Prairie Ridge's Jacob Kim and the Wolves' doubles team of Tim Jones and Cole Palese continued their Class 1A Boys Tennis State Tournament run Friday and have a chance to finish as high as fifth place when play resumes Saturday at Palatine High School.

Prairie Ridge’s Jacob Kim and the Wolves’ doubles team of Tim Jones and Cole Palese enjoyed perfect days Thursday at the IHSA Class 1A Boys Tennis State Meet. Players from Crystal Lake South, Huntley, Jacobs and Johnsburg also advanced to Day 2.

Jacobs freshman Samuel Santa Ines won the No. 1 singles championship as the Golden Eagles captured their second Fox Valley Conference Boys Tennis Tournament in a row. Santa Ines is the Northwest Herald Athlete of the Week.

Woodstock North crowned five champions en route to winning the Kishwaukee River Conference Boys Tennis Tournament.

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Huntley sophomore Will Geske repeated as the Fox Valley Conference No. 1 singles champion and earned his second straight trip to the IHSA Class 2A Boys Tennis State Tournament. Geske is the 2024 Northwest Herald Boys Tennis Player of the Year.

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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.