Boys Tennis Season Summaries

* Last updated at 11:47 am on Sunday, November 24, 2024

Season summaries include titles won (and the class they were won in), final place in state, final won-lost record, and head coach for all seasons submitted by the school or gathered from IHSA records.

A few titles are missing (complete list of missing titles). Changes and additions to these records may be made by school personnel through the IHSA Schools Center.

Key to titles: D–district, R–regional, S–sectional, U–super-sectional, Q–team qualifier for state finals, P–Chicago Public League champion (only when an automatic qualifier).

LaGrange (Lyons)

Season	Class	Titles	Place	Coach

1946-47		D
1948-49		D
1949-50		D
1950-51
1951-52		D
1952-53		D
1953-54		D	3
1954-55		D	3
1955-56		D
1958-59
1961-62
1962-63		D
1968-69		D
1969-70		D
1970-71		D
1971-72		D
1972-73		D
1974-75		D
1979-80		D
1980-81
1981-82		D
1982-83		S
1983-84
1986-87		S
1987-88		S
1988-89		S
1989-90		S
1990-91		S
1996-97		S		Bill Wham
1997-98		S		Bill Wham
1998-99		S		Bill Wham
1999-00		S		Bill Wham
2000-01		S		Bill Wham
2001-02		S		Bill Wham
2002-03		S		Bill Wham
2003-04		S		Bill Wham
2004-05				Bill Wham
2005-06		S	2	Bill Wham
2006-07		S		Bill Wham
2007-08		S		Bill Wham
2011-12				Bill Wham
2014-15		S	2	Bill Wham
2015-16		S		Bill Wham
2017-18	2A	S		Bill Wham
2018-19	2A			Bill Wham
2020-21	2A	S		David Robare
2022-23	2A	S		David Robare
2023-24	2A			Clint Buetikofer

LaGrange Park (Nazareth Academy)

Season	Class	Titles	Coach

2018-19	1A	S	Jaydon Barello
2020-21	1A	S	Jaydon Barello

Lake Forest (H.S.)

Season	Class	Titles	Place	Won	Lost	Tied	Coach

1956-57		D
1974-75		D
1975-76		D
1976-77		D
1977-78		D
1978-79		D
1979-80		D
1984-85		S	2				Lew Bertsos
1985-86		S	1				Lew Bertsos
1986-87		S	3				Lew Bertsos
1987-88		S	2				Lew Bertsos
1988-89		S		3	3		Lew Bertsos
Coach Total				3	3		1 yr .500
1989-90				7	2		Bill Fly
Coach Total				7	2		1 yr .778
1990-91				6	4		Skip Atwell
1991-92				6	4		Skip Atwell
1992-93				10	3		Skip Atwell
1993-94				10	3		Skip Atwell
Coach Total				32	14		4 yr .696
1994-95				11	1		John Noble
Coach Total				11	1		1 yr .917
1995-96							Mark Sandager
1996-97				10	0		Robert Wagemann
1997-98		S		8	1		Robert Wagemann
1998-99		S		6	0		Robert Wagemann
1999-00		S	2	15	1		Robert Wagemann
Coach Total				39	2		4 yr .951
2000-01				10	6		Corky Leighton
2001-02		S	3	16	2	1	Corky Leighton
2002-03		S	1	11	7		Corky Leighton
2003-04		S	1	15	1	1	Corky Leighton
2004-05		S		15	1		Corky Leighton
2005-06		S		11	4		Corky Leighton
2006-07				10	5	1	Corky Leighton
2007-08		S		10	3	1	Corky Leighton
2008-09		S		9	4	1	Corky Leighton
Coach Total				107	33	5	9 yr .755
2009-10				13	5		Corcky Leighton
Coach Total				13	5		1 yr .722
2010-11				10	3		Corky Leighton
2011-12		S	3	15	2		Corky Leighton
2012-13		S	2	12	3		Corky Leighton
2013-14		S	2	16	0		Corky Leighton
2014-15		S		13	1		Corky Leighton
2015-16				14	1		Corky Leighton
2016-17	2A	S		10	4		Corky Leighton
2017-18	2A			8	4		Corky Leighton
2018-19				9	6		Corky Leighton
2019-20				0	0		Corky Leighton
2020-21				14	5		Corky Leighton
2021-22				9	3	2	Corky Leighton
Coach Total				130	32	2	12 yr .799
2022-23				8	6		Scott Gilbert
2023-24				10	8		Scott Gilbert
Coach Total				18	14		2 yr .563
School Total				360	106	7	35 yr .761

