Meet the 2024 All-Greater Rochester Boys Tennis Team
Here is the 2024 All-Greater Rochester Boys Tennis Team as determined by a vote of Section V coaches with input from Democrat and Chronicle and Messenger Post staff.
Player of the Year
Year: Junior
Parents: Dawn and Chip Fishback
Position: First singles
Key accomplishment: Winning the state title.
Future plans: Play Division I tennis.
Why is he Player of the Year: Now the three-time AGR Player of the Year, Drew Fishback has unquestionably been Section V's best tennis player this decade. The Geneva junior is among the top high schoolers in America. Tennisrecruiting.net ranked Fishback No. 1 on its rising juniors Tennis RPI list in June. Fishback had a 28-0 record as a junior. He dominated the NYSPHSAA singles title match, joining his older brother, Ryan, as a state champion.
A supremely skilled lefty, Drew Fishback hasn't lost to a Section V opponent since 2021. The four-time Section V champ has a career record of 99-3. Fishback's most recent two losses came in the 2022 NYS quarterfinals and 2023 NYS semifinals. Instead of defending his 2024 NYS singles title next year, Drew hopes to play with his younger brother, Tucker, in the 2025 NYSPHSAA doubles tournament.
Year: Sophomore
Parents: Heather and Mark Balsamo
Position: First singles
Key accomplishments: Team and individual sectional titles, and winning in the state tournament.
Future plans: Continue playing tennis and hope to play in college.
Year: Junior
Parents: Ishali and Nick Bhatia
Position: Second singles
Key accomplishments: Finishing in sixth place at individual states.
Future plans: To continue to improve his skills and hopefully play college tennis in the future.
Year: Seventh grade
Parents: Joanna and Geoffrey Brougher
Position: Second singles
Key accomplishments: Winning Class A1 team sectionals.
Future plans: To keep playing tennis and improve every day.
Year: Senior
Parents: Maia Dorsett and Justin Fay
Position: Doubles
Future plans: Attend the University of Rochester.
Year: Sophomore
Parents: Lakshmi and Sai Mandava
Position: First doubles and third singles.
Key accomplishments: Going to states twice (as a team and individual).
Future plans: To keep playing tennis with the goal of playing Division III in college.
Year: Junior
Parents: Carey and John McLaughlin
Position: First singles
Key accomplishments: Undefeated in the regular season and only two losses this season.
Future plans: Play tennis and study engineering in college.
Year: Senior
Parents: Anhy Tran and Tim McNamara
Position: Second singles
Key accomplishments: Winning the Class AA Section V doubles championship.
Future plans: Attend the University at Buffalo and play club tennis.
Year: Freshman
Parents: Maia and Nicholas Mesh
Position: First singles
Key accomplishments: Undefeated in doubles during regular season, sectional winner and played at states.
Future plans: Finish high school and play tennis in college.
Year: Junior
Parents: Meenal and Ashwani Sharma
Position: Second singles
Key accomplishments: Going to individual states.
Future plans: Continue playing tennis, hopefully in college as well.
Year: Freshman
Parents: Amy and Kiley Sullivan
Position: First doubles
Key accomplishments: Making the finals of sectionals and state qualifiers, and making the state tournament with partner Sathya Mandava.
Future plans: Continue to work hard and improve my game.
Year: Junior
Parents: Shelly and Scott Thyroff
Position: First singles
Key accomplishments: Sixth place at the state tournament with Dylan Bhatia.
Future plans: Somewhere warmer.
Coach of the Year
Profession: Retired from Rochester Telephone Corp (Information Systems).
Varsity coaching experience: Pittsford Mendon boys tennis 2001-2017; Pittsford Sutherland girls tennis 2005-Present; Pittsford Sutherland boys tennis 2018-Present.
Family: Jeannie Thyroff (spouse); Scott Thyroff (son) and grandchildren Scotty, Brady and Charlie; Brad Thyroff (son) and grandchildren Liam and Eden.
Second team
Alexander Aguilar, Pittsford Sutherland
Alex Doaga, Pittsford Mendon
Tucker Fishback, Geneva
Hayden Goodchild, Pittsford Mendon
Warren Huber, Brighton
Mitchell Lau, Pittsford Sutherland
Aaron Miller, Canandaigua
Noah Mroueh, Pittsford Sutherland
Evan Philips, Wayne
Ari Roland, Pittsford Mendon
Howard Tang, Pittsford Mendon
Finn Whitaker, Pittsford Mendon
This article originally appeared on Rochester Democrat and Chronicle: AGR: All-Greater Rochester Boys Tennis 2024 Team
