooklyn Tech put together a sweep of all five courts to oust the fourth-seed Patriots of Francis Lewis. Chelsea Williams defeated Kelly…
Beacon, the defending PSAL “A” Division Champions, moved into the semifinals of this year’s playoffs on Friday afternoon, downing Stuyvesant 5-0. Beacon was led by the Bergmann sisters at the top of its lineup. Kyra Bergmann notched a 8-5 victory over Celina Liu at first singles, while Lorraine Bergmann downed Marie Mich Ivantechenko 8-2…
McKee/Staten Island Tech advanced to the PSAL “A” Division quarterfinals on Thursday afternoon, defeating Cardozo 4-1 thanks to its singles play. SI Tech got wins from all three of its singles players, led by Miriam Aziz’s 10-6 victory over Emily Moczulski in the first singles spot. Danielle Kezeli defeated Kristine Ngo 10-3 at second…
The playoffs in New York City are underway with action being played in the first few rounds of both the “A” and “B” Division playoffs. Susan Wagner and Cardozo were two of the winners who advanced to the “A” Division quarterfinals on Tuesday afternoon. Cardozo took on Port Richmond and swept all five courts…
Alleyah Ally of Francis Lewis won the PSAL Invitational Tournament for the second consecutive year this past weekend, coming back to beat Talia Kahan of Stuyvesant 6-4 in the finals. Ally fell behind 0-3 in the final before rallying to win six of the next seven games to clinch the championship and defend her title….
Beacon, the defending New York City champions, improved to 8-0 on the season on Friday afternoon, beating Hunter 5-0 for its sixth shutout victory of the season. The Bergmann duo, Kyra and Lorraine, won their matches at first and second singles, respectively, by the scores of 8-0 to lead the way for Beacon. Sofia Shen…