IHSAA Boys Tennis

Singles State Champions through 2008-09

 

 

Year

Champion, Grade

School, Record

Runner-Up, Grade

School, Record

Score

1967-68

Ray Briscoe, 12

New Albany

James Lopez

Gary Wallace

6-0, 6-3

1968-69

Dan Bigg

LaPorte

Mike Kuhfeld

Indianapolis Broad Ripple

7-5, 6-3

1969-70

Kevin Clarkowski

Indianapolis Scecina

Bruce Bolyard

Fort Wayne Concordia Lutheran

6-4, 6-2

1970-71

Charles Ellis, 11

New Albany

Bob Shrader

Crown Point

6-4, 6-2

1971-72

Webb Hayne

Hammond Gavit

Greg Millis, 12

North Central (Indianapolis)

7-5, 6-0

1972-73

Randy Stehlik

Peru

Lee Sublett

Evansville North

7-5, 6-3

1973-74

James Sublett

Evansville North

Chris Fallon

South Bend Adams

7-5, 4-6, 6-3

1980-81*

Todd Witsken

Carmel

William Crago

Westfield

6-1, 6-0

1981-82

Paul Koscielski, 10

South Bend Adams

Tom Snelson

Concord

6-0, 6-1

1982-83

Paul Koscielski, 11

South Bend Adams

Kent Kinnear

Greenwood

6-3, 6-3

1983-84

Paul Koscielski, 12

South Bend Adams

Todd Hacker, 11

Homestead

6-2, 6-3

1984-85

David McCallum, 11

North Central (Indianapolis)

Christopher Rumana

Norwell

6-2, 6-1

1985-86

David McCallum, 12

North Central (Indianapolis)

Christopher Rumana,

Norwell                                                       

6-2, 6-4

1986-87

Brian Ritz, 12

Evansville Day

Rick Witsken, 10

Carmel

6-3, 6-3

1987-88

Rick Witsken, 11

Carmel

Mike Brown, 12

Norwell

6-0, 6-1

1988-89

Rick Witsken, 12

Carmel

Scott Yarbrough, 12

Jasper

6-0, 6-0

1989-90

Michael Hopkinson, 12

North Central (Indianapolis)

Andy Poore, 12

Hamilton Southeastern

1-6, 6-4, 6-4

1990-91

Bryan Smith, 10

Center Grove

Mike Goldstein, 10

Evansville Day

6-2, 6-1

1991-92

Ron Mencias, 11

Roncalli

Mike Goldstein, 11

Evansville Day

6-3, 6-1

1992-93

Bryan Smith, 12

Center Grove

Ron Mencias, 12

Roncalli

7-5, 6-4

1993-94

Fabio Souza, 12

Fort Wayne Northrop

Aaron Townsend, 11

Owen Valley

7-5, 6-2

1994-95

Derek Myers, 12

Penn

Aaron Townsend, 12

Owen Valley

4-6, 7-5, 6-3

1995-96

Adam Schumacher, 12

North Central (Indianapolis)

Michael Bucher, 12

Hamilton Southeastern

6-2, 6-4

1996-97

Oliver Cantrell, 12

Fort Wayne North Side

Kevin Burnett, 10

Center Grove

7-6 (7-4), 6-2

1997-98

Rick Phillipp, 12

Homestead

Chris Varga, 11

South Bend St. Joseph’s

6-2, 6-1

1998-99

Troy Hahn, 11

North Central (Indianapolis)

Kevin Burnett, 12

Center Grove

4-6, 6-4, 6-1

1999-00

Rajeev Ram, 10

Carmel

Troy Havens, 12

Penn

7-6 (7-4), 7-6 (7-1)

2000-01

Brandon Gill, 12

Park Tudor

Brad Rhodes, 12

Mooresville

6-2, 6-2

2001-02

Tom Murphy, 11

Indianapolis Cathedral

Josh Surowski, 12

Floyd Central

6-1, 1-6, 6-3

2002-03

Ryan Keckley, 12

South Bend St. Joseph’s

Matt Zollman, 12

Kokomo

6-3, 6-1

2003-04

Jarrod Epkey, 12

Center Grove

Jorge Burmicky, 12

Eastern (Greentown)

6-2, 6-1

2004-05

Steven Myers, 11

Heritage Christian

Anthony Palmenter, 11

Evansville Memorial

6-2, 6-2

2005-06

Christian Nikou, 12

Center Grove

Steven Myers, 12

Heritage Christian

6-0, 6-4

2006-07

Chris Herron, 12

Greenwood

Joseph Boesing, 12

Floyd Central

6-3, 6-2

2007-08

Derek Carpenter, 12

Fort Wayne South Side

Dalton Albertin, 11

Lawrence Central

5-7, 6-2, 6-2

2008-09

Nick Chappell, 10

North Central (Indianapolis)

Billy Heuer, 12

Munster

6-2, 6-2

 

* 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. From 1974-75 through 1979-80, the tournament did not crown an individual as the singles state champion as it had in previous years and the same was true for doubles teams from 1974-75 through 1989-90.

 

In 1980-81, a separate tournament for No. 1 singles players was initiated and in 1990-91, a tournament for No. 1 doubles teams began. Both of those tournament formats are still used today.