Troy repeats as Division 1 boys tennis champion; Brother Rice second, Clarkston wins two flights
Troy won three of four doubles flights to defend its Lower Peninsula Division 1 title in Midland, finishing 10 points ahead of Brother Rice. Clarkston won two singles titles with a sophomore and a freshman.
By OCJ Staff
Troy won its second straight Lower Peninsula Division 1 boys tennis championship Thursday, Oct. 15, at the Midland Tennis Center, scoring 30 points to 20 for runner-up Bloomfield Hills Brother Rice, according to the MHSAA's official results.
The MHSAA's story on the Finals lists Troy with 29 points. The official team standings sheet shows 30. Either way, the Colts won by about 10 points.
Team standings
The top finishers, according to the MHSAA results sheet:
- Troy, 30
- Bloomfield Hills Brother Rice, 20
- Ann Arbor Pioneer, 19
- (tie) Novi and Clarkston, 17
- Rochester Adams, 16
- (tie) Ann Arbor Huron and Ann Arbor Skyline, 14
- (tie) Okemos and Bloomfield Hills, 11
Troy Athens was 11th with 9 points, Rochester Hills Stoney Creek scored 1 point and Rochester did not score, according to the sheet.
Troy's doubles strength
Troy won three of the four doubles flights, according to the MHSAA:
- No. 1 doubles: Junior Sourish Daruri and senior Jesse Hao beat Brother Rice's Ben Waechter and Jackson Mansfield 6-1, 6-2.
- No. 2 doubles: Juniors Jyotiraditya Kashyap and Siddarth Manikandan beat Troy Athens' Jay Thakkar and Vikram Menon 6-2, 4-6, 6-4.
- No. 4 doubles: Sophomore Vivaan Shan (listed as "Shah" on the results bracket) and junior Stas Barodka beat Ann Arbor Pioneer's Kai Bishop-Cain and Emmett Bayraktar 6-4, 6-2.
Troy coach Brian Miska told MHSAA.com the team had seven new starters from last year's championship lineup and only two seniors.
Other Oakland County champions
Brother Rice won No. 3 doubles. Junior Dylan Fisher and sophomore Sam Dimerman beat Bloomfield Hills' Ari Raykenstein and Ari Young in the final, according to the MHSAA. In the semifinal, they beat Novi's Vincent Maisano and Suveer Singh 7-6 (2), 6-4.
Clarkston won two singles flights, according to the MHSAA:
- No. 2 singles: Sophomore Evan Geisz beat Ann Arbor Pioneer's Braylen Kaiser 6-3, 6-7 (5), 6-3.
- No. 4 singles: Freshman Athan Brozovich beat Novi's Raj Are 7-5, 6-2.
The other singles flights
At No. 1 singles, Ann Arbor Pioneer sophomore Grant Miller beat Salem senior Aarav Shah 6-1, 6-1 in the final, according to the MHSAA. Miller beat Troy junior Dheeraj Yelleti 6-1, 6-0 in the semifinal.
At No. 3 singles, Ann Arbor Skyline freshman Marc Mocanu beat Rochester Adams senior Micah Kim 6-3, 6-3.
Up next
The Division 3 Finals are Friday and Saturday, Oct. 16-17, with Detroit Country Day ranked No. 1 and Cranbrook Kingswood No. 2, according to MHSAA.com. Division 2 plays Oct. 23-24, with Birmingham Seaholm ranked No. 1.
This story uses the MHSAA's official Division 1 Finals results and reporting from MHSAA.com.