Troy Athens boys tennis finished 11th at the Michigan High School Athletic Association Division 1 State Finals in Midland, led by a runner-up finish from its No. 2 doubles team.

Jay Thakkar and Vikram Menon reached the championship match against Troy High's Jyotiraditya Kashyap and Siddarth Manikandan, creating an all-Troy final at Midland Tennis Center.

The Athens pair pushed the match to three sets before falling 6-2, 4-6, 6-4, according to the MHSAA's official individual championship records.

Athens doubles pair reaches final

Thakkar and Menon won the second set 6-4 after dropping the opener, forcing a deciding set against the Colts.

Troy High's Kashyap and Manikandan won the third set 6-4 to secure the No. 2 doubles state championship.

The performance was Athens' strongest result at the tournament, where the Red Hawks scored nine team points and placed 11th among 21 Division 1 programs, according to the tournament standings.

Athens also competed at No. 1 doubles. Senior Ishan Patel and sophomore Pratyush Inturi advanced to the third round before being eliminated.

Red Hawks compete across singles flights

Athens entered players in all four singles flights.

Senior Rohan Nagaram represented the Red Hawks at No. 1 singles, while senior Saikrish Balaji competed at No. 2.

Junior Rishik Rajaram played No. 3 singles, and senior Ganesh Nambu competed at No. 4.

The school's Oct. 21 newsletter recognized the boys tennis team for its state finals performance as the fall athletic season concluded.

Crosstown rival wins team title

Troy High won its second consecutive Division 1 championship, capturing three of the four doubles flights.

The MHSAA championship recap reported Troy's title-winning performance, with Bloomfield Hills Brother Rice second and Ann Arbor Pioneer third.

The championship results list Troy with 30 points, while the association's recap reports 29. Both records confirm the Colts finished comfortably ahead of Brother Rice's 20 points.

For Athens, the state finals ended with a top-half team finish and a doubles runner-up performance against its crosstown rival.