Newsday's All-Long Island girls badminton team 2019
Meet Newsday's All-Long Island girls badminton team for the 2019 spring season.
LI Player of the Year: Allison Ng, Jericho, Soph.
Credit: Joseph D. Sullivan
Ng won her second straight Nassau County singles championship in a straight set victory over Great Neck South seventh-grader Kayla Wu, 21-17, 21-19. It's the fifth singles title for a Jericho player in the 14-year history of varsity badminton in the county.
Sydni Berkenfeld, Half Hollow Hills, Sr.
Credit: Joseph D. Sullivan
Jolie Greenbaum, Half Hollow Hills, Sr.
Credit: Joseph D. Sullivan
After placing second last year, Greenbaum and Berkenfeld won their first Suffolk doubles championship, defeating Commack's Stephanie Sack and Kim Colella, 15-2, 15-5.
Emily Haber, Commack, Sr.
Credit: Alan J Schaefer
One of the key members of a Cougars team that won its third consecutive Suffolk team championship, Haber won her second straight Suffolk singles title, defeating Miller Place's Grace Beers, 11-5, 11-2.
Kayla Hill, Port Washington, Jr.
Credit: Joseph D. Sullivan
Joyce Lin, Port Washington, Sr.
Credit: Joseph D. Sullivan
Lin and Hill won the Nassau County doubles crown after defeating teammates Julia Brickell and Charlotte Forman, 17-21, 21-13, 22-20.
Katie Maguire, St. John the Baptist, Jr.
Maguire won the CHSAA individual championship after winning two matches, and had a regular season record of 11-0, her second consecutive undefeated year.
Coach of the Year: Mark Burkowsky, Jericho
Credit: Joseph D. Sullivan
Burkowsky led Jericho to a 14-0 record and a third straight Nassau County championship.
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