Boys Tennis

MacArthur High School

State Champions

1965

Inducted 9/29/23

The 1965 Generals tennis team won the second state tennis title in Decatur history and the last one won by a city team.

The Generals returned a strong group that included Mike and Rick Elbl, Jay Peterson and Mike Meis, who had all been a part of doubles teams the year before that had advanced to state. MacArthur scored four points at the 1964 meet behind Meis and Mike Elbl reaching the semifinals in the doubles tournament.

In 1965, MacArthur won the Capitol Conference and went 12-0 in dual competition. MacArthur dominated the district meet, with Mike Elbl winning and Meis finishing runner-up in singles, and the doubles team of Jay Peterson and Rusty Martin winning the title and the team of Rick Elbl and Herb Rapp finishing runner-up. Mike Elbl and Meis combined to go 5-2 in singles, and the doubles teams combined to go 4-2 for a combined 10 points. That tied WInnetka New Trier East. Both were awarded state titles. A coin toss was flipped and MacArthur was awarded the championship trophy.