Westhampton Beach boys tennis wins Conference title with deep lineup
Westhampton Beach won the Conference title, sent seven players to counties and showed how a deep lineup can carry a program forward.
Westhampton Beach boys tennis spent the spring proving that depth can travel farther than one star. The Hurricanes won the Conference title, sent seven players to the Individual County Tournament and gave head coach Reed his first league crown in his fifth season. It was the kind of run that showed up in the standings and in the way the lineup held together when the schedule tightened.
What stood out most was how the team won. Westhampton Beach did not lean on one dominant pairing or a single top seed to cover the rest of the draw. Reed had enough pieces to shuffle matches and keep the Hurricanes competitive against the strongest programs in the county, and that flexibility became the program’s edge as the playoff race sharpened. Multiple players were able to score points, which meant the team could survive a rough spot without watching the whole season hinge on one court.
That balance also carried into the county tournament picture. Sending seven players to the Individual County Tournament was more than a participation note; it was evidence that the roster had built real breadth from top to bottom. Reed had set three goals before the season, and Westhampton Beach hit two of them by taking the Conference and getting more players into counties. The one target the Hurricanes missed was a deeper team playoff run, but the overall line of progress was clear.
The chemistry mattered just as much as the results. Captain Bryce Groth described a group that was more than a collection of teammates, and junior Manny Gomez pointed to a small match-day routine that helped the team stay comfortable in pressure situations. Those details matched the way the Hurricanes played: loose enough to stay steady, connected enough to keep pushing through the toughest parts of the bracket.
That mix of confidence and depth is why this season reads like a benchmark, not just a good spring. Groth and Brady Schultz are among the seniors moving on, which makes the offseason heavier for Reed and the players who return. The message from the coach was plain enough: if Westhampton Beach wants to take the next step next spring, the roster has to come back stronger, more committed and ready to build on the foundation that finally delivered the Conference title.
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