Boys Tennis State Tournament Pairings Revealed

The sectional pairings for the 58th Annual IHSAA Boys Tennis State Tournament were revealed to an online audience via IHSAAtv.org Monday evening.

A total of 292 schools were drawn and placed into brackets for the team tournament which begins Tuesday, October 1 and runs through Saturday, October 5.

The draw for WRBI coverage schools (highlighted in BOLD) are as follows:

East Central (6 teams) M1: Oldenburg vs. Milan. M2: Lawrenceburg vs. South Dearborn. M3: East Central vs. M1 winner. M4: Batesville (defending champion) vs. M2 winner. Championship: M3 winner vs. M4 winner.

Columbus North (5 teams) M1: Hauser vs. Columbus East. M2: Columbus North vs. Greensburg. M3: Edinburgh vs. M1 winner. Championship: M2 winner vs. M3 winner.

Connersville (4 teams) M1: Rushville Consolidated vs. Union County. M2: Connersville vs. Franklin County. Championship: M1 winner vs. M2 winner.

Dates and times will be determined by the host schools.

The 64 team sectional winners will advance to regional play October 8 and 9 at 16 sites. The regional champions will advance to semi-state play October 12 at Center Grove, Culver Academies, Homestead, and Jasper.

The eight-team state finals are scheduled for October 18 and 19 with all matches – quarterfinals, semifinals and state championship – being played at North Central High School in Indianapolis.