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Erb was the No. 1 singles player for the Rams, who finished second as a team in Class 1. He finished third in Class 1 in singles after winning the title as a freshman. He lost to eventual champion Akash Rajan of John Burroughs in the semifinals and came back to defeat teammate Chase Nwamu in the third-place match. Erb teamed with Nwamu to defeat Rajan and Rory Sutter at No. 1 doubles in the team finals. Erb finished with a 17-7 singles record.

Ouyang had a tremendous regular season as the No. 1 player for the Rams but saved his best for the biggest stage at state. He had straight-set wins over Garret Lewis of Joplin and Nick Fischer of SLUH, who both came back through the consolation bracket to win medals. Ouyang then won a three-set thriller over Frederick Fraunfelder of state champion Rock Bridge in the semifinals before falling to CBC’s A.J. Woodman, the All-Metro player of the year, 6-3, 7-6 in the state title match.

Rajan was the No. 1 singles player for the Class 1 team champion Bombers. He defeated Pembroke Hill's Nathan Turtledove in the team semifinals and MICDS' Evan Erb in the finals. He followed up the team title with an individual championship, capturing the Class 1 singles title. Rajan lost just 10 games in his four matches, seven of them coming against Erb in the semifinals. Rajan, who was second at state in doubles last year, finished the season with a 20-4 singles record.

Signed to play for the University of Toledo, Skaer was a four-time state qualifier and three-time sectional champion. Finished Lancers career with 102 singles victory, including 31 as a senior. He defeated Zach Trimpe of Edwardsville in the sectional final this season to even the rivalry between the two future NCAA Division I players at 5-5 through their four years. Skaer was a two-time Southwestern Conference player of the year, including this year, and won the Moline Tournament this season.

Sutter went 17-5 while playing No. 2 singles on the Class 1 team champion Bombers. For the second successive season, Sutter reached the championship match in Class 1 singles. This year he lost to teammate Akash Rajan. One of Sutter’s biggest wins came in the team semifinals, when he paired with Rajan to defeat Nathan Turtledove and Logan Stevens of Pembroke Hill at No. 1 doubles. Turtledove and Stevens won the Class 1 doubles championship two days later.

Butler University signee closed out four-year career as the No. 1 player for the Tigers by reaching the consolation quarterfinals in singles of the Illinois Class 2A state tournament. Trimpe set a school record with 185 victories, including a 47-7 singles record as a senior. He was 14-2 in sectional matches and 21-6 at state during his career. In 2017, Trimpe teamed with Alex Gray to win the Class 2A state doubles championship, which was the first in Edwardsville program history.

Kauppila, who set a school record with 143 wins, was 14-4 in singles this season. All of his losses came against players who finished in the top three at state. He will play tennis next year at Brandeis University.

Kim finished 16-5 as the No. 1 singles player for the Flyers. He finished third in singles in Class 2, losing to eventual champion A.J. Woodman of CBC in the semifinals before beating Frederick Fraunfelder, the top player on team champion Rock Bridge, in the third-place match.

Lipe teamed with Gabo Montanari to finish seventh in doubles at the Class 2A Illinois state tournament. He finished his career with 153 wins, which ranks ninth in school history.

Nayak played No. 3 singles on Class 1 team champion John Burroughs. He teamed with Sam Wang to finish second in doubles in the Class 1 individual tournament.

Nwamu played No. 2 singles for the Rams, who finished second as a team in Class 1. He finished fourth in the Class 1 singles state tournament, ending the season with a record of 15-9.

Tettamble played the No. 1 spot for the Junior Bills, who made their first state team appearance in 13 years. His win at No. 1 singles helped the Junior Bills beat Rockhurst in the semifinals on their way to a runner-up state finish.

Helped Pioneers reach team district semifinals.

With partner John Newell, finished fifth in Class 1 doubles.

Finished sixth in Class 2 boys singles.

With partner David Abilez, finished fourth in Class 2 boys doubles.

Finished second in Class 1 doubles with partner Dharmadev Nayak.

With partner James Faris, finished third in Class 2 doubles.