Westhampton Beach shows depth with seven players in Division III tennis tournament

Seven Westhampton Beach players placed in the Division III boys tennis tournament, and that number says as much about the program’s structure as any single result. In a county field decided at William Floyd High School on May 8, May 12 and May 13, 2026, Westhampton Beach did not send out one lone standout. It showed up with a roster-wide footprint that stretched from senior Bryce Groth all the way down to seventh-grader Zach Campbell.

The group included Groth, juniors David Meyers, Manny Gomez and Rafa Remetta, sophomore Luca Caumartin, freshman Chris Meyers and Campbell. That spread matters because Section XI requires athletes to play a minimum of four division matches at singles or doubles to qualify for the division tournament. Seven placers means Westhampton Beach was not only developing one season’s worth of talent, it was keeping players active and tournament-ready across multiple grade levels.

Groth was the face of the gallery, appearing in serve motion, chasing returns, striking backhands and celebrating points. The younger players were shown in rally exchanges and serve-receive moments that captured how fast county individual tennis can move once the brackets tighten. The images gave the tournament a distinctly East End feel, too, with Groth and East Hampton senior Henry Cooper congratulating each other after their consolation match, a reminder that the strongest local tennis rivalries often double as long-running friendships.

The depth shown in the postseason matched what Westhampton Beach had already done in dual matches. The team beat East Hampton 6-1 during the regular season and later held off Shoreham-Wading River 4-3, with freshman Teddy Isaacson clinching that win in a tiebreak. Westhampton Beach also finished Conference III undefeated for its first league title since 2021, a run that put the tournament results in a broader context: this was a program on the rise, not a one-day spike.

Section XI’s current boys tennis placement data lists Westhampton Beach in League 5 alongside East Hampton, Hampton Bays, Sayville and Harborfields, which makes the seven-player showing even more significant for future East End matchups. Programs that can place this many players tend to make every spring feel deeper, harder and more familiar, and Westhampton Beach is now operating like one of them.