Meet the 2024 Northwest Herald All-Area boys tennis team.

Prairie Ridge junior Cole Palese and sophomore Tim Jones took fifth at doubles at the Class 1A state boys tennis tournament for the Wolves best finish in program history. Palese and Jones were voted the Northwest Herald Athletes of the Week.

Jacobs' Augie Nelson and Soham Kalra won the No. 1 doubles title at the Fox Valley Conference Boys Tennis Tournament to clinch the conference title for the Golden Eagles. Nelson and Kalra were selected as the Northwest Herald Athletes of the Week in an online vote.

Johnsburg's Tyler Batt recently captured the Antioch and Lakes Boys Tennis Tournament singles titles and is 22-1 on the season. For his performance, the Skyhawks sophomore was selected as the Northwest Herald Athlete of the Week in an online vote.

St. Charles East senior Tiernan Price captured the No. 1 singles championship, and the Saints edged Geneva to capture the team title Saturday at their own invite.

The 2024 boys tennis season is already underway. Check out our team-by-team preview with top returners, newcomers and info on each local team.

Here are five boys tennis players to watch in the Northwest Herald area for the 2024 season.

McHenry East graduate Tone Cherone had a strong playing career, but really found his calling as a youth tennis coach. He was recently honored as USPTA National High School Coach of the Year.

Meet the 2023 Northwest Herald All-Area boys tennis team.

Huntley freshman Will Geske is the 2023 Northwest Herald Boys Tennis Player of the Year. Geske won the FVC No. 1 singles title and went 2-2 in the Class 2A State Tournament.

Reigning state champion Hinsdale Central is atop the leaderboard over second place Fremd by five points (19) and 2022 state runner-up New Trier (18) with two others — Barrington (16) and Hersey (15) — close in the race for a top-three finish.

Here are five boys tennis players to watch for the 2023 season in the Northwest Herald area.

The 2023 boys tennis season is already underway. Check out our team-by-team preview with top returners, newcomers and info on each local team.

McHenry's John Cincola, a former UIC men's tennis standout and instructor at the Racket Club in Crystal Lake, found a professional career in pickleball after he tried out the sport for the first time in 2018 with his mom.

Johnsburg's 2016 football team, with running back Alex Peete leading the way, was Class 4A state runner-up. The Skyhawks and six other new inductees will join the Johnsburg High School Athletic Hall of Fame on Saturday, Feb. 4.