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Port Washington Girls Tennis Wins Nassau: 'Incredible Win'
The Port Washington High School girls tennis team plays Tuesday for the Long Island title to advance to play at the National Tennis Center.
PORT WASHINGTON, NY — The Port Washington High School girls tennis team clinched the Nassau County title and is looking for the Long Island championship win Tuesday.
Port Washington Athletic Director Nick Schratwieser told Patch that the Nassau title match "was an incredible win."
"This team worked extremely hard all season with a lot of ups and downs. The girls left it all on the court, and to defeat a well-coached and extremely talented team in Syosset 4-3 was a memory that the girls will have forever.”
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The Vikings, led by head coach Shane Helfner, took the first county title since 2019. Port Washington has won in 2007, 2008, 2013, 2017 and 2019.
On Tuesday afternoon, Port will face Suffolk County winners Harborfields in Bay Shore at the Long Island Championships. The Long Island winning team will then head to the National Tennis Center in Flushing, Queens on Friday.
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“We also had eight seniors on this team that has kept our program at the top of Long Island and to see them go out with a county championship was truly special," Schratwieser said.
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