The Stuyvesant Hitmen moved to 4-1 on the season, knocking off the High School of American Studies 5-0 on Wednesday afternoon. Nicholas Pustilnik notched a 10-6 win over Lucas Suhl at first singles and Derek Lung won 10-3 over Jeremy Shemesh at second singles to lead the way for Stuyvesant. Michael Kaydin chipped in a…
In a battle of two of New York City’s top teams on Wednesday, it was Beacon, the nine-time defending PSAL champions, who came out on top as the Blue Demons defeated Stuyvesant 5-0 to improve to 3-0 on the season. With Ethan Leon out, Marcos Lee stepped into the first singles role for Beacon and…
The Benjamin Cardozo Judges improved to 3-0 on the spring season, handing Townsend Harris its first defeat with a 4-1 victory on Monday. Cardozo was led by its singles play as it notched wins in all three singles flights, anchored by Kay Yuminga’s 10-4 win over Maxin Prohorov in the top spot. Maxwell Kachkarov defeated…
The Engineers of Brooklyn Tech won its season opener on Thursday, shutting out Midwood for a 5-0 victory to begin its spring campaign. Last year’s runner-ups in the New York City championship match got big performances from its doubles tandems on Thursday. Alex Huynh and Jaysen Altman won 8-0 over Bryan Roytman and Matthew Tom…
Townsend Harris won its season opening match on Wednesday afternoon, sweeping all give flights to notch a 5-0 win over its Queens foe Francis Lewis. The Hawks were led by Maxim Prohorov, who began his senior campaign with a 10-5 win over Jeremy Breland in the first singles spot. Aleksa Pljakic edged Waley Chen 10-8…
Player to Watch: Ethan Leon, Beacon The Beacon Blue Demons captured their ninth consecutive PSAL “A” Division Championship last spring, downing Brooklyn Tech 4-1, continuing the school’s tradition of being the best team in New York City. Beacon looks primed to be the favorite once again this spring, and that is despite losing…
The PSAL announced its spring schedule for the upcoming boys’ tennis season, which begins on Wednesday, February 1 with the Coaches’ Clinic at the PSAL Office in Long Island City. The second coaches’ clinic will be held on Wednesday, February 8, and coaches are required to attend one of these clinics. Adam Schersten of First…
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…
For the first time in history, the Public School Athletic League (PSAL) had representatives compete in the New York State Federation Tournament, where the winners of the Catholic High School Athletic Association (CHSAA) and New York State Public High School Athletic Association (NYSPHSAA) tournaments faced off against the PSAL champions. The PSAL doubles champions Sofie…
Photo courtesy of Damion Reid and PSAL Cardozo’s Daniela Hernandez captured the PSAL Individual Singles title, coming back from a set down to defeat Beacon’s Kyra Bergman 4-6, 6-3, 6-1 in the final. Hernandez, just a freshman, posted a dominant run through the singles draw, beginning with a 10-0 win over Emmanuella Nortey of Seward…