Girls tennis: Player of year, Bronxville's Victoria McEnroe, leads lohud 2023-24 all-stars
lohud 2023 girls tennis player of the year
Victoria McEnroe
School: Bronxville
Year: Senior
Highlights: The apple does not fall far from the tree. Daughter of retired pro tennis player and current ESPN commentator Patrick McEnroe, and the niece of another tennis pro, John McEnroe, she put the finishing touches on a decorated high school career. The Bronxville standout returned to the Section 1 finals for the third straight year and would not be denied, finishing atop the section. McEnroe went on to take fourth in this year's state tournament, but also led the Broncos to win their first Section 1 and NYSPHSAA Division II team tennis titles. McEnroe previously won the 2022 NYSPHSAA singles title as a junior.
Here's the rest of the first team
Singles
Charlene Dong
School: Scarsdale
Year: Sophomore
Highlights: She helped the Raiders three-peat as Division I section and state team champions, but she also enjoyed plenty of individual success. The Scarsdale sophomore took third place in the Section 1 singles tournament before going on to finish in fifth place at the NYSPHSAA championships.
Katie Kendall
School: Scarsdale
Year: Sophomore
Highlights: Another member of the Raiders' section and state title-winning team, Kendall also enjoyed a deep run at sectionals that concluded with a fourth-place finish.
Anselma Petrie
School: Eastchester
Year: Senior
Highlights: She ended her high school career by going on her deepest postseason run. Petrie finished as the runner-up at the Section 1 singles championships, after previously taking third. She also broke through and placed at the state tournament, finishing in seventh.
Doubles
Kay Cottrell/Emma Ha
School: Scarsdale
Year: Junior; sophomore
Highlights: Cottrell and Ha were a force on the court, winning the Section 1 doubles crown before going on to become Section 1's highest place-finishers at the state tournament. They finished as state runner-up in the NYSPHSAA doubles tournament. They also were a key ingredient in helping Scarsdale win its third consecutive Section 1 and state team tennis titles.
Nishka Daga/Brinda Roy
School: Edgemont
Year: Senior; sophomore
Highlights: After competing in the Section 1 singles tournament last fall, Daga and Roy joined forces this time around and went on a deep postseason run that culminated in a third-place finish at the Section 1 doubles tournament and their first-ever trip to states. The Panther partners took fifth at the NYSPHSAA championships.
Alexia Lansberg/Ines Xhayet
School: Harrison
Year: Seniors
Highlights: Lansberg returns to the first team, this time with a new partner after the graduation of Hannah Rose. Lansberg and Xhayet jived and gelled on the court, making it to the Section 1 doubles final four and ultimately taking fourth. They went on to place sixth at states, right behind Edgemont's tandem of Daga and Roy after a rematch.
Chinonso Okpara/Savannah Minter
School: Ursuline
Year: Sophomore; freshman
Highlights: Okpara and Minter teamed up and enjoyed a breakout run to the Section 1 doubles finals as the No. 6 seed. Unfortunately, their championship match with Scarsdale's Kay Cottrell and Emma Ha was cut short, after Minter sustained an ankle injury midway through the finals, but be on the lookout for this duo next fall.
Coach of the year: Jen Roane, Scarsdale
Under her guidance, the Raiders got to enjoy another NYSPHSAA and Section 1 Division I team tennis title sweep. Scarsdale got to three-peat as state and sectional champ in convincing fashion. She also coached the Section 1 doubles title-winning tandem of Emma Ha and Kay Cottrell, who also went on to be the highest-placing Section 1 representatives at the state tournament, as they went on to take second.
Second team
Singles
Olivia De Los Reyes, 7th, Eastchester
Gianna Marks, Jr., Scarsdale
Olivia Medrano, Sr., Pelham
Chloe Monachelli, Sr., Somers
Doubles
Martina Belvedere, Sr., and Anna Lawliss, Jr., Suffern
Ruby Bernard, So., and Dixie Reynolds, Fr., Mamaroneck
Gabrielle Kogan, Sr., and Meadow Zhang, Jr., Horace Greeley
Michelle Rosenblit, So., and Daniella Rosenblit, Fr., Horace Greeley
Honorable mention
Daphne Bernstein, So., Byram Hills
Leah Choi, Sr., Clarkstown South
Anette Dani, So., Bronxville
Eva Foley, Jr., Tappan Zee
Isla Gibb, Jr., Horace Greeley
Kate Gould, Jr., Nyack
Ella Gould, So., Nyack
Diana Jones, Jr., Briarcliff
Stella Kirby, Sr., John Jay-Cross River
Ryan Krouskoff, Sr., White Plains
Delphine Larosiliere, So., White Plains
Elloise Larosiliere, So., White Plains
Isabel Lin, Fr., Scarsdale
Justine Maresco, Sr., Byram Hills
Diana Marquez, Jr., Clarkstown North
Sofia Martinez, Jr., Clarkstown North
Sadie McFadzen, So., Horace Greeley
Kathleen Ottenheimer, Jr., Clarkstown North
Theodora Poulos, Sr., Clarkstown South
Mansi Pundukare, Sr., Nanuet
Alina Qureshi, Jr., Albertus Magnus
Krisnee Rousseau, Sr., Suffern
Jalyn Ryu, So., Scarsdale
Hanna Shammas, Sr., Bronxville
Allison Tsai, Jr., Horace Greeley
Bethany Walker, Sr., Suffern
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