Hamilton, Desert Mountain take Arizona high school tennis titles

The state boys and girls high school tennis season has concluded for the 2025-26 school year in all three Arizona Interscholastic Association divisions. Here's a rundown of team, singles and doubles champions from matches held May 4 and May 9.

Boys

DIVISION I

Team: No. 1-seed Hamilton defeated No. 2 Brophy, 5-0. The Huskies completed a dominant season, going 18-0 in AIA matches, including the state tournament, with 16 of those shutouts, according to the AIA website.

Singles: No. 1 seed Vikram Narendran of Tucson Rincon/University defeated No. 3 Samir Sumar of Brophy Prep, 6-1, 6-1. It was Narendran's third straight D-I title.

Doubles: No. 2 seed Nirvaan Patel and Rishabh Bendre of Hamilton defeated No. 1 Conor Cruse and Kane Mlnarik of Chaparral, 7-6, 6-4.

The Hamilton High School boys tennis team won the AIA Division I team championship on May 9, 2026, completing an undefeated season.

DIVISION II

Team: No. 2-seed Catalina Foothills defeated No. 1 seed Notre Dame Prep, 5-0. The Falcons finished the season 16-0 in AIA matches, including state tournament matches.

Singles: No. 1 Grady Callahan of Eastmark defeated No. 3 Dean Lanford of Notre Dame Prep, 6-3, 6-4.

Doubles: Emiliano Manzo and Andrew Schmidt of Marana Mountain View, who were not among the top eight seeds noted in the AIA bracket, defeated No. 5 Finn Griffs and Aaron Zeldin of Catalina Foothills, 6-4, 6-3.

DIVISION III

Team: No. 2-seed ALA Foothills defeated No. 5 The Gregory School of Tucson, 5-2. The Guardians finished the season 14-0, including state tournament matches.

Singles: No. 1-seed Ayden Thielsen of Gilbert Classical defeated No. 3 Dean Morthland of Tucson Pusch Ridge 6-3, 6-1.

Doubles: No. 3 Braden Huish and Isaac Palmer of Thatcher defeated No. 4 Drake Mills and Ryan Nicholl of ALA-West Foothills, 6-3, 6-3.