Wichita-area boys tennis preview: 50 top high school players to watch in 2026
With the 2026 Kansas high school boys tennis season already underway around the state, the Wichita area is once again loaded with standout talent to watch this spring.
This top-50 list was put together through a combination of last season’s results and feedback from area coaches, and it is not meant to declare the 50 best players in the area. Rather, it is designed to highlight 50 of the top players to know entering the season with a full list of all Wichita-area players to watch appearing below.
50 Wichita-area boys tennis players to know
Note: List is sorted in alphabetical order.
Brennan Ball, Derby junior
Joseph Beck, Conway Springs senior
Alex Benage, Maize senior
Eli Benge, Conway Springs senior
Jack Bieker, Smoky Valley senior
Ben Bierstedt, Sterling junior
Jaxton Billette, Buhler junior
Cooper Bohme, McPherson sophomore
Devin Boice, Haven senior
Titus Bortzfield, Buhler senior
Ian Brown, Andover senior
Andrew Chan, Andover junior
Jace Darnauer, Sterling junior
Landon Dossey, Eisenhower sophomore
Maddox Drumright, Collegiate junior
Braeden Dugan, Bishop Carroll sophomore
Lane Eck, El Dorado junior
Mason Eisenbarth, McPherson junior
Jonas Emery, McPherson junior
G. Farha, Collegiate sophomore
Blane Farley, Trinity senior
Vihaan Ganganala, Collegiate sophomore
Charlie Gentile, Collegiate senior
Emerson Gering, Newton junior
Evan Goates, Maize South senior
Reuben Harder, Buhler senior
Preston Heard, Maize South senior
Henry Husband, Bishop Carroll senior
Elias Kachelmeier, Andover Central junior
Lincoln Kaumeyer, Maize junior
Pierce Keller, Smoky Valley junior
Amir Khicha, Collegiate sophomore
Ryan King, Heights senior
Reece Knight, El Dorado senior
Johnny Korfage, Kapaun Mt. Carmel senior
Caleb Kral, Eisenhower junior
Braiden Liechty, Hesston senior
Jack Loibl, Eisenhower senior
Harsha Maradana, Andover freshman
Theron Mays, El Dorado junior
Josh Moore, Winfield senior
Braxton Nicholson, Valley Center senior
Adam Oswald, Newton junior
Janmejay Patwardhan, Hesston junior
Maverick Peterson, Wellington senior
Jack Powell, Andover senior
Jack Pringle, Maize South sophomore
Copeland Quiett, Winfield senior
Will Rather, Andover junior
Luke Ronsick, Bishop Carroll senior
Will Schaefer, Andover Central junior
Gabe Shaffer, Valley Center senior
Brandon Steven, Bishop Carroll sophomore
Blake Swindler, Andover junior
Henry Walker, Andover Central junior
Gabe Weber, Bishop Carroll senior
Kansas high school boys tennis players to watch
City League boys tennis players to watch
Bishop Carroll: Brandon Steven, so.; Braeden Dugan, so.; Gabe Weber, sr.; Luke Ronsick, sr.; Henry Husband, sr.; Branton Nguyen, jr.; Brady Haight, sr.
East: Oshada Koralegedara, sr.; Brighton Dingman, jr.; Dhairav Shah, so.; Colin Malla, so.; Bin Miao, so.; Eli Jia, so.
Heights: Ryan King, sr.; Yurem Retana, sr.; Austin Zimmerman, sr.; Joshua Parks, sr.; La’Kiyel Sanders, jr.; Jaylen Young, so.
Kapaun Mt. Carmel: Johnny Korfhage, sr.; Gabe Baalman, jr.; Christian Romer, sr.; Jude Simon, sr.; Andrew Korfhage, fr.; Boston Prillman, jr.; Ethan Begnoche, so.; Andrew Kwan, sr.; Graham Allen, so.; Reese Dondlinger, jr.; Johnathon Le, jr.; Logan Waller, jr.; Jayden Nguyen, fr.
