The fourth-annual HighSchoolOT boys tennis all-state team features 20 athletes making an appearance on the team for at least the second time, led by our first four-time selections, seniors  Shaurya Bharadwaj of Providence Day and Isaac Szilagyi of Cannon School.

There is a first, second, and third team with 12 players each (or two times the size of a usual lineup). Players were selected based on their singles play from throughout the year. Six players were named honorable mention.

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The team is listed below with postseason finish (if qualified for the individual tournament) and win-loss record according to MaxPreps or other sources. The N.C. Independent Schools Athletic Association does not host an individual championship.

The following athletes now have multiple appearances on the HSOT all-state boys tennis team in their careers, with Bharadwaj becoming the first four-time first-team selection. Szilagyi and Terry Sanford’s Drew Hedgecoe have made the first team three times.

• 4-time (2): Providence Day’s Shaurya Bharadwaj****; Cannon School’s Isaac Szilagyi***
• 3-time (3): Terry Sanford’s Drew Hedgecoe***; Hough’s Jesus Espinoza; Apex Friendship’s Arush Gupta
• 2-time (15): Clayton’s Ford Evans; Covenant Day’s Hamilton Huitt*; Cape Fear Academy’s Hayes Gilbert**; Providence Day’s Renat Kramin; New Hanover’s Augie Ballantine; Cary Academy’s Alexander Wood and Samuel Lee*; Charlotte Latin’s Andrew Chen; Jordan’s Eli Welch; Franklin Academy’s Alphonso Sison*; R-S Central’s Billy Mac Clement; Greene Central’s William Drake; Eno River’s Nate Bermeo; Apex’s Ethan Garcia; and Pine Lake Prep’s Jackson Grathwohl

*-number of first-team appearances

The full teams are listed below, with players listed alphabetically by last name.

HighSchoolOT Boys Tennis All-State Team for 2024

First Team

Shaw Akula, South Central (freshman) — 3A singles runner-up; 16-1
Shaurya Bharadwaj, Providence Day (senior) — NCISAA; 9-1; Penn recruit
Eshaan Dabadghav, Northwest Guilford (sophomore) — 4A singles semifinalist; 21-1
Jack Dimenna, Providence (junior) — 4A singles champ; 20-0
Hayes Gilbert, Cape Fear Academy (senior) — NCISAA; 7-0; Swarthmore (D3) recruit
Drew Hedgecoe, Terry Sanford (junior) — 3A singles champ; 9-0
Jimin Jung, Green Hope (senior) — 4A singles runner-up; 19-1; Arizona State recruit
Samuel Lee, Cary Academy (senior) — NCISAA; 13-4
Alex Liu, Cary Academy (junior) — NCISAA; 5-0
Alphonso Sison, Franklin Academy (junior) — 2A singles champ; 15-0
Isaac Szilagyi, Cannon School (senior) — NCISAA; 18-1; College of Charleston recruit
Alan Tribonja, Forsyth Country Day (senior) — NCISAA; 12-1; UNC-Greensboro recruit

Second Team

Augie Ballantine, New Hanover (senior) — 4A doubles qualifier; 12-2; UNC-Wilmington recruit
Nathan Bermeo, Eno River Academy (junior) — 1A singles champ; 14-0
Jet Bilsborrow, Durham Academy (junior) — NCISAA; 13-5
Max Dukowicz, Carolina Day (8th grade) — NCISAA; 13-1
Ethan Garcia, Apex (junior) — 4A singles semifinalist; 15-5
Arush Gupta, Apex Friendship (junior) — 8-1
Renat Kramin, Providence Day (junior) — NCISAA; 6-3
Rafael Lopez, Providence Day (freshman) — NCISAA; 8-0
Yash Nain, Grimsley (sophomore) — 4A singles qualifier; 20-8
Ben Powell, Page (senior) — 4A singles quarterfinalist; 18-4
Alexander Wood, Cary Academy (senior) — NCISAA; 17-2
Aidan Xu, Green Hope (junior) — 4A doubles semifinalist; 11-2

Third Team

Romir Bhalla, Marvin Ridge (freshman) — 6-4
Colin Cerminara, Davidson Day (freshman) — NCISAA; 10-3
Andrew Chen, Charlotte Latin (junior) — NCISAA; 11-5
Dhaivik Chenemiller, Ardrey Kell (senior) — 4A singles quarterfinalist; 14-3; Stevens (D3) recruit
Jesus Espinoza, Hough (senior) — 4A doubles runner-up; 10-3
Ford Evans, Clayton (senior) — 4A singles quarterfinalist; 22-2
Jackson Grathwohl, Pine Lake Prep (sophomore) — 2A singles quarterfinalist; 9-2
Hamilton Huitt, Covenant Day (junior) — NCISAA; 4-4
Justin Persinger, Charlotte Christian (sophomore) — NCISAA; 7-6
Rohan Phukan, Cuthbertson (junior) — 4A doubles quarterfinalist; 9-3
Daniel Rohlman, Providence (senior) — 4A doubles semifinalist; 15-1; Coe College (D3) recruit
Eli Welch, Jordan (senior) — 15-2

Honorable Mention

William Drake, Greene Central (senior) — 2A singles runner-up; 19-2
Owen Jennings, Elkin (senior) — 1A singles qualifier; 17-2
Billy Mac Clement, R-S Central (senior) — 2A singles semifinalist; 13-1; Gardner-Webb recruit
Shiv Patel, South Point (junior) — 3A singles semifinalist; 16-1
Connor Riely, Cardinal Gibbons (freshman) — 4A singles qualifier; 8-3
Derek Shute, Franklin Academy (sophomore) — 2A doubles champ; 16-0

Source: highschoolot.com