BOYS TENNIS
Bayport-Blue Point 4, Miller Place 3: Nick Chiuchoiolo and A.J. Badalucca beat John Murphy and Amir Mirzaei, 7-5, 6-3, in third doubles for Bayport-Blue Point. It was Bayport-Blue Point’s first league victory since 2000, according to coach Greg Zaleski.
Glenn 6, Deer Park 1: Dan Akeson and Peter Moore defeated Matt Bory and Seth Gorman, 7-5, 6-2, in first doubles for Glenn.
Middle Country 6, Hampton Bays 1: Chris Conklin defeated Colin Press, 6-1, 6-4, in fourth singles for Middle Country.
Longwood 7, Shoreham-Wading River 0: Nick Petriello celebrated his 17th birthday with a victory in fourth singles for Longwood. March 27
Longwood 4 East Islip 3 March 28
Longwood 6 Ward Melville 1. John Baldwin beat WM’s Chris Yantz, 5-7, 7-5, 7-5, in second singles. April 1
Patchogue-Medford 4, Longwood 3: Jon Orlando and Nick Swift beat Dan Stahl and Mike Farinacchi, 6-4, 6-7 (7-5), 6-4, in second doubles for Patchogue. April 3
Boys Tennis
It’s a big year for boys tennis in Suffolk County. Who will win the team title is anybody’s guess. With such a wide-open field, the focus may be more on whether Longwood’s Andrew Hart can win a third straight individual championship.
Two straight undefeated seasons capped by the Suffolk singles title has put the bull’s-eye on Hart for his senior year. Several viable contenders are out there trying to stop him from a three- peat.
There’s Matthew Rubenstein of East Hampton, who did not play last year because he was training at the Saddlebrook Tennis Academy in Tampa, Fla.; senior Alfredo Fernandez-Concha is in his fourth year at first singles for Westhampton, and was last year’s county runner- up; Brandon O’Gara from Half Hollow Hills West; Jonathan Wasserman from Half Hollow Hills East; Matt Weinberg from Smithtown; and Stephen Slaska of Northport, who transferred from Holy Trinity.
The team title isn’t as easy to decipher. Last year Huntington surprised everyone by coming from the third seed to defeat fifth- seeded Westhampton. Huntington graduated seven seniors. so a repeat would be even more surprising. The early favorites are Westhampton, East Hampton, Hills East, Hills West, Longwood and Smithtown. April 7
Longwood 6 Stony Brook 1. April 11
Westhampton 7, Longwood 0: Alfredo Fernandez-Concha defeated defending Suffolk singles champion Andrew Hart, 2-6, 7-5, 7-6 (7- 2), at first singles for Westhampton. April 15
Longwood 5 Sachem 2. May 2
Longwood 5 Stony Brook 2. May 6
Longwood 5 Port Jefferson 2. May 8
BOYS TENNIS
Suffolk Individual Tournament
Division III – At Longwood
Singles – Quarterfinals: No. 1 Andrew Hart (Longwood) def. Jason Kahn (Port Jefferson), 6-2, 6-4; Leo Sternlicht (PJ) def. No. 4 Greg Washington (Middle Country), 6-3, 6-1; No. 3 Matt Gallin (Ward Melville) def. No. 6 John Baldwin (Long), 6-2, 6-1; No. 2 Alex Kahn (PJ) def. No. 7 Joe Sciortino (Sachem), 6-1, 6-0. Doubles: No. 1 Chris Yantz-Thane Schweyer (WM) def. No. 8 Brendan Carr-Joe Gunderson (Patchogue-Medford), 6-0, 6-2; Brian Bateson-Doug Hoffman (Stony Brook) def. No. 4 Joff Coyle-Mike Lucki (PJ), 4-6, 6-2, 6-2; No. 3 Kareem Baldwin-Dan Stahl (Long) def. No. 6 Eric Goodman-Kevin Jwo (Mt. Sinai), 6-4, 6-4; No. 2 Bobby Werlot-Orlando Mukhi (PM) def. Justin Hartman-Alex Kenigsberg (WM), 6-3, 7-6 (7-0). May 13
East Hampton 6 Longwood 1. May 14
BOYS TENNIS
Longwood 4, Islip 3: Twin brothers Kareem and John Baldwin beat Joe Ilardi and Mike Lossing, 6-4, 6-2, in first doubles as No. 5 Longwood beat No. 12 Islip in the first round of the Suffolk Team Tournament.
BOYS TENNIS
Half Hollow Hills West 6, Longwood 1: Suffolk champion Brandon O’Gara beat 2001 and 2002 champ Andrew Hart, 6-2, 7-6 (7-4), in first singles for No. 4 Half Hollow Hills West in a Suffolk Team Tournament quarterfinal. Brothers Matt and Josh Goldgrub beat John and Kareem Baldwin, 7-5, 7-6 (7-3). May 28
Faisal Mohamed of Lynbrook was the only athlete yesterday to eliminate a seeded player, Longwood‘s Andrew Hart, 6-2, 6-0, who was a No. 5-8 seed (the 5-8 seeds are not broken down individually). May 30