Lake Villa (Lakes)

Season	Class	Titles	Won	Lost	Coach

2005-06					Bryan Plinske
2006-07					Bryan Plinske
2007-08					Bryan Plinske
2008-09					Bryan Plinske
2009-10					Bryan Plinske
2010-11			3	11	Bryan Plinske
2011-12			6	11	Bryan Plinske
2012-13			5	5	Bryan Plinske
2013-14			6	6	Bryan Plinske
2014-15			5	7	Bryan Plinske
2015-16			6	6	Bryan Plinske
2016-17			9	4	Bryan Plinske
2017-18	1A	S	6	7	Bryan Plinske
2018-19			7	3	Bryan Plinske
2019-20					Bryan Plinske
2020-21					Bryan Plinske
2021-22			3	7	Bryan Plinske
2022-23			4	11	Bryan Plinske
2023-24			7	5	Bryan Plinske
Coach Total			67	83	12 yr .447
School Total			67	83	12 yr .447

Lake Zurich

Season	Won	Lost	Coach

1966-67	3	7	Rachow
Coach Total	3	7	1 yr .300
1967-68	7	4
1968-69	8	7
Coach Total	15	11	2 yr .577
1969-70	9	5	Don Biere
Coach Total	9	5	1 yr .643
1970-71			Terry Wanless
1972-73			O'Connell
1974-75	3	8	Bertuca
Coach Total	3	8	1 yr .273
1975-76	2	10	Wayne Kuklinski
1976-77	2	10	Wayne Kuklinski
1978-79	7	8	Wayne Kuklinski
1979-80	12	2	Wayne Kuklinski
1980-81	12	3	Wayne Kuklinski
1985-86	10	3	Wayne Kuklinski
Coach Total	45	36	6 yr .556
1986-87			Robert Knuth
1987-88			Robert Knuth
1988-89			Robert Knuth
1989-90			Robert Knuth
1990-91			Robert Knuth
1991-92			Robert Knuth
1992-93			Robert Knuth
1993-94			Robert Knuth
1994-95			Robert Knuth
1995-96			Robert Knuth
1996-97			Robert Knuth
1997-98			Robert Knuth
1998-99			Robert Knuth
1999-00			Robert Knuth
2000-01			Robert Knuth
2001-02			Robert Knuth
2002-03			Robert Knuth
2003-04			Robert Knuth
2004-05			Robert Knuth
2005-06			Cheryl Elko
2006-07			Cheryl Elko
2007-08			Kristin Finnigan
2008-09			Kristin Finnigan
2009-10			Kristin Finnigan
2010-11			Kristin Finnigan
2011-12	8	9	Aaron Rogers
2012-13	9	6	Aaron Rogers
2013-14	10	6	Aaron Rogers
2014-15	9	7	Aaron Rogers
2015-16	8	8	Aaron Rogers
Coach Total	44	36	5 yr .550
2016-17			Andrew McCurley
2017-18			Andrew McCurley
2018-19			Andrew McCurley
2019-20			Andrew McCurley
2020-21			Mike Davis
2021-22			Mike Davis
School Total	119	103	16 yr .536

Lansing (Illiana Christian)

Season	Class	Titles	Coach

2016-17	1A	S	Nick Blink
2017-18	1A	S	Michael Eberly

Lansing (Thornton Fractional South)

