Lily Castka’s win sealed the state title, but the Bayport-Blue Point team stayed to cheer on every last point. When the final doubles match wrapped, the Phantoms stormed the court, celebrating the program's first NYSPHSAA Small School girls tennis championship, one year after coming up just short.

The Phantoms defeated Section I’s Edgemont, 4-1, on Friday at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center after taking down Section V’s Honeoye Falls-Lima earlier in the day in the semifinals.

“It feels amazing,” Castka said. “This is something our program has never done, so it’s pretty cool to be a part of it.”

“I’ve been proud of this team from the start, and they did a phenomenal job today,” coach John Selvaggio said. “They stayed calm, cool and collected, but also got fired up when th

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