Boys Tennis
Team Information
Team Information
Cut/No-Cut Sport? Cut sport
Levels: Varsity / Junior Varsity
Start Date: Mar. 2, 2026
Head Coach: Isriz Balase (ibalase@d125.org)
Varsity Assistant Coach: Justin Sponholz
JV Coaches: Jerry Franklin
Frosh/Soph Coach: Michael Tseitlin
Volunteer Coach: Denzel Mitchem
Records/History
Records and History
Stevenson High School Boys Tennis History
TEAM CHAMPIONSHIPS
IHSA State Tournament
2007 (2nd), 2008 (2nd), 2009 (2nd), 2013 (2nd), 2014 (5th), 2015 (5th), 2016 (8th), 2017 (7th), 2018 (2nd), 2019 (3rd)
IHSA Sectional
1996, 1997, 2001, 2002, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2022, 2023, 2025
North Suburban Conference
1976, 1977, 1978, 1981, 1982, 1992, 1996, 2001, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025
North Suburban Conference Lake Division
2001, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013
INDIVIDUAL STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS
Singles
2009: Blake Bazarnik
1998: Karl Sloss
Doubles
2014: Colin Harvey and Andrew Komarov
2011: David Packowitz and Ross Putterman
IHSA State Champions - Singles IHSA
State Medalists - Singles
| Name | Place | Year |
| Blake Bazarnik | 5 | 2007 |
| 1 | 2009 | |
| 4 | 2010 | |
| Jeremy Bush | 7 | 2011 |
| 3 | 2012 | |
| 5 | 2013 | |
| Jaden Dai | 5 | 2025 |
| Dave Keevings | 4 | 1983 |
| Zachary Kim | 4 | 2018 |
| Karl Sloss | 3 | 1997 |
| 1 | 1998 |
IHSA State Medalists - Doubles
| Team | Place | Year |
| Jon Levy/Jeff Zanchelli | 7 | 2002 |
| Richard Brej/Eugene Shyakhta | 7 | 2007 |
| David Packowitz/Ross Putterman | 2 | 2008 |
| 2 | 2009 | |
| 1 | 2011 | |
| Colin Harvey/Andrew Komarov | 7 | 2012 |
| 3 | 2013 | |
| 1 | 2014 | |
| Pawel Jaworski/Josh Lieberman | 7 | 2013 |
| Prathinav Merneedi/Eric Perkowski | 2 | 2018 |
| Arjun Sheelvanth/Aswath Viswanathan | 4 | 2019 |
| Ervin Perkowski/Gautham Kappaganthula | 5 | 2023 |
SHS Boys Tennis Season Summaries
Season results as reported on the IHSA website
| Season | Won | Lost | Tied | Coach | Accomplishments |
| 1973-74 | 0 | 9 | Howard Carley | ||
| 1974-75 | 5 | 3 | Howard Carley | ||
| 1975-76 | 10 | 2 | Howard Carley | NSC champion | |
| 1976-77 | 14 | 3 | Howard Carley | NSC champion | |
| 1977-78 | 18 | 4 | Howard Carley | NSC champion | |
| 1978-79 | 16 | 5 | Howard Carley | ||
| 1979-80 | 9 | 5 | Howard Carley | ||
| 1980-81 | 11 | 9 | Howard Carley | NSC champion | |
| 1981-82 | 13 | 4 | Jerry Franklin | NSC champion | |
| 1982-83 | 9 | 5 | Jerry Franklin | ||
| 1983-84 | 6 | 3 | Jerry Franklin | ||
| 1984-85 | 6 | 4 | Linda Nelson | ||
| 1985-86 | 7 | 2 | 1 | Al Velasco | |
| 1986-87 | 7 | 6 | Al Velasco | ||
| 1987-88 | 5 | 3 | Jennifer Thomas | ||
| 1988-89 | 4 | 6 | Jerry Franklin | ||
| 1989-90 | 3 | 5 | Bryan Wills | ||
| 1990-91 | 8 | 3 | Bryan Wills | ||
| 1991-92 | 9 | 2 | Bryan Wills | NSC champion | |
| 1992-93 | 8 | 3 | Bryan Wills | ||
| 1993-94 | 7 | 4 | Bryan Wills | ||
| 1994-95 | 8 | 2 | Bryan Wills | ||
| 1995-96 | 11 | 2 | Bryan Wills | IHSA sectional champion; NSC champion |
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| 1996-97 | 7 | 4 | Bryan Wills | IHSA state finals - 6th Place; sectional champion |
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| 1997-98 | 4 | 5 | Bryan Wills | IHSA state finals - 6th Place | |
| 1998-99 | 7 | 6 | Dave Wilms | ||
| 1999-00 | 5 | 2 | Dave Wilms | ||
| 2000-01 | 13 | 3 | Mark Linnenburger | IHSA state finals - 6th Place; sectional champion, NSC champion |
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| 2001-02 | 12 | 4 | Mark Linnenburger | IHSA state finals - 6th Place; sectional champion |
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| 2002-03 | 11 | 3 | Mark Linnenburger | ||