Season	Won	Lost	Coach

1967-68			Charles Dickinson
1968-69			Charles Dickinson
1969-70			Charles Dickinson
1971-72			Robert Beishuizen
1974-75			Dave Wheat
1975-76	4	12	Dave Wheat
1976-77			Dave Wheat
1977-78			Dave Wheat
1978-79			Dave Wheat
1979-80			Dave Wheat
1980-81	15	3	Dave Wheat
1981-82	12	4	Dave Wheat
1982-83	4	8	Dave Wheat
1983-84	8	4	Dave Wheat
1984-85	7	5	Dave Wheat
1985-86	6	5	Dave Wheat
1986-87			Dave Wheat
1987-88	7	4	Dave Wheat
1988-89	10	3	Dave Wheat
1989-90	5	6	Dave Wheat
1990-91	9	4	Dave Wheat
Coach Total	87	58	11 yr .600
1991-92			Jeff Keller
1992-93			Jeff Keller
1993-94	5	5	Jeff Keller
Coach Total	5	5	1 yr .500
1994-95	4	8	John Bhatty
1995-96	4	7	John Bhatty
Coach Total	8	15	2 yr .348
1996-97			Don Young
1997-98			Don Young
1998-99	7	7	Don Young
1999-00			Don Young
2000-01	10	3	Don Young
2001-02	3	12	Don Young
2002-03	4	7	Don Young
2003-04			Don Young
2004-05	13	3	Don Young
2005-06	12	3	Don Young
Coach Total	49	35	6 yr .583
2006-07			Clinton Scott
2007-08	6	8	Clinton Scott
2008-09	4	14	Clinton Scott
2009-10	4	14	Clinton Scott
2010-11	9	6	Clinton Scott
2011-12			Clinton Scott
2012-13	3	11	Clinton Scott
2013-14	4	17	Clinton Scott
2014-15	7	10	Clinton Scott
2015-16	4	16	Clinton Scott
2016-17	4	12	Clinton Scott
2017-18			Clinton Scott
Coach Total	45	108	9 yr .294
2018-19			Matt Jancich
2019-20			Matt Jancich
2020-21			Matt Jancich
2021-22	6	10	Matt Jancich
2022-23			Matt Jancich
2023-24			Matt Jancich
Coach Total	6	10	1 yr .375
School Total	200	231	30 yr .464

LaSalle (L.-Peru)

Season	Titles	Coach

1981-82		Gerald "Chips" Giovanine
1982-83		Gerald "Chips" Giovanine
1983-84	S
1984-85	S
2005-06	S	Sue McKnight
2010-11	S	Sue McKnight
2011-12	S	Sue McKnight
2012-13		Sue McKnight
2013-14		Sue McKnight
2014-15		Sue McKnight
2015-16	S	Sue McKnight
2016-17		Sue McKnight
2017-18		Aaron Guenther
2018-19		Aaron Guenther
2019-20		Aaron Guenther

Lebanon

Season	Class	Titles	Place	Won	Lost	Tied	Coach

1974-75		D

Lemont (H.S.)

Season	Class	Titles	Coach

2012-13		S	Jon DeGuzman
2016-17	1A	S	Jon DeGuzman
2023-24	1A	S	Jon DeGuzman

Libertyville

Season	Titles	Place	Won	Lost	Tied	Coach

1954-55						Bob Tunnicliff
1955-56			2	8		Eugene Ebert
1956-57						Eugene Ebert
1957-58			8	2		Eugene Ebert
Coach Total			10	10		2 yr .500
1958-59			5	5		Robert Kistner
1959-60			3	5		Robert Kistner
Coach Total			8	10		2 yr .444
1960-61						Eugene Ebert
1961-62						Eugene Ebert
1962-63						Eugene Ebert
1963-64						Eugene Ebert
1964-65			6	5		Eugene Ebert
Coach Total			6	5		1 yr .545
1965-66			10	6		Dale Yingst
1966-67			8	6		Dale Yingst
1967-68			7	3		Dale Yingst
1968-69			9	2		Dale Yingst
1969-70	D	2				Dale Yingst
1970-71						Dale Yingst
1971-72	D		10	4		Dale Yingst
1972-73						Dale Yingst
1973-74			7	2		Dale Yingst
1974-75			13	1		Dale Yingst
1975-76	D		10	1		Dale Yingst
1976-77	D		18	2		Dale Yingst
1977-78			7	4		Dale Yingst
1978-79			12	3	1	Dale Yingst
1979-80			6	3		Dale Yingst
1980-81			11	1	1	Dale Yingst
1981-82			9	0		Dale Yingst
1982-83			10	0		Dale Yingst
1983-84			7	1		Dale Yingst
1984-85			6	2		Dale Yingst
1985-86			7	1		Dale Yingst
1986-87			6	2		Dale Yingst
Coach Total			173	44	2	19 yr .795
1987-88			6	2		Craig Hunter
1988-89			8	1		Craig Hunter
1989-90	S		7	1		Craig Hunter
Coach Total			21	4		3 yr .840
1990-91	S		8	0		Jim Goodwin
1991-92			6	5		Jim Goodwin
1992-93			7	1		Jim Goodwin
1993-94			6	4		Jim Goodwin
1994-95			6	3	1	Jim Goodwin
Coach Total			33	13	1	5 yr .713
1995-96			7	4		Dan Kiernan
1996-97			6	5		Dan Kiernan
1997-98	S		8	1		Dan Kiernan
1998-99			4	6		Dan Kiernan
1999-00			7	4		Dan Kiernan
2000-01			10	2		Dan Kiernan
2001-02			8	3		Dan Kiernan
2002-03			7	3		Dan Kiernan
2003-04			6	5	1	Dan Kiernan
2004-05			4	7		Dan Kiernan
2005-06			6	4		Dan Kiernan
2006-07			7	5		Dan Kiernan
2007-08			8	4		Dan Kiernan
2008-09			5	5		Dan Kiernan
2009-10			7	5		Dan Kiernan
2010-11			7	3		Dan Kiernan
2011-12			8	4		Dan Kiernan
2012-13			11	4		Dan Kiernan
2013-14			8	2		Dan Kiernan
2014-15			8	4		Dan Kiernan
2015-16			8	3		Dan Kiernan
2016-17			7	5		Dan Kiernan
2017-18			7	3		Dan Kiernan
2018-19			6	3		Dan Kiernan
2020-21			6	10		Dan Kiernan
2021-22			3	5		Dan Kiernan
2022-23			6	5		Dan Kiernan
2023-24			10	5		Dan Kiernan
Coach Total			195	119	1	28 yr .621
School Total			446	205	4	60 yr .682

