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Elbaba, Julia. Newsday, Combined editions; Long Island, N.Y. [Long Island, N.Y]. 12 Sep 2021
Victoria Matos, Longwood, Jr.
Matos has been the team’s No. 1 singles player since the seventh grade. She reached the final of the Suffolk individual tournament last season after reaching the quarterfinals the two previous years. She plays an aggressive, all-court game and is listed as a four-star recruit by tennisrecruiting.com.
Royal Tannenbaum: Commack soph nets first state girls tennis title
Morris, Gene. Newsday, Combined editions; Long Island, N.Y. [Long Island, N.Y]. 05 Dec 2021
Kady Tannenbaum’s biggest win was made possible because of her toughest loss.
The Commack sophomore arrived at the girls tennis state championship in Schenectady the weekend of Oct. 30 determined to avenge her 3-set loss in the Suffolk singles championship to Longwood‘s Victoria Matos the week before.
A rematch with Matos awaited Tannenbaum in the state quarterfinal.
“I saw a shift in mental toughness from her when she lost in the county final to Victoria Matos with two match points,” Commack coach Jackie Clark said. “It lit a fire under her, and she drew confidence despite the loss.”
Tannenbaum carried that confidence with her throughout the tournament.
She came back from a set down in one match, defeated Matos in the quarterfinals and won a Long Island showdown with Nassau champion Isabella Sha of Friends Academy before defeating Larisa Kotok of Marion Central School, 6-4, 6-0, to win the first title in Commack history.
“She took care of business,” Clark said. “She kept her head together and played very aggressively.”
Tannenbaum was able to keep her composure after dropping the first set in the second round against Victoria McEnroe of Bronxville, the daughter of Patrick McEnroe.
From there she didn’t drop another set and only lost six total games in the semifinal and final.
“She has had such a phenomenal season, and I’ve seen her grow since starting in seventh grade,” Clark said. “She’s always out there smiling and having fun. It was amazing.”
CAPTION: Kady Tannenbaum shows off her state singles championship medal. It’s the first state girls tennis title in Commack history. Dawn McCormick