Cary Leeds Hosts 26th Annua
he thrill of the spring high school athletic season is the end of the year Mayor’s Cup, where athletes across all sports compete for the citywide championship, and the tournament always brings an exciting and celebratory atmosphere. The Cary Leeds Center for Tennis and Learning in the Bronx hosted the 26th Annual Mayor’s Cup AllScholastic Tennis Championships in June, bringing to a close another exciting tennis season in New York City. The Mayor’s Cup was played over the course of a week and saw players, parents and coaches from all areas of New York City come together, culminating in the finals, parade and award ceremony. In the Boys Varsity Singles Final, Bronx
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Science’s Alexander Chiu defeated Niles Ghaffar of Xavier High School 6-1, 6-4 to be crowned champion. “I was extremely excited,” Chiu said of the victory. “It’s probably the biggest tournament I’ve ever won. I had to make a lot of adjustments because it was extremely windy. I was trying to settle in and change up my pace to deal with the wind. I think we both have similar styles, and I was able to be aggressive and win the points in the big moments.” The tournament is a great event even for those who don’t win, as 14-year-old Liam Dunne of Beacon High School pointed out. “I didn’t play my best tennis but my opponent was very good,” said Dunne. “I still had fun though; I really like this tournament.”
New York Tennis Magazine • July/August 2016 • NYTennisMag.com
Below are the results of the finals: l Team Finals: Trinity defeated Horace Mann 5-0 l Boys Elementary Singles: Nicholas Murphy (The Buckley School) defeated Giuseppe Cerasuolo (Sacred Heart School), 4-0, 4-0 l Girls Elementary Singles: Julia Werdiger (Horace Mann) defeated Sophia Cisse (The British International School of NY), 4-0, 4-0 l Boys Middle School Singles: Sujay Sharma (MS 67 Q) defeated Robbie Werdiger (Horace Mann), 6-2, 6-3 l Girls Middle School Singles: Shawnte Beale (Young Women’s Leadership School of the Bronx) defeated Nia Dabreo (Vista Academy), 6-1, 6-4 l Boys Middle School Doubles: Timothy