Boys Tennis State Tournament Pairings Revealed For the first time, the sectional pairings for the 51st Annual IHSAA Boys Tennis State Tournament were revealed to an online audience via IHSAAtv.org this evening. A total of 297 schools were drawn and placed into brackets for the team tournament which begins Wednesday (Sept. 27) and runs through Saturday (Sept. 30). Host sites will announce dates and times for each match. The 64 team sectional winners will advance to regional play Oct. 3 and 4 at 16 sites. The regional champions will advance to semi‐state play Oct. 7 at Center Grove, Culver Academies, Homestead and Jasper. The eight‐team state finals are scheduled for Oct. 13 and 14 with state quarterfinal matches played at Carmel and Center Grove while semifinals and the state championship matches at North Central in Indianapolis. Defending state champion and top‐ranked Carmel will host Sectional 7 and entertain cross‐town University in its opening match. Last year’s state runner‐up and second‐ranked North Central of Indianapolis will meet No. 15 Indianapolis Cathedral in the four‐team Sectional 46. The second‐ranked Panthers have advanced to four straight final matches and won three in a row from 2013‐15. Munster, currently ranked 18th, owns the state’s longest sectional championship string in the sport winning 36 in a row. That mark is the third‐longest active streak in the state in all sports trailing only Evansville Mater Dei’s wrestling team and Munster’s girls tennis team, both of which have won 41 consecutive sectional titles. State tournament brackets, including dates and times and results for each match, will be uploaded to IHSAA.org this week. Notables About the Draw To conduct the random drawing for the state tournament, the IHSAA places ping‐pong balls representing each school in a given sectional into a lottery‐style air mix machine. A motorized fan in the bottom of the machine blows the balls around the inside of the transparent container and air then forces each ball up through a tube in random order. For example, the first ball retrieved from the machine will be the first placement in the first match with the second ball representing their opponent in that match. The third ball to come out is the third placement in the second match with the fourth ball their opponent in the second match. That same method is followed through all sectionals, regionals and semi‐states to determine every team’s placement in the bracket. Schools Entered: 297 schools. 296 matches will be played over the three‐week tournament.
Defending Sectional Champions Angola, Avon, Batesville, Bloomfield, Bloomington North, Carmel, Castle, Chesterton, Columbus North, Concord, Covenant Christian (Indianapolis), Covington, Culver Academies, Delta, Evansville Mater Dei, Evansville Memorial, Fairfield, Floyd Central, Fort Wayne Bishop Dwenger, Franklin Central, Franklin Community, Franklin County, Greencastle, Greensburg, Hamilton Southeastern, Hammond Bishop Noll, Heritage Hills, Hobart, Homestead, Jasper, Jeffersonville, Kokomo, Lapel, LaPorte, Lawrence North, Leo, Logansport, Lowell, Mississinewa, Munster, New Albany, New Castle, New Palestine, North Central (Indianapolis), Northeast Dubois, Norwell, Park Tudor, Penn, Perry Meridian, Plymouth, Richmond, Scottsburg, Silver Creek, South Bend St. Joseph, Terre Haute South Vigo, Triton Central, Turkey Run, Vincennes Rivet, Wabash, Warsaw Community, West Lafayette, Westview, Winchester Community, Zionsville. Most Consecutive Sectional Championships 36 by Munster (1981‐current). Active Sectional Championship Streaks (Three or more years) 36: Munster. 30: Floyd Central. 27: Silver Creek. 24: Delta. 23: Castle. 20: Plymouth. 15: Penn. 13: Culver Academies, New Albany. 11: Jasper. 10: Jeffersonville. 8: Perry Meridian, South Bend St. Joseph. 7: Batesville, Carmel. 6: Greensburg, Hamilton Southeastern, Lawrence North, North Central (Indianapolis), Park Tudor. 5: Bloomfield, Columbus North, New Palestine, Warsaw Community. 4: Franklin County, Lapel, Northeast Dubois, Zionsville. 3: Avon, Bloomington North, Chesterton, Greencastle, Homestead, Kokomo, New Castle, Richmond, West Lafayette. Top 10 All‐Time Sectional Championships 43: Munster. 39: North Central (Indianapolis). 38: Columbus North. 36: Jasper. 35: Homestead. 33: Floyd Central, Silver Creek. 31: Richmond. 30: Carmel. 29: Center Grove, Crawfordsville, Crown Point, Warsaw Community, West Lafayette.
Sectionals Dates: Sept. 27‐30, 2017. Dates/Times determined by host school. Admission: Free. 1. Anderson (6) M1: Frankton vs. Alexandria Monroe. M2: Elwood Community vs. Anderson Preparatory Academy. M3: Anderson vs. M1 winner. M4: Lapel vs. M2 winner. Championship: M3 winner vs. M4 winner. 2. Ben Davis (4) M1: Speedway vs. Indianapolis Cardinal Ritter. M2: Covenant Christian (Indianapolis) vs. Ben Davis. Championship: M1 winner vs. M2 winner. 3. Bloomington North (5) M1: Edgewood vs. Martinsville. M2: Bedford North Lawrence vs. Bloomington North. M3: Bloomington South vs. Winner of M1. Championship: Winner of M2 vs. Winner of M3. 4. Boonville (4) M1: Boonville vs. South Spencer. M2: Tell City vs. Castle. Championship: M1 winner vs. M2 winner. 5. Bremen (5) M1: Bremen vs. LaVille. M2: Glenn vs. Plymouth. M3: Triton vs. