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Here is The Arizona Republic's 2026 All-Arizona Boys High School Tennis Team, along with honorable mentions and coach of the year. The overall boys tennis player of the year, selected by The Republic's sports staff, will be announced on June 7. Readers can vote in our poll for the player they think should be No. 1 (poll closes 6 p.m. on Monday, June 8). Print readers can find the poll with this story online at azcentral.com/sports/high-schools.
Rishabh Bendre, Sr., Hamilton: He was half of the Division I doubles championship team. Finished 25-1 overall during the regular season.
Grady Callahan, Sr., Eastmark: Won the Division II state singles championship, entering the bracket as the No. 1 seed. Finished regular season 17-1 overall.
Dean Lanford, Sr., Notre Dame: He was runner-up in the Division II state singles championship match and No. 3 seed in the bracket. Finished season 23-3 overall.
Braden Huish, Sr., Thatcher: Was half of the Division III state doubles champion. Finished regular season 29-1.
Emiliano Manzo, Sr., Marana Mountain View: He was one half of the Division II state doubles champion pair that made a remarkable run through the state bracket after not being among the top eight seeds in the bracket. Manzo finished the regular season 15-0.
Dean Morthland, So., Tucson Pusch Ridge: He was the Division III runner-up in the state singles championship bracket. Finished regular season 22-0.
Vikram Narendran, Sr., Tucson Rincon/University: He won the Division I state singles championship for the third straight year and was seeded No. 1. He's one of only six players in state history to win three straight. Finished 12-1 overall in regular season, including 8-0 in singles matches.
Isaac Palmer, Sr., Thatcher: The other half of the Eagles' D-III doubles state championship team. Finished regular season 20-4 overall.
Nirvaan Patel, Fr., Hamilton: The other half of the Huskies' D-1 doubles championship team. Finished 24-1 overall during the regular season.
Samir Sumar, Fr., Brophy Prep: He finished runner-up to Narendran in the D-I singles final. Was seeded No. 3 in the singles bracket.
Andrew Schmidt, So., Marana Mountain View: The other half of the duo that won the D-II state doubles title. He finished the regular season 17-7.
Ayden Thielsen, So., Gilbert Classical: He won the Division III state singles championship in straight sets. He finished the regular season an impressive 18-0, with nine wins each in singles and doubles matches.
Honorable mentions: Conor Cruse, Kane Mlnarik, Chaparral; Finn Griffis, Santiago Astengo Jaime, Aaron Zeldin, Catalina Foothills; Mason Berry, Ethan Cooley, Jackson Sivley, Aarian Warkar, Hamilton; Edward Koskulics, Andrew Rosen, Benjamin Suljuzovic, Desert Vista; Mason Fitzgerald, Higley; Arnav Hingorani, Desert Mountain; Brendan Linstrom, Layton Fincham, Haan Lee, Brophy; Alex Manolache, Noah Nicholson, AZ College Prep; Jake Freitag, Shadow Mountain; August Fahy, Flagstaff; Soren Andersen, ALA-Gilbert North; Chase Gable, Porter Fackrell, Dante Nobel, Estrella Foothills; Maxwell Swapp, Samuel Swapp, Lee Williams; Beckham Beeghley, Ian Bradley, Notre Dame; Karl Gajda, Jon Hetland, Tanque Verde; Gian Marrero, Drake Mills, Ryan Nicholl, ALA-West Foothills; Aleksander Piatek, St. John Paul II; Anthi Christoforidis, The Gregory School; Marco Gutierrez, Yuma Catholic; Nick Herndon, Lukas Herndon,Pusch Ridge; David Gonzalez, Adam Olson, Sabino.
Coach of the year: Jeremy Sweet, Hamilton: The Huskies completed a dominant 14-0 season by winning the Division I team championship, defeating Brophy in a rematch of last year's final, in which Hamilton was runner-up. Of those 14 match wins this season, including playoffs, 12 were shutouts, including the state final.
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Rishabh Bendre, Sr., Hamilton: He was half of the Division I doubles championship team. Finished 25-1 overall during the regular season.
Grady Callahan, Sr., Eastmark: Won the Division II state singles championship, entering the bracket as the No. 1 seed. Finished regular season 17-1 overall.
Dean Lanford, Sr., Notre Dame: He was runner-up in the Division II state singles championship match and No. 3 seed in the bracket. Finished season 23-3 overall.
Braden Huish, Sr., Thatcher: Was half of the Division III state doubles champion. Finished regular season 29-1.
Emiliano Manzo, Sr., Marana Mountain View: He was one half of the Division II state doubles champion pair that made a remarkable run through the state bracket after not being among the top eight seeds in the bracket. Manzo finished the regular season 15-0.
Dean Morthland, So., Tucson Pusch Ridge: He was the Division III runner-up in the state singles championship bracket. Finished regular season 22-0.
Vikram Narendran, Sr., Tucson Rincon/University: He won the Division I state singles championship for the third straight year and was seeded No. 1. He's one of only six players in state history to win three straight. Finished 12-1 overall in regular season, including 8-0 in singles matches.
Isaac Palmer, Sr., Thatcher: The other half of the Eagles' D-III doubles state championship team. Finished regular season 20-4 overall.
Nirvaan Patel, Fr., Hamilton: The other half of the Huskies' D-1 doubles championship team. Finished 24-1 overall during the regular season.
Samir Sumar, Fr., Brophy Prep: He finished runner-up to Narendran in the D-I singles final. Was seeded No. 3 in the singles bracket.
Andrew Schmidt, So., Marana Mountain View: The other half of the duo that won the D-II state doubles title. He finished the regular season 17-7.
Ayden Thielsen, So., Gilbert Classical: He won the Division III state singles championship in straight sets. He finished the regular season an impressive 18-0, with nine wins each in singles and doubles matches.
Honorable mentions: Conor Cruse, Kane Mlnarik, Chaparral; Finn Griffis, Santiago Astengo Jaime, Aaron Zeldin, Catalina Foothills; Mason Berry, Ethan Cooley, Jackson Sivley, Aarian Warkar, Hamilton; Edward Koskulics, Andrew Rosen, Benjamin Suljuzovic, Desert Vista; Mason Fitzgerald, Higley; Arnav Hingorani, Desert Mountain; Brendan Linstrom, Layton Fincham, Haan Lee, Brophy; Alex Manolache, Noah Nicholson, AZ College Prep; Jake Freitag, Shadow Mountain; August Fahy, Flagstaff; Soren Andersen, ALA-Gilbert North; Chase Gable, Porter Fackrell, Dante Nobel, Estrella Foothills; Maxwell Swapp, Samuel Swapp, Lee Williams; Beckham Beeghley, Ian Bradley, Notre Dame; Karl Gajda, Jon Hetland, Tanque Verde; Gian Marrero, Drake Mills, Ryan Nicholl, ALA-West Foothills; Aleksander Piatek, St. John Paul II; Anthi Christoforidis, The Gregory School; Marco Gutierrez, Yuma Catholic; Nick Herndon, Lukas Herndon,Pusch Ridge; David Gonzalez, Adam Olson, Sabino.
Coach of the year: Jeremy Sweet, Hamilton: The Huskies completed a dominant 14-0 season by winning the Division I team championship, defeating Brophy in a rematch of last year's final, in which Hamilton was runner-up. Of those 14 match wins this season, including playoffs, 12 were shutouts, including the state final.
This article originally appeared on Arizona Republic: Vote. Republic's 2026 All-Arizona boys high school tennis team
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