Brooklyn Tech moved to 6-0 on the season on Tuesday, beating James Madison 4-1 in a PSAL League A2 matchup. James Madison would take the first singles point, as Nadejda Maslova played a great match to beat Nicole Semenov of Brooklyn Tech 10-5. But Brooklyn Tech would win the other four flights, including a 10-1…
The New York City girls fall season will come to a close next week, as teams throughout the five boroughs are still competing for spots in the playoffs. Below is a list of the completed match results from Monday, via PSAL: ►John Dewey 3, Franklin D. Roosevelt 2 ►Townsend Harris 3, Cardozo 2 ►Bayside 5, Forest…
In a rematch of last year’s PSAL New York City championship, Beacon once again defeated Bronx Science, downing the Wolverines 4-1 in a season-opening match between two of the city’s top programs on Monday. At the top of the Beacon singles lineup were sisters Kyra Bergmann and Lorraine Bergmann. Kyra was defeated by Christina Huynh…
In a battle between two of the better programs in Queens, Francis Lewis edged Townsend Harris 3-2 on Monday afternoon. Alleyah Ally notched a 10-1 win over India Lott at second singles to give the Patriots of Francis Lewis one of its victories, and Rachel Chin won 10-6 against Jessica Wang at third singles. To…
Player to Watch: Kyra Bergmann, Beacon (Credit all photos to Damion Reid/PSAL.org) Beacon will be out this season to defend its city title from a year ago, and continue a run that has seen it become a fixture in the PSAL finals. One of the players who was key to the team’s success last…
The Beacon girls’ varsity tennis team captured the PSAL “A” Division New York City title, defeating the defending champion Wolverines of Bronx Science 5-0 to reclaim the city title. The Blue Demons of Beacon entered the final having lost the two regular season matchups with the Wolverines, both tough 3-2 defeats, and the only…
The Judges of Benjamin Cardozo moved into the New York City PSAL semifinals on Tuesday afternoon, edging out fourth-seed Brooklyn Tech 3-2. Brooklyn Tech headed into this matchup without a loss all season long, and once again were led by its first and second singles players, Chelsea Williams and Nicole Semenov, respectively. Williams defeated Cardozo’s…
The PSAL New York City playoffs got underway on Tuesday afternoon with the opening round of matches. Below are the scores from Tuesday, as well as the updated brackets for both the “A” and “B” divisions. ►Seward Park 5, EBC/Bushwick Leaders 0 ►HS Environmental Studies 5, Walton Campus 0 ►Lehman 3, Robert F. Kennedy 2…
The PSAL Singles and Doubles qualifying tournaments get underway this weekend, with the main draw of the New York City individual tournament to take place beginning next weekend. The schedule is as follows: Girls Singles & Doubles Qualifying Tournament –7:45 a.m. Saturday, October 15 at Cunningham Tennis Center, Queens Girls Singles and Doubles 1st Round (#9-#16) – 8:00…
Alleyah Ally, playing first singles for Francis Lewis, took top honors at the Girls Invitational Tournament this past weekend. Ally kept her head in the game each match and simply outplayed her opponents with well-placed shots and lots of consistency. Ally beat Coney Banks, first singles from Frank Sinatra, in the finals in a hard…