Westhampton Beach boys tennis edges Shoreham-Wading River, Isaacson clinches in tiebreak

Freshman Teddy Isaacson closed out the kind of point Westhampton Beach can build around, winning the deciding singles match in a tiebreak as the Hurricanes edged Shoreham-Wading River 4-3 on April 27. In a league match where every line mattered, Isaacson’s finish turned a tight afternoon into a result that could travel with Westhampton Beach through the rest of the spring.

The lineup around him told as much of the story as the final score. The match photos showed juniors Manny Gomez, David Meyers and Adam Iqbal, freshman Isaacson, seventh-grader Zach Campbell and seniors Bryce Groth and Brady Shultz all on court, a spread of ages that makes Westhampton Beach look less like a team filling spots and more like a program layering experience with its next wave. That kind of mix matters in a school district that fields varsity, junior varsity and modified sports for students in grades seven through twelve, because it means younger players are getting real varsity reps before they are expected to carry them full time.

For Westhampton Beach, the win carried the kind of League VII weight that shows up in standings and in momentum. The Hurricanes have already been framed as a title contender and, in recent seasons, as a co-champion in the league, so a 4-3 grind against Shoreham-Wading River reads as more than just one close result. It is the sort of match that can sharpen a team for the next league step, especially when it comes in Suffolk County play under Section XI, where every dual match can reshape the race.

What stood out most was how broad the effort looked. A match that ends with a freshman clinching in a tiebreak is a pressure story, but it is also a depth story, and Westhampton Beach had both senior steadiness and underclass energy on display. Groth and Shultz helped steady the picture, while Gomez, Meyers, Iqbal, Isaacson and Campbell showed how much youth the Hurricanes can put in motion at once. If Westhampton Beach is going to stay in the League VII conversation, this is the template: enough experience to hold the line, enough young talent to swing it, and one freshman willing to own the last point.