Girls varsity tennis advances to quarterfinals in playoffs

The William Floyd Colonials varsity girls tennis team ranked No. 5 in the playoffs, dispatched East Islip (No. 12) in a second-round playoff match today 6-1. They will now play in a quarterfinal match tomorrow afternoon against the winner of Commack (No. 4) vs. Mattituck (No. 20).

Head coach Dave Pia recounted how the strong play by singles players Brooke Fernandez, Alivia Cagliano and Delaney Kane keyed the Victory for William Floyd. The doubles teams of Hailey Loughlin and Alyssa Drell, Katie Senetto and Chloe DeGrauw, Briana Gonzalez and Jessica Jones won their matches.