FOR BREAKING NEWS VISIT www.queenscourier.com MAY 15, 2014 • THE QUEENS COURIER 93 sports SO CLOSE, YET SO FAR AWAY: Cardozo boys and girls tennis teams blown away in fi nals BY LIAM LA GUERRE [email protected]/@liamlaguerre A year has passed, but the results stayed the same for the Benjamin Cardozo boys and girls tennis teams in the PSAL fi nals. For the second year in a row, both teams reached the Division A championship at the Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in Flushing. And once again, they both lost to the same opponent from last year — Beacon. The boys team struggled throughout the best of fi ve matches and wasn’t able to capture a single game against Beacon, losing 5-0 at the championship on May 13. “It was a good season,” boys coach Peter Ciorciari said. “I have a great bunch of kids.” The girls were also dominated (4-1), except for their ace, the PSAL’s top-rated girl tennis player—junior Sabrina Xiong. Xiong handily defeated her opponent (6-1, 6-2) for the team’s only win. Despite the team’s loss, Xiong was happy they had another good season and overall fi nish. “It’s always just an honor to be in the fi nals,” Xiong said. “Of course it’s disappointing, because who wants to lose?” Cardozo’s Rebecca Fakas and Bernarda Reyesrosario holding the 2014 PSAL runner up trophy. Marcus Smith Sabrina Xiong
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