Roger Rubin
Reporter at Newsday
Covering sports for @NewsdaySports. Previously worked at Sports Illustrated and The New York Daily News.
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1 week ago |
newsday.com | Roger Rubin
For the Friends Academy boys tennis team, the 2025 season proved a triumph of character. In both 2023 and 2024, the Quakers played their way into the state small schools team title match and went head-to-head with the Section I champion, only to come away with a bitter taste of defeat. It was fertile ground for a culture of despondence to set in. Instead, the 2025 Quakers blossomed with determination.
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1 week ago |
newsday.com | Roger Rubin
It is no small feat to win a state championship. Nor is it a small feat to emerge as a team that is recognized across the state as a title contender every year. However, it is a huge feat for a program to become synonymous with “excellence.”And that is precisely what the Syosset boys tennis team did this season. It was hard to spot a weakness in its lineup. The trio of singles players was always formidable. The quartet of doubles teams was always hard to negotiate.
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2 weeks ago |
newsday.com | Roger Rubin
The wait for the celebration wasn’t a long one. The time from team introductions to Syosset’s coronation was about a total of one hour, ending with junior Aayan Mehta finishing off a straight sets victory at third singles and then being mobbed on the court by his teammates. The measure of dynasties varies from sport to sport and on what level the competition is. In high school, three years is practically a generation so the label might be appropriate for the Syosset boys tennis program.
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2 weeks ago |
newsday.com | Roger Rubin
It was a lob, but not a deep one and Vir Vinnay Singh had plenty of time to execute the shot. The Friends Academy junior also had plenty of time to feel the gravitas of the situation. This was the Quakers’ third straight trip to the state small schools boys team tennis championship match and they still hadn’t won one. On Friday, Singh wasn’t going to let this one get away.
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2 weeks ago |
newsday.com | Roger Rubin
The Mets completed a three-game sweep of the Nationals on Thursday and continue to roll, even as the hamstring injury suffered by Kodai Senga in the series finale remains front of mind. The Mets carry a run of six straight wins and 15 in their last 18 games, plus the best record in baseball (45-24), as they welcome Tampa Bay for three games at Citi Field starting Friday. The Rays are pretty hot too, having won 15 of their last 21 games.
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