Leading up to the Nassau County Individual Championships this past weekend, Roslyn’s Gavin Koo & Drew Hassenbein stayed late after practices and even playoff matches to develop a chemistry on the doubles court together.
Both Koo, a junior, and Hassenbein, a seventh-grader are typically singles players, but teamed up to compete in the doubles draw, in pursuit of a county title.
“The commitment the two of them had to practice together after our matches, to come in early and stay late, says so much about them,” said Roslyn head coach Kerri Jannotte-Hinkley.
That commitment paid off, as the Roslyn duo captured the Nassau County doubles title, defeating Wheatley’s Aaron Raja & Kavin Shukla 7-5, 7-5 in a tightly-contested championship match.
“We trusted each other out there,” said Hassenbein. “It’s a long weekend, and there are lots of ups and downs, so we made sure to pick each other up during matches. I also think we did a good job of making sure we got off the court when we needed to in those opening round matches to stay fresh for today.”
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