Lincoln

Season	Titles	Won	Lost	Coach

1939-40	D
1943-44	D
1947-48	D
1948-49	D
1950-51	D
1951-52	D
1952-53	D
2006-07		8	5	Ron Boyer
2007-08		8	6	Ron Boyer
2008-09		6	8	Ron Boyer
2009-10		7	7	Ron Boyer
2010-11		7	6	Ron Boyer
2011-12		7	6	Ron Boyer
Coach Total		43	38	6 yr .531
2012-13				Taylor Richmond
2013-14				Taylor Richmond
2014-15				Taylor Richmond
2015-16				Taylor Richmond
2016-17				Taylor Richmond
2017-18				Penny Haase-Wittler
2018-19		2	8	Jan Dickerson
2019-20				Jan Dickerson
2020-21		6	5	Jan Dickerson
2021-22		5	5	Jan Dickerson
2022-23		6	8	Jan Dickerson
2023-24		8	4	Jan Dickerson
Coach Total		27	30	5 yr .474
School Total		70	68	11 yr .507

Lincolnshire (Stevenson)

Season	Class	Titles	Place	Won	Lost	Tied	Coach

1973-74				0	9		Howard Carley
1974-75				5	3		Howard Carley
1975-76				10	2		Howard Carley
1976-77				14	3		Howard Carley
1977-78				18	4		Howard Carley
1978-79				16	5		Howard Carley
1979-80				9	5		Howard Carley
1980-81				11	9		Howard Carley
Coach Total				83	40		8 yr .675
1981-82				13	4		Jerry Franklin
1982-83				9	5		Jerry Franklin
1983-84				6	3		Jerry Franklin
Coach Total				28	12		3 yr .700
1984-85				6	4		Linda Nelson
Coach Total				6	4		1 yr .600
1985-86				7	2	1	Al Velasco
1986-87				7	6		Al Velasco
Coach Total				14	8	1	2 yr .630
1987-88				5	3		Jennifer Thomas
Coach Total				5	3		1 yr .625
1988-89				4	6		Jerry Franklin
Coach Total				4	6		1 yr .400
1989-90				3	5		Bryan Wills
1990-91				8	3		Bryan Wills
1991-92				9	2		Bryan Wills
1992-93				8	3		Bryan Wills
1993-94				7	4		Bryan Wills
1994-95				8	2		Bryan Wills
1995-96		S		11	2		Bryan Wills
1996-97		S		7	4		Bryan Wills
1997-98				4	5		Bryan Wills
Coach Total				65	30		9 yr .684
1998-99				7	6		Dave Wilms
1999-00				5	2		Dave Wilms
Coach Total				12	8		2 yr .600
2000-01		S		13	3		Mark Linnenburger
2001-02		S		12	4		Mark Linnenburger
2002-03				11	3		Mark Linnenburger
2003-04				9	6		Mark Linnenburger
2004-05				9	7		Mark Linnenburger
2005-06				10	3	1	Mark Linnenburger
2006-07		S	2				Mark Linnenburger
2007-08		S	2	10	1		Mark Linnenburger
2008-09		S	2	10	3		Mark Linnenburger
Coach Total				84	30	1	8 yr .735
2009-10		S		11	2	1	Tom Stanhope
2010-11		S		11	1		Tom Stanhope
2011-12		S		11	3		Tom Stanhope
2012-13		S	2	11	2		Tom Stanhope
2013-14		S		9	5		Tom Stanhope
2014-15		S		9	4		Tom Stanhope
2015-16		S		9	5		Tom Stanhope
2016-17				11	2		Tom Stanhope
2016-17	2A	S		15	0		Tom Stanhope
2017-18				10	1		Tom Stanhope
2017-18	2A	S	2				Tom Stanhope
2018-19	2A	S	3	14	1		Tom Stanhope
2020-21	2A	S	3	15	1		Tom Stanhope
Coach Total				136	27	1	12 yr .832
2021-22	2A	S		15	1		Isriz Balase
2022-23	2A	S		15	1		Isriz Balase
2023-24				9	7		Isriz Balase
Coach Total				39	9		3 yr .813
School Total				476	177	3	49 yr .726

