2024 News-Herald boys tennis all-stars

PLAYERS OF THE YEAR

Vishwum Kapadia/Rohit Talasila

University, juniors

For the second straight season and third time since 2014, the top News-Herald honor in boys tennis goes to a University doubles team. This marks a repeat distinction for Talasila, who teamed with Rohan Sethi to be the 2023 News-Herald boys tennis players of the year. This time around, he teams with a fellow junior in Kapadia. On an award based entirely on postseason performance, in a season with six state qualifiers combined between singles and doubles in Division II, Kapadia and Talasila hold the clear tiebreaker: They won a match at the state tournament. The duo was also third in district play and a sectional champion.

(Note: A slash designates a doubles team being honored as one entity)

FIRST TEAM

Berend Diderich/Billy Beseth, Sr./Fr., Hawken

6th district

Zach Forte, Jr., Hawken

6th district

Axel Neely, Jr., Hawken

D-II state qualifier; 5th district

Cole Kirchick/Lucas Weidenbecher, Sr./So., University

D-II state qualifier; 4th district; 2nd sectional

Dean Kirchick, Sr., University

D-II state qualifier; 2nd district; 1st sectional

Tyler Snyder/Anthony Piazza, Jr./Jr., Hawken

D-II state qualifier; 5th district

SECOND TEAM

Pooh Amphonkiat/Logan Willsey, So./Fr., Geneva: D-II district qualifier

Ethan Harmer, Jr., Beachwood: D-II district qualifier

Josh Kutsokovich, Jr., Mayfield: D-I district qualifier

Allen Morris, Sr., Perry: D-II district qualifier

Isaiah Rose/Myles Colhan, So./So., Geneva: D-II district qualifier

Landis Teren, Sr., Beachwood: D-II district qualifier

Theodore Vanjo, So., Mentor: D-I district qualifier

HONOR ROLL

Andrews Osborne: Keita Negata; Beachwood: Ari Synenberg/Yashi Cohen; Brush: Henry Shelby/Jabriel Murray; Chagrin Falls: Eric Goyzman/Michael Bidar; Chardon: Henry Sweet/Walter Sweet; Geneva: Isaac Riddell; Gilmour: Javi Swinarski; Harvey: Owen Updike; Kenston: Lleyton Johnson; Kirtland: Nick Barisic/Daniel Bak; Lake Catholic: Nicholas Olenik; Madison: Daniel Frager; Mayfield: Jacob Wolinsky; Mentor: Christian Keller; NDCL: Matt Turek; Perry: Garrett Rupert/Tadhg Culligan; South: Liam Foss/Jackson Conley; University: Anand Stephens; West Geauga: Trent Unger; Wickliffe: Anthony Shaw/Ryan Latkovich