IHSA

Season Summaries

Boys Tennis

Last updated on November 16, 2009.

Season summaries include titles won, 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). Please submit changes or additions for your school by using this form.

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


 1970-71
School Titles Pl W L T Coach Oak Park (O.P.-River Forest) | D 1 | | Rudy Witsman Hinsdale (Central) | D 2 | | Highland Park | D 3 | | Ottawa (Twp.) | D 4 | | Winnetka (New Trier East) | D 4 | | Evanston (Twp.) | D 6 | | Peoria (Richwoods) | D 7 | | Northfield (New Trier West) | 7 | | Rockford (West) | D 9 | | Sterling (H.S.) | D 9 | | Arlington Heights (Arlington) | D | | Belleville (West) | D | | Bloomington (H.S.) | D | | Blue Island (Eisenhower) | D | | Champaign (Central) | D | | Chicago Heights (Bloom Twp.) | D | | Crystal Lake (H.S.) | D | 13 2 | Don Nead Decatur (MacArthur) | D | | Des Plaines (Maine West) | D | | Flossmoor (Homewood-F.) | D | | Geneva | D | | Granite City | D | | Jacksonville (H.S.) | D | | LaGrange (Lyons) | D | | Lockport (West) | D | | Midlothian (Bremen) | D | | Olney (East Richland) | D | | Park Ridge (Maine South) | D | | Rock Island (H.S.) | D | | Vandalia | D | | Waukegan (H.S.) | D | | Wheaton (Central) | D | |
 1971-72
School Titles Pl W L T Coach Hinsdale (Central) | D 1 | | Jay Kramer Oak Park (O.P.-River Forest) | D 2 | | Highland Park | D 3 | | Arlington Heights (Arlington) | D 4 | | Winnetka (New Trier East) | D 4 | | Evanston (Twp.) | D 6 | | Galesburg (H.S.) | D 7 | | LaGrange (Lyons) | D 8 | | Ottawa (Twp.) | D 8 | | Peoria (Richwoods) | D 8 | | Sterling (H.S.) | D 8 | | Alton (Sr.) | D | | Belleville (West) | D | | Bensenville (Fenton) | D | | Bloomington (H.S.) | D | | Centralia | D | | Crystal Lake (H.S.) | D | 9 5 | Don Nead Danville (H.S.) | D | | Decatur (MacArthur) | D | | Dixon (H.S.) | D | | Flossmoor (Homewood-F.) | D | | Geneva | D | | Glen Ellyn (Glenbard West) | D | | Greenville | D | | Jacksonville (H.S.) | D | | Joliet (Catholic Academy) | D | | Libertyville | D | | Lombard (Glenbard East) | D | | Machesney Park (Harlem) | D | | Midlothian (Bremen) | D | | Olney (East Richland) | D | | Park Forest (Rich East) | D | 10 3 | Steve Fisher Park Ridge (Maine South) | D | | Springfield (Southeast) | D | |
 1972-73
School Titles Pl W L T Coach Highland Park | D 1 | | Bill Ratliff Hinsdale (Central) | D 1 | | Jay Kramer Arlington Heights (Arlington) | D 3 | | Galesburg (H.S.) | 4 | | Oak Park (O.P.-River Forest) | D 5 | | Winnetka (New Trier East) | D 5 | | Evanston (Twp.) | D 7 | | Ottawa (Twp.) | D 7 | | Rock Island (H.S.) | D 7 | | Skokie (Niles East) | D 7 | | Aurora (West) | D | | Bill Walsh Belleville (West) | D | | Bensenville (Fenton) | D | | Bloomington (H.S.) | D | | Champaign (Centennial) | D | | Shuman Decatur (MacArthur) | D | | Des Plaines (Maine West) | D | | Dolton (Thornridge) | D | | Elgin (H.S.) | D | | Flossmoor (Homewood-F.) | D | | Glen Ellyn (Glenbard West) | D | | Harvey (Thornton) | D | | Highland | D | | Larry Iftner Joliet (West) | D | | Kankakee (Eastridge) | D | | LaGrange (Lyons) | D | | Machesney Park (Harlem) | D | | Mendota | D | | Olney (East Richland) | D | | Park Ridge (Maine South) | D | | Peoria (Richwoods) | D | | Rochelle | D | | Rockford (West) | D | | Roselle (Lake Park) | D | | Springfield (H.S.) | D | | Trenton (Wesclin) | D | | Waukegan (H.S.) | D | | Wood River (East Alton-W.R.) | D | |
 1973-74
