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Wygodzki Wins Title in New Jersey

Paige Wygodzki (pictured right), who trains at the Bethpage Park Tennis & Education Center, captured the title at the L3 Easter Sectional Super Six Challenger at the Bogota Racquet Club in New Jersey. Wygodzki did not drop a set throughout the entirety of the tournament.

Adelphi’s Attride-Sterling Earns ITA Arthur Ashe Award

Adelphi senior Luke AttrideStirling was honored by the Intercollegiate Tennis Association in its year-end regional awards. Attride-Stirling was selected for the Arthur Ashe Leadership & Sportsmanship Award in the East Region for Division II players. "I am thrilled to be the recipient of the Arthur Ashe Leadership & Sportsmanship Award," Attride-Stirling said to AUPanthers.com. "This season was truly the most memorable for me in terms of what we accomplished as a team and I am happy to know that my efforts as a senior player and captain have been recognized by the collegiate community."

Freeport Courts Named in Honor of Burgess

Last fall, the Long Island tennis community lost one of its best people when Danny Burgess, Sr. passed away in September. To honor his memory, the courts at Northeast Park in Freeport, where Burgess taught and mentored countless young kids for more than three decades, were named after him in a ceremony on Father’s Day.

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Glowacka Reaches Super Six Finals

Tola Glowacka (pictured right), who trains at Glen Head Racquet & Fitness, put together an excellent run of play in the Girls 18s Division at the L3 Closed Eastern Super Six Challenger in Oceanside. Glowacka powered her way into the finals, and as a result moved up to #2 in New York in her class in the TennisRecruiting.net rankings.

Collins Wins Back Draws at Georgia Nationals

Kai Collins, who has trained at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center for several years, has moved up to 29th in the country in the Boys 12s rankings. Collins has moved up the rankings thanks in part to him winning the back draw at the USTA National Level 2 Championships at the Cobb Tennis Center in Marietta, Ga.

Chandler Takes National Doubles Title

it out!” Chandler said. John McEnroe Tennis Academy (JMTA) player Summer Chandler paired up with fellow New Yorker Agnia Vuststina to win the doubles title at the USTA Nationals Level 2 Girls 14s in Cincinnati, Ohio. "This weekend was a tough tournament for me as I am working and playing through an injury but my partner and I both fought against the number 1 and 3 seeds and pulled