Boys Tennis | Northwest Herald
Teams throughout Illinois competed in the 2026 IHSA Boys State Tennis Meet at multiple schools in the northwest suburbs on Thursday, May 28, 2026.
Jacobs captured the Fox Valley Conference boys tennis championship by two points over Huntley. Samuel Santa Ines won the No. 1 singles title for Jacobs, and Crystal Lake South's Zeke Boldman and Eryk Bucior won the No. 1 doubles championship.
Johnsburg tennis player Tyler Batt hasn't lost a set this season. The cerebral senior and No. 1 singles star hopes to end his four-year varsity career with a deep run at state this month.
Here are the IHSA sectional assignments for McHenry County-area boys tennis teams.
The boys tennis season is already underway. Here are five players to watch in the McHenry County area in 2026.
The high school boys tennis season is already underway. Check out our team-by-team preview with top returners, newcomers and info on each local team in the McHenry County area for the 2026 season.
Jacobs senior Augie Nelson and sophomore Jack Soto didn't experience many growing pains in their first season playing doubles together. The FVC No. 1 doubles champions and state qualifiers are the 2025 Northwest Herald Boys Tennis Players of the Year.
Meet the 2025 Northwest Herald All-Area Boys Tennis Team.
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.
Check out the Northwest Herald's team-by-team boys tennis preview for the 2025 season with top returners, key newcomers and information on each local team.
Here are five boys tennis players to watch in the Northwest Herald area this spring.
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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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Meet the 2024 Northwest Herald All-Area boys tennis team.
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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.
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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.