The Section 1 boys tennis championship was held on May 22. And the certainty of playing at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center wasn’t evident in players’ efforts.
They played like losing meant the end of their seasons.
Callum Markowitz, a White Plains senior, who, for the bulk of their match, wasn’t nearly as demonstrative as Mamaroneck’s hard-hitting Maxim Kalinin, nevertheless, showed emotion with many points and certainly when closing out the match.
“I needed to win (with him at) love that last game. … One of the biggest points was 30 to 40. Closing out, I didn’t want to give anything away,” he said.
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