2024 Boys Tennis State Tournament: Wayzata, SPA repeat as team champions
Posted: Wednesday, June 5, 2024 - 8:48 PM
There was a feeling of déjà vu on Wednesday, June 5 during the Minnesota State High School League’s Boys Tennis State Tournament. That came after a successful repeat of team championships by top-seeded Wayzata and St. Paul Academy, respectively. In 1993, Wayzata and St. Paul Academy were state champions in their respective enrollment classes.
Wayzata captured the Class AA championship for the second consecutive season with a 5-2 victory over No. 2 Rochester Mayo at the Baseline Tennis Center on the University of Minnesota campus. It is also the second consecutive year that Wayzata defeated Rochester Mayo with a state title on the line. It is the sixth team title overall for Wayzata, which finished the season 19-0.
The Trojans’ strong doubles lineup paved the way with three victories in the match. The clinching point for Wayzata, however, came when eighth-grader Shreyas Iyer recorded a 6-0, 6-0 victory over Rochester Mayo senior Blake Thackeray at No. 4 singles.
Rochester Mayo, the Class AA champion in 2011, finished the season 17-2. Both losses were to Wayzata.
Wayzata 5, Rochester Mayo 2
Singles
No. 1 --- Tej Bhagra, Rochester Mayo def. Aaron Beduhn, 6-3, 6-2. No. 2 --- Ian Li, Rochester Mayo def. Tanay Panguluri, 1-6, 6-3, 10-5. No. 3 --- Rishi Ranjith, Wayzata def. Caleb Kennel, 6-2, 2-6, 10-8. No. 4 --- Shreyas Iyer, Wayzata def. Blake Thackeray, 6-0, 6-0.
Doubles
No. 1 --- Nolan Beduhn-Jacob Salisbury, Wayzata def. Noah Wisniewski-Sam Pickering, 6-2, 6-2. No. 2 --- Ethan Turunen-Thomas Prondzinski, Wayzata def. David Teng-Max Rivera, 6-2, 6-4. No. 3 --- Dhiren Akkina-Karming Phoon, Wayzata def. Daniel Meunier-John Trygstad, 6-0, 6-2.
At the Reed-Sweatt Tennis Center, a short distance away in South Minneapolis, top-seeded St. Paul Academy and Summit School captured the Class A crown for the third consecutive season with a 6-1 victory over longtime rival, Breck. It is the sixth championship overall for the Spartans. During the regular season, St. Paul Academy and Summit School defeated Breck 6-1 during the Independent Metro Athletic Conference schedule.
St. Paul Academy and Summit School 6, Breck 1
Singles
No. 1 --- Dylan Warn, Breck def. Winston Arvidson, 2-6, 1-2, retired. No. 2 --- Zahir Hassan, SPA def. Patrick Green, 6-4, 6-0. No. 3 --- Baasit Mahmood, SPA def. Enzo Petto, 6-1, 6-0. No. 4 --- David Schumacher, SPA def. Rocco Zoya, 6-2. 7-5.
Doubles
No. 1 --- Maik Nugyen-Allan Wang, SPA def. Enrico Petto-Ben O’Brien, 6-1, 6-0. No. 2 --- Leo Benson-Jacob Colton, SPA def. Henry Pakhurst-Jack Plesents, 6-2, 6-1. No. 3 --- Ben Macedo-Isaak Senaratna, SPA def. Evan Walsh-Henry Kozlov, 6-0, 6-1.
