The William Floyd Colonials boys' varsity tennis team faced an enormous uphill battle entering this season. So, when they clinched a berth into the Section XI playoff tournament this week the accomplishment was sweeter than most.
The Colonials went 7-3 in league play and finished 8-5 overall to punch their ticket into the tournament. They ended their season with an emphatic 6-1 victory over Southold/Greenport. For first year varsity head coach Mike Clauberg and assistant coach Rob Hodgson it was the culmination of a tremendous season of building.
The Colonials started the season with the task of replacing last year’s entire singles lineup and first doubles team. Armed with a new head coach, and a brand new team, anyone would have overlooked a subpar season, but instead the Colonials excelled and will now enter postseason play. The team is comprised of Muhammad Abdullah, Ali Mohsin, Dylan Amaya, Josh Catania, Christian D’Ambrosio, Jeremy Dominguez, Josh Hennessy, Max Heitman, Gabe Holfester, Nick Kolongowski, Jason Krzemien, Joshua Lugo, Muhammad Muhammads, Paolo Nogueira, Tyler Paiz, Axel Pesantez, Josh Rodiquez, Andrew Sanchez, Greg Taylor, Kenny Vo and Caleb Voegler.
William Floyd has one match remaining in their regular season, that will be a home match against Westhampton.