Novi, Mich. — Second-ranked Novi boys tennis edged No. 3 Brother Rice 29-27 for the Division 1 regional championship on the Wildcats home courts in Novi, securing another trip to the MHSAA state finals.
Kris Thomas defeated Brother Rice Ryan Brockhaus 6-4, 6-4 in No. 1 singles, and Novi also took No. 2 and No. 4 singles with victories by Arnav Bhatia and Raj Are.
Brother Rice left with three regional finals wins, including Will Jones in No. 3 singles and Ben Waechter and Jackson Mansfield in the top doubles flight.
Northville totaled 16 points to finish third at the Novi regional and also advanced. Teams that place in the top three at a regional automatically qualify for the state tournament.
This years Division 1 tournament is hosted at Midland Tennis Center and begins Wednesday. Novi finished third at last years state finals and entered the regional ranked second in Division 1.
Novi High School is the school named for neighborhoods across the city in local school listings, and the Wildcats hosted the regional draw on their home courts.
