Francis Lewis edged Townsend Harris 3-2 in a key New York City League A1 showdown on Monday afternoon, improving to 4-0 on the season. The Patriots were led by its singles play, as they won all three singles flights including an 11-9 win by Kelly Chen over Rachel Zhang at first singles. Below are…
Defending New York City champions Brooklyn Tech won in its first match of the season on Thursday afternoon, defeating Leon Goldstein 4-1. The Engineers were led by its singles play on Thursday, receiving wins from Alina Abramoff, Maryna Bohdanovska and Audrey Simon at first, second and third singles, respectively. Naysa Joseph Gabriel and Oralie…
The annual USTA Eastern College Showcase Day returns this year, and is slated for Sunday, November 4 at the Saw Mill Club in Mt. Kisco, N.Y. The 32nd installment of the event will once again provide high school sophomores, juniors and seniors the opportunity to meet experts and learn more about the collegiate process,…
Check out the results from New York City on Monday, via PSAL: ►Bard 5, Benjamin Banneker 0 ►Beacon 5, Stuyvesant 0 ►Hunter 4, High School American Studies 0 ►Christopher Columbus 3, Adlai Stevenson 2 ►Eleanor Roosevelt 4, Bronx Science 0 ►Fort Hamilton 5, High School Art & Technology 0 ►John Dewey 4, Franklin D….
When he was five years old, Nicholas Steiglehner picked up a racket for the first time, hitting around a few nerf balls before advancing to regular tennis balls. “My dad introduced me to tennis. He taught me the basics at a young age and still helps coach me today,” said Steiglehner. “He’s a great…
Results from the weekend action of high school tennis in New York City, via PSAL: ►Lab Museum 5, Philip Randolph 0 ►Louis Brandeis 5, Seward Park 0 ►Hunter 4, Stuyvesant 0 ►Beacon 5, Eleanor Roosevelt 0 ►Bronx Science 5, High School American Studies 0 ►The Scholars Academy 4, Martin Van Buren 1 ►Maspeth 5,…
Tottenville edged New Dorp 3-2 in a PSAL League A4 matchup on Thursday afternoon. New Dorp would have success in singles, as Maxeen Schvarser and Nicole Korsunskiy won at first and second singles, respectively. But Nicole Kitchens won at third singles for Tottenville, and the Pirates would pick up victories in both the first…
Beacon improved to 2-0 on the young season, defeating Hunter 4-1 on Wednesday afternoon. The victory was led by the three singles players for Beacon who all won their respective matches. Sofia Iantosca beat Maria Tollock 8-0 at first singles to lead the way. Below are the rest of the scores from across New…
Team to Watch: Brooklyn Tech Last season, the girls from the Brooklyn Tech Engineers upended Beacon 3-2 in the PSAL “A” Division Championship to claim the New York City title. It was a long time coming for the Engineers, who saw their seeding in the playoffs gradually improve year-by-year recently, culminating in a top…
When Shawn Jackson began his final season as a high school tennis player earlier this spring, the Susan E. Wagner High School senior wanted to finish his decorated career by claiming one of the titles that had eluded him up to that point. “In my junior year, I fell short and came in second…