School Titles Pl W L T Coach Hinsdale (Central) | D 1 | | Jay Kramer Winnetka (New Trier East) | D 2 | | Deerfield | D 3 | | Arlington Heights (Arlington) | 4 | | Flossmoor (Homewood-F.) | D 5 | | Oak Park (O.P.-River Forest) | 6 | | Highland Park | 7 | | Ottawa (Twp.) | D 8 | | Dixon (H.S.) | D 9 | | Moline (H.S.) | D 9 | | Chicago (Mather) | P | | Belleville (West) | D | | Champaign (Centennial) | D | | Shuman Crystal Lake (H.S.) | D | 11 4 | Don Nead Decatur (MacArthur) | D | | Dolton (Thornridge) | D | | Glen Ellyn (Glenbard West) | D | | Granite City (South) | D | | Jacksonville (H.S.) | D | | Joliet (Catholic Academy) | D | | Kankakee (Eastridge) | D | | Machesney Park (Harlem) | D | | Olney (East Richland) | D | | Park Ridge (Maine South) | D | | Pekin | D | | John Moss Riverside (R.-Brookfield) | D | | Vandalia | D | |
 1974-75
School Titles Pl W L T Coach Hinsdale (Central) | D 1 | | Jay Kramer Winnetka (New Trier East) | D 2 | | Deerfield | D 3 | | Arlington Heights (Arlington) | D 4 | | Aurora (West) | D 5 | | Bill Walsh Lake Forest (H.S.) | D 6 | | Flossmoor (Homewood-F.) | D 7 | | LaGrange (Lyons) | D 8 | | Elmwood Park | D 9 | | Peoria (Bergan) | D 9 | | Chicago (Mather) | P | | Chicago (Washington) | P | | Arlington Heights (Forest Vie | D | | Centralia | D | | Champaign (Centennial) | D | | Shuman Crystal Lake (H.S.) | D | 14 5 | Don Nead Decatur (MacArthur) | D | | Dixon (H.S.) | D | | Dolton (Thornridge) | D | | Glen Ellyn (Glenbard West) | D | | Jacksonville (H.S.) | D | | Joliet (Central) | D | | Lebanon | D | | Moline (H.S.) | D | | O'Fallon (H.S.) | D | | Jerry Koehler Olney (East Richland) | D | | Orland Park (Sandburg) | D | | Ottawa (Twp.) | D | | Park Forest (Rich East) | D | 6 11 | Steve Fisher Pekin | D | | John Moss Rockford (East) | D | | Skokie (Niles East) | D | |
 1975-76
School Titles Pl W L T Coach Hinsdale (Central) | D 1 | | Jay Kramer Winnetka (New Trier East) | D 2 | | Arlington Heights (Arlington) | D 3 | | Flossmoor (Homewood-F.) | D 4 | | Lake Forest (H.S.) | D 5 | | Libertyville | D 6 | | Oak Park (O.P.-River Forest) | D 7 | | Danville (H.S.) | D 8 | | Peoria (Bergan) | D 9 | | Bloomington (H.S.) | D 10 | | Alton (Sr.) | D | | Aurora (West) | D | | Bill Walsh Belleville (West) | D | | Crystal Lake (H.S.) | D | 13 4 | Don Nead Decatur (MacArthur) | D | | Dolton (Thornridge) | D | | Elmwood Park | D | | Glen Ellyn (Glenbard South) | D | | Joliet (Catholic Academy) | D | | Mascoutah | D | | Moline (H.S.) | D | | Olney (East Richland) | D | | Olympia Fields (Rich Central) | D | | Orland Park (Sandburg) | D | | Ottawa (Twp.) | D | | Rockford (Guilford) | D | | Roselle (Lake Park) | D | | Skokie (Niles East) | D | | Springfield (H.S.) | D | | Sterling (H.S.) | D | |
 1976-77
School Titles Pl W L T Coach Hinsdale (Central) | D 1 | | Jay Kramer Oak Park (O.P.-River Forest) | D 2 | | Arlington Heights (Arlington) | D 3 | | Winnetka (New Trier East) | D 4 | | Highland Park | D 5 | | Aurora (West) | D 6 | | Bill Walsh Arlington Heights (Forest Vie | 7 | | Flossmoor (Homewood-F.) | D 8 | | Bloomington (H.S.) | 9 | | Libertyville | D 10 | | Barrington | D | | Mike McConville Bensenville (Fenton) | D | | Calumet City (Thornton Fracti | D | | Chicago (Marist) | D | | Country Club Hills (Hillcrest | D | | Crete (C.-Monee) | D | | Des Plaines (Maine West) | D | | Elgin (H.S.) | D | | Elmhurst (York) | D | | Glen Ellyn (Glenbard West) | D | | Joliet (Catholic Academy) | D | | Lake Forest (H.S.) | D | | Park Ridge (Maine East) | D | | Roselle (Lake Park) | D | | Wheaton (North) | D | |
 1977-78