| 2003-04 | 9 | 6 | Mark Linnenburger | ||
| 2004-05 | 9 | 7 | Mark Linnenburger | ||
| 2005-06 | 10 | 3 | 1 | Mark Linnenburger | NSC champion |
| 2006-07 | Mark Linnenburger | IHSA state finals - 2nd Place; sectional champion, NSC champion |
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| 2007-08 | 10 | 1 | Mark Linnenburger | IHSA state finals - 2nd Place; sectional champion, NSC champion |
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| 2008-09 | 10 | 3 | Mark Linnenburger | IHSA state finals - 2nd Place; sectional champion, NSC champion |
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| 2009-10 | 11 | 2 | 1 | Tom Stanhope | IHSA state finals - 5th Place (tie); sectional champion, NSC champion |
| 2010-11 | 11 | 1 | Tom Stanhope | IHSA state finals - 4th Place; sectional champion, NSC champion |
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| 2011-12 | 11 | 3 | Tom Stanhope | IHSA state finals - 4th Place; sectional champion, NSC champion |
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| 2012-13 | 11 | 2 | Tom Stanhope | IHSA state finals - 2nd Place (tie); sectional champion, NSC champion |
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| 2013-14 | 9 | 5 | Tom Stanhope | IHSA state finals - 5th Place; sectional champion |
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| 2014-15 | 9 | 4 | Tom Stanhope | IHSA state finals - 5th Place; sectional champion |
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| 2015-16 | 9 | 5 | Tom Stanhope | IHSA state finals - 8th Place (tie); sectional champion |
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| 2016-17 | 11 | 2 | Tom Stanhope | IHSA state finals - 7th Place; sectional, NSC champion |
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| 2017-18 | 10 | 1 | Tom Stanhope | IHSA state finals - 2nd Place (tie); sectional, NSC champion |
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| 2018-19 | 14 | 1 | Tom Stanhope | IHSA state finals - 3rd Place; sectional, NSC champion |
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| 2019-20 | No season | ||||
| 2020-21 | 15 | 1 | Tom Stanhope | IHSA state finals - 3rd Place; sectional, NSC champion |
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| 2021-22 | 15 | 1 | Isriz Balase | Sectional champion, NSC champion | |
| 2022-23 | 15 | 1 | Isriz Balase | IHSA state finals - 5th Place (doubles); sectional, NSC champion |
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| 2023-24 | 9 | 7 | Isriz Balase | NSC champion | |
| 2024-25 | 14 | 1 | 1 | Isriz Balase | IHSA State Qualifiers - Jaden Dai - 5th Place (singles); NSC Champions, Sectional Champions |
| All Time | 430 | 175 | 4 |
Coaching Records
| Name | Seasons | Record |
| Howard Carley | 8 | 83-40 |
| Linda Nelson | 1 | 6-4 |
| Al Velasco | 2 | 14-8-1 |
| Jerry Franklin | 4 | 32-18 |
| Bryan Wills | 9 | 65-30 |
| Dave Wilms | 2 | 12-8 |
| Mark Linnenburger | 8 | 84-30-1 |
| Tom Stanhope | 10 | 121-27-1 |
| Isriz Balase | 4 | 53-10-1 |
Head Coach Bio
Head Coach Bio
Isriz Balase
Coach Balase is currently working at Glenbrook Racquet Club where he leads and assists with lessons and programs. His coaching experience also includes serving on the staff at North Central College in Naperville, IL and working at Peter Burwash International in California.
He is a graduate of Schaumburg High School and Judson University, where he competed in high school and NCAA college tennis. He also received a master's degree in leadership studies with an emphasis in sports leadership in 2019 from North Central College.
Coach
Isriz Balase
Varsity Boys Tennis Head Coach
ibalase@d125.org