North: Wyatt Bellis, jr.; Lucien Willis, fr.; Miles Bishop, so.; Francisco Lopez, sr.; Saul Salazar, jr.; Brady Buth, fr.
Northwest: Did not report.
South: Did not report.
Southeast: Jason Nguyen, jr.; Matan Pepperstone, sr.; Derek Souphanh, jr.; Carson Myrick, fr.; Luis Aguilar, jr.; Dan Nguyen, sr.
West: Hector Higareda, jr.; Onesimo Trevizo, so.; Kyle Mumma, sr.; Abraham Duran-Gijon, jr.; Evan Gomez, jr.; Brad Morales-Sanchez, so.
Ark Valley-Chisholm Trail League boys tennis players to watch
Andover: Andrew Chan, jr.; Harsha Maradana, fr.; Ian Brown, sr.; Jack Powell, sr.; Blake Swindler, jr.; Will Rather, jr.; Baul Lee, sr.; Caleb Homan, so.; Hunter Martin, so.; Luke Tresner, so.; Josh Williams, so.
Andover Central: Henry Walker, jr.; Elias Kachelmeier, jr.; Will Schaefer, jr.; Grant McGinness, jr.; Ryan Byun, sr.; Alex Solovey, sr.; Carson Butler, jr.
Arkansas City: Kembran Watson, sr.; Zachary Pieper, jr.; Isaac Ramirez, jr.; Jarrett Hilario, sr.; Mason Earls, sr.; Ace Whetstone, so.
Augusta: Dax Henderson, sr.; Finn Tallent, sr.; Rylee McMichael, sr.; Wes Rebel, fr.; Wyatt Donnelly, jr.; Luke Marteney, jr.; Josh Rogers, jr.
Buhler: Reuben Harder, sr.; Titus Bortzfield, sr.; Jaxton Billette, jr.; Ty Campbell, sr.; Cayden Davis, so.; Tucker Schlatter, sr.
Campus: Isaac Griswold, sr.; Ethan Hogue, sr.; Dillan L’Ecuyer, sr.; Chase Lackey, sr.; Caleb LeGrande, sr.; Bryan Prescott, sr.; Tristan Snyder, sr.; Benjamin Sumner, jr.
Circle: Gabe Duncan, sr.; Truman Metzger, sr.; Oliver Wells, jr.; Keaton Bally, sr.; Aden Trissal, sr.; Trace Roths, jr.
Collegiate: Amir Khicha, so.; G. Farha, so.; Charlie Gentile, sr.; Maddox Drumright, jr.; Vihaan Ganganala, so.; Jaden Lichty, sr.; Sam Taylor, sr.; James Nolan, so.; Harry Hoover, fr.; Hayan Raffi, sr.
Derby: Jayce Johnson, sr.; Landen Highsmith, sr.; Brennan Ball, jr.; Mason McCune, so.; Johnny Hula, jr.; Dylan Nelson-Craig, sr.
Eisenhower: Jack Loibl, sr.; Tyler Huneycutt, sr.; Caleb Kral, jr.; Brendan Collier, jr.; Braedan Hanson, jr.; Kyler Enegren, jr.; Landon Dossey, so.; Riley Ternes, so.
El Dorado: Reece Knight, sr.; Theron May, jr.; Lane May, jr.; Delken Hall, sr.; Andrew Wilkinson, sr.; Taidhgin Mora-Bruce, sr.
Goddard: Eric Sather, sr.; Zach Montgomery, jr.; Adam Bay, fr.; Nick Anderson, fr.; Shane Blanding, jr.; Parker Brown, fr.; Enoch Shurtz, fr.; Traeh Oliver, fr.
Hutchinson: Did not report.
Maize: Lincoln Kaumeyer, jr.; Alex Benage, sr.; Devin Francis, so.; Luke Harris, jr.; Alan Le, sr.; Teague Heuer, jr.; Jayden McGrown, so.; Caleb Ohl, jr.,; Harry Stout, jr.
