Longwood 5, Stony Brook 2: Connie Lin defeated Julia Braat, 1-6, 6-3, 7-6 (10-8) at second singles to lead Longwood (3-1) in Suffolk V.Sept. 17
Patchogue-Medford 4, Longwood 3: Shelby Kucera defeated Isha Kaur, 6-3, 7-5, in the clinching match for Patchogue-Medford (6-3) in Suffolk V. Sept. 29
Besides Lai and Eggleston, top-seeded Keren Collins and Anna Ma won the doubles tournament, defeating No. 2 Rebecca Blydenburgh and Samantha Saulino of Longwood, 6-2, 6-3. Oct. 14
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Longwood’s Skyler Lattuca got off to a fast start in the Varsity A race and quickly built an insurmountable lead. He won in 16:25.87. Floral Park’s Matt Monahan was second in 17:04.80.
“It’s a mental challenge,” Lattuca said of running virtually the entire race by himself. “The whole time, your brain is telling you to slow down and you have to fight it.”
By the one mile mark, Lattuca said he knew that he would be running the rest of the race alone.
“I went out pretty fast and I kept checking behind me to see if I had people sticking with me, but they just weren’t there, so I had to keep going” Lattuca said.
As a Suffolk runner, Lattuca was in relatively unfamiliar territory. Although he has run the Bethpage course before, he doesn’t have the experience of his Nassau competitors.
“The dirt is a lot softer,” Lattuca said, comparing the Bethpage course to other Suffolk haunts. “Whenever I stepped down, I felt like I sunk into it. You just have to put a little more power into each step. It hurts, but it’s worth it.” Oct. 16