Tennis: Mamaroneck and Byram Hills win Section 1 team titles
The Mamaroneck boys tennis team did something Wednesday that hasn't been done before.
Facing a tough Scarsdale team Wednesday for the first ever Section 1 Division 1 boys team championship, the Tigers won the match 4-1 at Harrison High School.
"It's thrilling," Mamaroneck coach Tim Hooker said. "This was something I thought we had a chance at all season with this group of guys some of them I've had for four years and some real young talent. I knew there were these big schools to worry about like Horace Greeley, a deep amazing team that we beat in the semifinals (Tuesday night). Then having Scarsdale in the finals was another tough obstacle."
The turning point in the match for the Tigers was play of their senior doubles team of Conrad Gorski and Nate McMillan.
"They're both my captains and have been with the team for four years," Hooker said. "We needed them to lock in and not over hit — to be patient and playing the point longer. Seeing the captains come off the court, our fourth singles player (freshman Jinyang Li) he went for it and it was beautiful."
Earlier in the day, in the small school championships, the Byram Hills boys team won their Section 1 Division II team title defeating Edgemont 3-2.
It's the first team title for the boys but it's the second for the Byram Hills program after the girls won in the fall.
Mamaroneck and Byram Hills begin regional play Thursday at the Binghamton Tennis Center with the subregionals vs. Section 4.
This article originally appeared on Rockland/Westchester Journal News: Tennis: Mamaroneck, Byram Hills win first ever Section 1 team titles