Maize South: Evan Goates, sr.; Landon Cook, jr.; Tucker Lowe, sr.; Jacob Kurniadi, jr.; Preston Heard, sr.; Jack Pringle, so.
McPherson: Cooper Bohme, so.; Mason Eisenbarth, jr.; Jonas Emery, jr.; Rylan Unruh, fr.; Parker Riemann, fr.
Newton: Adam Oswald, jr.; Emerson Gering, jr.; Braxton Bergquist, sr.; Brody Morton, sr.; Cruz Galvan, sr.; Max Rose, sr.; Nic Bergman, jr.; Jude Oswald, fr.; Miles Brubacher, fr.
Valley Center: Gabe Shaffer, sr.; Braxton Nicholson, sr.; Nick Neff, sr.; Lucas Balthrop, sr.; Gabriel Tamayo, fr.; Brandon Kinsinger, sr.; Charles Anderson, jr.; Isaac Anderson, jr.
Wellington: Maverick Peterson, sr.; Gannon Worley, fr.; Camden White, so.; Easton Lynnes, so.; Trevan Hernandez, sr.; Soloman Ledesma, jr.; Brodee Lough, sr.; Gage Stewart, so.
Winfield: Josh Moore, sr.; Copeland Quiett, sr.; Corden Cuington, sr.; Evan Hutto, sr.; Jaxon Walker, fr.; Gage Prichard, sr.; Miles Lann-Teubner, fr.
Other Wichita-area boys tennis players to watch
Chaparral: Jack Walker, sr.; Jesus Reyes, sr.; Ty Latta, sr.; John Budd, so.; Kevin Ricker, sr.; Zachary Welch, sr; Luke Misak, jr.
Classical: Micah Mitnaul, sr.; Graham Gordon, fr.; Cooper Brown, fr.; Guillito Medina, sr.; Lawrence Bevan, so.; Jacob Chan, so.
Conway Springs: Eli Benge, sr.; Joseph Beck, sr.; Grayson Allen, jr.; Ian May, jr.; Hudson Stevens, fr.; Kaleb Zoglmann, fr.
Haven: Devin Boice, sr.; Andrew Avena, sr.; Evan Schoenhals, jr.; Josh Mulligan, jr.; Logan Jacques, so.; Ben Nisly, so.
Hesston: Braiden Liechty, sr.; Janmejay Patwardhan, jr.; Tim van Bergeijk, sr.; Ben Bartlett, jr.; Ethan Sebits, jr.; Jerick Humphreys, jr.
Hillsboro: Did not report.
Hutchinson Trinity: Sam Pennycuff, sr.; Vincent Wuertz, jr.; Ethan Harvey, sr.; Elias Pennycuff, fr.; Kazuma Tsukada, fr.
Independent: Bret Farber, sr.; Cooper Cheng, so.
Kingman: Did not report.
Nickerson: Cooper Patterson, fr.; Isaiah Hathaway, fr.; Kadin Melton, fr.; Brady Engelland, fr.; Dagan Schneider, fr.; Thaddeus Preville, fr.
Smoky Valley: Jack Bieker, sr.; Pierce Keller, jr.; Crew Elliott, jr.; Kyle Robledo-Diaz, so.; Braden Erickson, fr.; Grayon Keller, fr.; Carter Lundstrom, fr.; Drew Moore, fr.; Owen Potter, fr.
Sterling: Jace Darnauer, jr.; Ben Bierstedt, jr.; Trace DeShon, jr.; Lathem Kizzar, fr.; Hayden Dobson, so.; James McGlynn, so.
Wichita Trinity: Blane Farley, sr.; Owen Holdeman, so.; Zachariah Sebits, fr.; Nathaniel Olsen, fr.; Brady Childs, fr.; Weston Woltjer, fr.
This story was originally published April 8, 2026 at 6:05 AM.
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