Manhasset tennis participant Max Golubenko was down on the game the summer time after his sophomore yr.
“I played six or seven tournaments, and in all of them I won only like one or two rounds against, like, lower-rated opponents,” he informed The Publish. “I was playing almost every day of the week, and I was just not getting far.”
Relatively than giving up, nonetheless, Golubenko, initially of Bay Ridge, Brooklyn, doubled all the way down to sharpen his recreation.
this weekend at Eisenhower Park. Manhasset Athletics
“I really started adding in the fitness element and my game changed,” stated Golubenko, who loves tennis a lot he wrote about it on a supplemental faculty essay.
Now, as a senior, he’s on the high of the Lengthy Island leaderboards, boasting a 13-0 file heading into the Nassau County match this weekend at Eisenhower Park.
“I knew that the hard work would pay off,” he stated. “Through those dry streaks and those hard times, they built me to the level that I’m at today. I’m happy and proud of myself … my family is convinced I’m going pro one day.”
Golubenko, who overcame a again harm heading into twelfth grade, took third in final yr’s match, which certified him for states.
Nonetheless, this yr, the Trinity Faculty-bound athlete says it’s win or bust at Eisenhower.
“Last time I was up against opponents physically stronger than me who were playing much longer than me,” stated Golubenko, who acquired severe about tennis at age 13 after shifting to the suburbs.
“It was just a starting point … and this is my senior year, so I’m all in.”
The rematch of Lengthy Island’s holy struggle didn’t disappoint.
The Friars of Saint Anthony’s Excessive Faculty defeated the Chaminade Flyers 16-12 to seize the boys lacrosse crew’s sixth consecutive Catholic League championship, all of which had been performed in opposition to their arch rival since 2019.
Chaminade, which beat St. Anthony’s 11-10 within the common season, took a 10-6 lead into the half, however a 7-1 third-quarter run by the Friars put it out of attain.
