History of NIC Boys Tennis
The IHSAA held its first Boys Tennis State tournament in 1967-68 school year. The NIC has been playing boys’ tennis since the beginning of the conference in 1926. Below are a few noteworthy titles of NIC Schools.
- 1968-69 – LaPorte IHSAA State Champions with Coach Robert Leroy
- 1972-73 – Mishawaka IHSAA State Runner-Up with Coach Jerry Shaw
- 1974-75 – SB Adams IHSAA State Champions with Coach John McNarney
- 1982-83 – SB Adams IHSAA State Runner-Up with Coach Mike Allen
- 2002-03 – SB St. Joseph IHSAA State Runner-Up with Coach Eric Mahone
- 2004-05 – Penn IHSAA State Runner-Up with Coach Rick Dukeshier
- 2005-06 – Penn IHSAA State Runner-Up with Coach Rick Dukeshier
| Year | Champion-School | Record | Coach | MVP | Coach the Year | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1926-27 | Gary Froebel | |||||
| 1927-28 | SB Central | |||||
| 1928-29 | Hammond | |||||
| 1929-30 | Goshen | |||||
| 1930-31 | Elkhart | Katherine Wolf | ||||
| 1931-32 | Elkhart | Katherine Wolf | ||||
| 1932-33 | Elkhart | Katherine Wolf | ||||
| 1933-34 | Elkhart | Katherine Wolf | ||||
| 1934-35 | LaPorte | |||||
| 1935-36 | Elkhart | |||||
| 1936-37 | East Chicago Washington | |||||
| Mishawaka | ||||||
| 1937-38 | SB Central | |||||
| 1938-39 | Hammond | |||||
| 1939-40 | SB Central | |||||
| 1940-41 | SB Central | Charles Stewart | ||||
| 1941-42 | SB Central | |||||
| 1942-43 | Elkhart | |||||
| 1943-44 | Elkhart | |||||
| 1944-45 | Elkhart | |||||
| 1945-46 | Elkhart | |||||
| 1946-47 | Elkhart | Sorensen | ||||
| 1947-48 | Michigan City Elston | |||||
| 1948-49 | Mishawaka | |||||
| 1949-50 | Mishawaka | |||||
| 1950-51 | Mishawaka | |||||
| 1951-52 | Elkhart | |||||
| 1952-53 | Goshen | |||||
| 1953-54 | Elkhart | |||||
| 1954-55 | Fort Wayne North | |||||
| 1955-56 | SB Riley | Gene Ring | ||||
| 1956-57 | SB Central | Jim Powers | ||||
| 1957-58 | SB Adams | Ernie Kaeppler | ||||
| 1958-59 | SB Adams | Ernie Kaeppler | ||||
| 1959-60 | Elkhart | |||||
| 1960-61 | Goshen | |||||
| Hammond | ||||||
| 1961-62 | East Chicago Washington | |||||
| Goshen | ||||||
| 1962-63 | Elkhart | |||||
| Hammond | Hammond won NIHSC Championship | |||||
| Reorganized NIHSC/NIC formed from Eastern Division of NIHSC | ||||||
| 1963-64 | Goshen | 8-0 | ||||
| 1964-65 | SB Adams | |||||
| Elkhart | ||||||
| 1965-66 | LaPorte | 7-0 | ||||
| 1966-67 | Goshen | 8-0 | ||||
| 1967-68 | LaPorte | 8-0 | 1st IHSAA State Tournament | |||
| 1968-69 | LaPorte | 8-0 | Robert Leroy | |||
| 1969-70 | Mishawaka | 7-0 | ||||
| 1970-71 | Elkhart | 6-0 | ||||
| 1971-72 | SB Adams | 6-0 | John McNarney | |||
| 1972-73 | Mishawaka | 6-1 | Jerry Shaw | |||
| Elkhart Memorial | 6-1 | |||||
| 1973-74 | LaPorte | 7-0 | ||||
| 1974-75 | SB Adams | 6-0 | John McNarney | |||
| 1975-76 | SB Adams | 8-0 | John McNarney | |||
| 1976-77 | SB Riley | 8-0 | Dave Dunlap | |||
| 1977-78 | SB Riley | 9-0 | Dave Dunlap | NIC tourney played/Riley won | ||
| 1978-79 | Elkhart Central | 8-1 | Russ Busse | |||
| SB Riley | 8-1 | Dave Dunlap | ||||
| 1979-80 | Penn | 9-0 | Bob Brady ? | |||
| 1980-81 | SB Adams | 9-0 | Mike Allen | |||
| 1981-82 | SB Adams | 9-0 | Mike Allen | |||
| 1982-83 | SB Adams | 9-0 | Mike Allen | |||
| 1983-84 | Penn | 9-0 | Rick Dukeshier | |||
| 1984-85 | SB Adams | 9-0 | Cleo Kilgore | |||
| 1985-86 | SB Clay | 9-0 | Steve Chung | |||
| 1986-87 | Elkhart Central | 9-0 | Russ Busse | |||
| 1987-88 | Elkhart Central | 9-0 | Russ Busse | |||
| 1988-89 | Elkhart Central | 9-0 | Russ Busse | |||
| 1989-90 | SB Clay | 9-0 | Patty Schrock | |||
| 1990-91 | SB Clay | 9-0 | Patty Schrock | |||
| 1991-92 | Penn | 9-0 | Rick Dukeshier | |||
| 1992-93 | Penn | 9-0 | Rick Dukeshier | Derek Myers of Penn | Rick Dukeshier of Penn | |
