IHSAA Boys Tennis

Team State Champions - By Year

Through 2003-04

YEAR	CHAMPION	COACH	RUNNER-UP	SCORE	SITE
1967-68	New Albany	Damon Sims	Northwestern	20-9	Pike HS, Indpls.
1968-69	LaPorte	Robert LeRoy	Indianapolis Scecina	15-12	Pike HS, Indpls.
1969-70	Pike	Don Orr	Bloomington	12-9	Pike HS, Indpls.
1970-71	Peru	Joe Saine	Pike	13-12	Pike HS, Indpls.
1971-72	Crown Point	Bob Sindy	Fort Wayne Concordia, Indianapolis Broad Ripple	12-9	Pike HS, Indpls.
1972-73	Indianapolis Broad Ripple	William Sirka	Mishawaka	12-9	North Central HS, Indpls.
1973-74	Brebeuf	Ralph Tramontini	Terre Haute Schulte	12-9	North Central HS, Indpls.
1974-75*	South Bend Adams	John McNarney	North Central (Indpls.)	4-1	North Central HS, Indpls.
1975-76	Lafayette Jefferson	Jack Schult	North Central (Indpls.)	3-2	North Central HS, Indpls.
1976-77	North Central (Indpls.)	Byron Buckley	Lafayette Jefferson	5-0	North Central HS, Indpls.
1977-78	North Central (Indpls.)	Byron Buckley	Munster	5-0	North Central HS, Indpls.
1978-79	North Central (Indpls.)	Byron Buckley	Evansville Memorial	4-1	North Central HS, Indpls.
1979-80	North Central (Indpls.)	Byron Buckley	LaPorte	5-0	North Central HS, Indpls.
1980-81	Carmel	Lee Lonzo	Homestead	4-1	North Central HS, Indpls.
1981-82	Carmel	Lee Lonzo	Homestead	4-1	North Central HS, Indpls.
1982-83	North Central (Indpls.)	Byron Buckley	South Bend Adams	3-2	North Central HS, Indpls.
1983-84	North Central (Indpls.)	Byron Buckley	Marion	5-0	North Central HS, Indpls.
1984-85	North Central (Indpls.)	Byron Buckley	Homestead	5-0	North Central HS, Indpls.
1985-86	North Central (Indpls.)	Byron Buckley	Jasper	4-1	North Central HS, Indpls.
1986-87	North Central (Indpls.)	Byron Buckley	Homestead	4-1	North Central HS, Indpls.
1987-88	Carmel	Lee Lonzo	Jasper	5-0	North Central HS, Indpls.
1988-89	North Central (Indpls.)	Byron Buckley	Marion	4-1	North Central HS, Indpls.
1989-90	North Central (Indpls.)	Byron Buckley	LaPorte	5-0	North Central HS, Indpls.
1990-91	Park Tudor	Bill Burgman	South Bend St. Joseph’s	5-0	North Central HS, Indpls.
1991-92	Marion	Bill Beekman	Carmel	3-2	North Central HS, Indpls.
1992-93	North Central (Indpls.)	Byron Buckley	Homestead	5-0	North Central HS, Indpls.
1993-94	North Central (Indpls.)	Byron Buckley	Floyd Central	4-1	North Central HS, Indpls.
1994-95	North Central (Indpls.)	Byron Buckley	Homestead	4-1	North Central HS, Indpls.
1995-96	North Central (Indpls.)	Byron Buckley	Homestead	5-0	North Central HS, Indpls.
1996-97	Park Tudor	Dave Heffern	Terre Haute South	4-1	North Central HS, Indpls.
1997-98	Park Tudor	Dave Heffern	Center Grove	3-2	North Central HS, Indpls.
1998-99	Park Tudor	Dave Heffern	Kokomo	3-2	North Central HS, Indpls.
1999-00	Jasper	Ed Yarbrough	Center Grove	3-2	North Central HS, Indpls.
2000-01	North Central (Indpls.)	Spencer Fields	Homestead	4-1	North Central HS, Indpls.
2001-02	Center Grove	Ivan Smith	Terre Haute North	4-1	North Central HS, Indpls.
2002-03	Park Tudor	Dave Heffern	South Bend St. Joseph’s	4-1	North Central HS, Indpls.
2003-04	Carmel	Mike Bostic	West Lafayette	4-1	North Central HS, Indpls.

* First year for current tournament format

History of the Tournament

From 1967-68 to 1973-74, each school could enter two singles players and two doubles teams into the state tournament. Singles players earned two points for their school for every victory, while doubles teams earned three points for their school with every win. The school with the most accumulated points at the conclusion of each level of the tournament -- sectional, regional and state finals -- was declared the team champion. The winning individual(s) that advanced through the entire tournament were honored as singles state champions and doubles state champions.

Beginning in 1974-75, the team format that is used today was introduced, which called for three singles players and two doubles teams from each school to play head-to-head (each victory worth one point) to determine the winning team.