Lisle (Benet Academy)

Season	Class	Titles	Place	Won	Lost	Coach

1985-86				14	1	Michael Hand
1986-87				8	3	Michael Hand
1987-88				11	2	Michael Hand
1988-89		S		12	1	Michael Hand
1989-90				9	2	Michael Hand
1990-91				15	3	Michael Hand
1991-92				16	2	Michael Hand
1992-93				11	2	Michael Hand
1993-94				9	4	Michael Hand
1994-95				13	3	Michael Hand
1995-96				10	4	Michael Hand
1996-97				15	1	Michael Hand
1997-98				14	3	Michael Hand
1998-99				13	4	Michael Hand
1999-00				11	5	Michael Hand
2000-01				10	8	Michael Hand
2001-02				13	5	Michael Hand
2002-03				18	3	Michael Hand
2003-04		S		20	3	Michael Hand
2004-05		S		15	2	Michael Hand
2005-06				14	6	Michael Hand
2006-07				15	2	Michael Hand
2007-08				17	3	Michael Hand
2008-09				17	5	Michael Hand
2009-10				21	4	Michael Hand
2010-11				21	8	Michael Hand
2011-12				20	4	Michael Hand
2012-13				22	9	Michael Hand
2013-14		S		21	5	Michael Hand
2014-15				18	5	Michael Hand
2015-16				16	2	Michael Hand
2016-17	1A	S	3	20	3	Michael Hand
2017-18				13	5	Michael Hand
2018-19				16	4	Michael Hand
2020-21	1A			10	13	Michael Hand
2021-22	1A	S	2	18	4	Michael Hand
2022-23	1A	S	2	11	7	Michael Hand
2023-24				12	9	Michael Hand
Coach Total				559	159	38 yr .779
School Total				559	159	38 yr .779

Lisle (Sr.)

Season	Won	Lost	Coach

1977-78	3	1	Rick Beato
1978-79	6	8	Rick Beato
1979-80	14	3	Rick Beato
1980-81	15	1	Rick Beato
1981-82	16	2	Rick Beato
1982-83	15	1	Rick Beato
1983-84	9	6	Rick Beato
1984-85	11	2	Rick Beato
1985-86	9	3	Rick Beato
1986-87	10	4	Rick Beato
1987-88	12	2	Rick Beato
Coach Total	120	33	11 yr .784
School Total	120	33	11 yr .784

Lockport (Twp.)

Season	Class	Titles	Coach

1985-86		S
2002-03		S	Stacy Sparlin
2009-10		S	Robert Champlin
2014-15		S	Bob Champlin
2015-16		S	Bob Champlin
2016-17	2A	S	Bob Champlin
2017-18	2A	S	Bob Champlin

Lombard (Glenbard East)

Season	Titles	Won	Lost	Coach

1961-62
1962-63
1963-64
1969-70	D
1971-72	D
1977-78	D
2005-06		9	7	Bill Burt
Coach Total		9	7	1 yr .563
2013-14				Steven Hoogerheide
2014-15				Steven Hoogerheide
2015-16				Steven Hoogerheide
2016-17				Steven Hoogerheide
2017-18				Steven Hoogerheide
2018-19				Steven Hoogerheide
2019-20				Steven Hoogerheide
2020-21				Steven Hoogerheide
2021-22				Steven Hoogerheide
2022-23				Steven Hoogerheide
School Total		9	7	1 yr .563

Lombard (Montini)

Season	Class	Titles	Coach

2016-17	1A	S	Don Krystof
2017-18	1A
2018-19	1A		Don Krystof