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.

Meet the 2022 Northwest Herald All-Area boys tennis team.

Jacobs senior Thomas Nelson repeated as Fox Valley Conference singles champion, advanced to the Class 2A state tournament quarterfinals and was voted the 2022 Northwest Herald Boys Tennis Player of the Year.

Crystal Lake South's Jackson Schuetzle will make his return to the boys tennis state tournament after playing through a stress fracture in his lower back. The Class 1A and 2A state meet begins Thursday.

Bart Zadlo knew he needed to build strong relationships if he wanted to succeed at Woodstock North and give the Thunder tennis program a true identity. Zadlo's relationships has translated to his success as a teacher and a tennis coach.

Check out our team-by-team boys tennis preview with top returners, newcomers and info on each local team.

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

A stress fracture in his back has thrown Crystal Lake South senior Jackson Schuetzle's tennis season into question. Schuetzle was told he needed six months of rest to heal, which would finish in May, late in the high school season.

Meet the 2021 Northwest Herald All-Area boys tennis team.