School Titles Pl W L T Coach Hinsdale (Central) | D 1 | | Jay Kramer Aurora (West) | D 2 | | Bill Walsh Oak Park (O.P.-River Forest) | D 3 | | Winnetka (New Trier East) | D 4 | | Libertyville | 5 | | Rockford (Guilford) | D 6 | | Ottawa (Twp.) | D 7 | | Evanston (Twp.) | D 8 | | Mt. Prospect (Prospect) | D 8 | | Barrington | D 10 | | Mike McConville Alton (Sr.) | D | | Belleville (West) | D | | Cahokia (H.S.) | D | | Chicago (Marist) | D | | Crete (C.-Monee) | D | | Danville (H.S.) | D | | Decatur (MacArthur) | D | | Deerfield | D | | Des Plaines (Maine West) | D | | Dundee | D | | Elmhurst (York) | D | | Flossmoor (Homewood-F.) | D | | Highland | D | | Larry Iftner Joliet (West) | D | | Lake Forest (H.S.) | D | | Lombard (Glenbard East) | D | | Murphysboro | D | | Dave Hanna Normal (University) | D | | Olney (East Richland) | D | | Palatine (H.S.) | D | | Palos Heights (Chicago Christ | D | | Peoria (Richwoods) | D | | Quincy (Sr.) | D | | Rantoul | D | | Rock Island (H.S.) | D | | South Holland (Thornwood) | D | | Springfield (H.S.) | D | | Sterling (H.S.) | D | | Wheaton (North) | D | |
 1978-79
School Titles Pl W L T Coach Hinsdale (Central) | D 1 | | Jay Kramer Deerfield | D 2 | | Riverside (R.-Brookfield) | D 3 | | Winnetka (New Trier East) | D 4 | | Bloomington (H.S.) | D 5 | | Oak Park (O.P.-River Forest) | D 6 | | Aurora (West) | D 7 | | Bill Walsh Ottawa (Twp.) | D 8 | | Flossmoor (Homewood-F.) | D 9 | | Rockford (Guilford) | D 9 | | Alton (Sr.) | D | | Barrington | D | | Mike McConville Belleville (West) | D | | Calumet City (Thornton Fracti | D | | Centralia | D | | Chicago (Marist) | D | | Crystal Lake (South) | D | | Danville (H.S.) | D | | Decatur (MacArthur) | D | | East Moline (United) | D | | Elgin (H.S.) | D | | Elmhurst (York) | D | | Evanston (Twp.) | D | | Glen Ellyn (Glenbard West) | D | | Joliet (West) | D | | Kankakee (Eastridge) | D | | Lake Forest (H.S.) | D | | Mt. Prospect (Prospect) | D | | Murphysboro | D | | Jim Berezow New Lenox (Lincoln-Way) | D | | O'Fallon (H.S.) | D | | Jerry Koehler Olney (East Richland) | D | | Orland Park (Sandburg) | D | | Park Ridge (Maine South) | D | | Peoria (Richwoods) | D | | Quincy (Sr.) | D | | Schaumburg (H.S.) | D | | Springfield (H.S.) | D | | Sterling (H.S.) | D | | Wheaton (Central) | D | |
 1979-80
School Titles Pl W L T Coach Hinsdale (Central) | D 1 | | Jay Kramer Barrington | D 2 | | Mike McConville Deerfield | D 2 | | Winnetka (New Trier East) | D 4 | | Oak Park (O.P.-River Forest) | D 5 | | LaGrange (Lyons) | D 6 | | Aurora (West) | D 7 | | Brian Brooks Bloomington (H.S.) | D 8 | | Belleville (West) | D 9 | | Lake Forest (H.S.) | D 10 | | Champaign (Central) | D | | Chicago (Brother Rice) | D | | Chicago (University) | D | | Chicago Heights (Marian) | D | 16 1 | John Perkovich Crystal Lake (South) | D | | Decatur (MacArthur) | D | | Edwardsville (H.S.) | D | | Elgin (H.S.) | D | | Elk Grove Village (E.G.) | D | | Elmhurst (York) | D | | Evanston (Twp.) | D | | Flora | D | | Flossmoor (Homewood-F.) | D | | Glen Ellyn (Glenbard West) | D | | Granite City (South) | D | | Joliet (Catholic Academy) | D | | Moline (H.S.) | D | | Murphysboro | D | | Jim Berezow O'Fallon (H.S.) | D | | Jerry Koehler Orland Park (Sandburg) | D | | Ottawa (Twp.) | D | | Peoria (Richwoods) | D | | Quincy (Sr.) | D | | Rantoul | D | | Rockford (Guilford) | D | | Rolling Meadows | D | 14 4 | Jim Gumz Springfield (H.S.) | D | | St. Charles (H.S.) | D | | Sterling (H.S.) | D | | Wheaton (Central) | D | |