The State’s best: Meet the 2022 all-area high school boys tennis team
A look at The State’s Midlands all-area boys tennis team for the 2022 season.
All-Area Boys Tennis Team
▪ Hampton Cope, Lexington: Senior qualified for state singles tournament and also was selected to play in the North-South tennis matches.
▪ Achilles Hahan Dreher: Blue Devils senior was the team’s No. 2 player and helped Dreher to 4A Lower State championship appearance. He also qualified for the state singles tournament.
▪ Rick Hewitt, AC Flora: Hewitt missed the first three weeks with injury but was 9-3, an all-region selection, qualified for the state singles tournament and was picked to play in North-South tennis matches.
▪ Sampras Perry, River Bluff: Senior went 15-3 and was selected to play in North-South tennis matches. Gators advanced to 5A Lower State final.
▪ David Pope, Camden: Sophomore was 11-3 on season and Region 5-3A Player of the Year. Bulldogs advanced to Class 3A tennis semifinals.
▪ Nakul Ranjith Irmo: Freshman was 9-2, qualified for the state singles tournament and was Region 4-4A Player of the Year.
▪ Poojith Reddy, Spring Valley: Junior was 18-2 this season with both losses coming in a tiebreaker. Qualified for state individual tournament.
▪ Rintaro Saito, River Bluff: Sophomore went 14-3 and was Region 5-5A Player of the Year. Won the consolation bracket at state singles tournament. Gators advanced to 5A Lower State final.
▪ Owen Stikeleather, Brookland-Cayce: Was the Bearcats’ No. 1 player and state singles qualifier.
▪ Caspar Tarr, Dreher: Was the Blue Devils’ No. 1 singles player and helped the team to a 4A Lower State championship appearance. Also qualified for state singles tournament.
—Player of the Year—
Rintaro Saito, River Bluff
—Readers’ choice Player of the Year (Fan vote)—
Poojith Reddy, Spring Valley and Rintaro Saito, River Bluff
—Honorable Mention—
Layne Bailey, Brookland-Cayce; Andrew Broyles, Chapin; Cooper Caulder, Chapin; Arun Chidam, Lexington; Elijah Crain, Dutch Fork; Connor Dupree, White Knoll; Andrew Fellers, Lexington; Slade Funderburk Camden; Ben Hammonds, Mid-Carolina; Lee Moorman, River Bluff; Dalton Meador, Gilbert; Calhoun McCullough, AC Flora; Tarun Ramkamar, Blythewood; Hollis Ruff Batesburg-Leesville; Brock Schaberg, River Bluff; Parker Shealy, Gilbert
This story was originally published May 17, 2022 at 10:24 AM.