| 1993-94 | Elkhart Central | 9-0 | Dave Whittaker | Derek Myers of Penn | Dave Whittaker of Elkhart Central | |
| 1994-95 | Penn | 9-0 | Rick Dukeshier | Derek Myers of Penn | Phil McCarthy of SB Adams | |
| 1995-96 | SB Adams | 8-0 | Phil McCarthy | Matt Welsh of Penn | Phil McCarthy of SB Adams & | |
| Todd Tharp of Elkhart Memorial | ||||||
| 1996-97 | Penn | 8-0 | Rick Dukeshier | Mike Marshall of SB Adams | Alison Baker of SB Clay | |
| 1997-98 | Penn | 8-0 | Rick Dukeshier | Troy Havens of Penn | Dave Whittaker of Elkhart Central | |
| 1998-99 | Penn | 8-0 | Rick Dukeshier | Troy Havens of Penn | Rick Dukeshier of Penn | |
| 1999-00 | Elkhart Central | 8-0 | Dave Whittaker | Troy Havens of Penn | Dave Whittaker of Elkhart Central | |
| 2000-01 | Elkhart Central | 7-0 | Dave Whittaker | Vijay Ramanan of SB Clay | Dave Whittaker of Elkhart Central | |
| 2001-02 | SB Clay | 7-0 | Cheryl Flock | Vijay Ramanan of SB Clay | KaRon Kirkland of SB Riley & | |
| Cheryl Flock of SB Clay | ||||||
| 2002-03 | SB St. Joseph | 8-0 | Eric Mahone | Ryan Keckley of SB St. Joseph | Ralph Beam of Mishawaka & | |
| Phil McCarthy of Marian | ||||||
| 2003-04 | SB St. Joseph | 8-0 | Eric Mahone | Tony Aker of Penn | KaRon Kirkland of Riley | |
| 2004-05 | Penn | 8-0 | Rick Dukeshier | Chris Jordan of Penn | Rick Dukeshier of Penn | |
| 2005-06 | Penn | 8-0 | Rick Dukeshier | Chris Jordan of Penn | Rick Dukeshier of Penn & | |
| Bobby Harwood of SB Clay | ||||||
| 2006-07 | Penn | 8-0 | Rick Dukeshier | Troy Brinker of Penn | Sarah Stanchin of Marian & | |
| Dave Whittaker of Elkhart Central | ||||||
| 2007-08 | Penn | 8-0 | Rick Dukeshier | Troy Brinker of Penn | Dave Whittaker of Elkhart Central | |
| 2008-09 | Penn | 8-0 | Rick Dukeshier | Omar Turk of SB Adams | Tim Pletcher of Washington | |
| 2009-10 | Penn | 8-0 | Rick Dukeshier | Omar Turk of SB Adams | David Martin of SB Adams | |
| 2010-11 | SB St. Joseph | 8-0 | Steve Bender | Will Corrigan of SB St. Joseph | Steve Bender of St. Joseph’s | |
| 2011-12 | Penn | 8-0 | Eric Bowers | Brad Walter & | Eric Bowers of Penn | |
| Sean Anderson of Penn | ||||||
| 2012-13 | Penn | 8-0 | Eric Bowers | Michael Wang of Penn | Steve Bender of St. Joseph | |
| 2013-14 | Penn | 8-0 | Eric Bowers | Michael Wang of Penn | Jamal Henry of Adams | |
| 2014-15 | Penn | 8-0 | Eric Bowers | Michael Wang of Penn | Eric Bowers of Penn and | |
| Ric Wiskotoni of Elkhart Central | ||||||
| 2015-16 | SB St. Joseph | 126 points Tourney | Steve Bender | Thomas Pries of SB St. Joseph | Steve Bender of SB St. Joseph | |
| 2016-17 | SB St. Joseph | Won Playoff | Steve Bender | Thomas Pries of SB St. Joseph | Steve Bender of SB St. Joseph | |
| 2017-18 | Penn | Won Playoff | Eric Bowers | Thomas Pries of SB St. Joseph | Steve Fledderman of Jimtown | |
| 2018-19 | SB St. Joseph | Won Playoff | Steve Bender | Thomas Pries of SB St. Joseph | Steve Bender of SB St. Joseph | |
| 2019-20 | SB St. Joseph | Won Playoff | Steve Bender | Daniel Pries of SB St. Joseph | Kevin Hickman of Bremen | |
| 2020-21 | SB St. Joseph | Won Tourney | Steve Bender | Daniel Pries of SB St. Joseph | Maria Strafford of SB Adams | |
| 2021-22 | SB St. Joseph | Won Tourney | Steve Bender | Daniel Pries of SB St. Joseph | Gavin McNeeley of Glenn | |
| 2022-23 | SB St. Joseph | Won Tourney | Steve Bender | Chris Chen of Penn | Ric Wiskotoni of Elkhart | |
| 2023-24 | SB St. Joseph | Won Tourney | Matt Halfpenny | Chris Chen of Penn | Matt Halfpenny of SB St. Joseph | |
| Kevin Hickman of Bremen | ||||||
| 2024-25 | SB St. Joseph | 7-0 | Matt Halfpenny | Jacob Hix of SB St. Joseph | Matt Halfpenny of SB St. Joseph | |
| 2025-26 | SB St. Joseph | 7-0 | Matt Halfpenny | Jacob Hix of SB St. Joseph | Matt Halfpenny of SB St. Joseph |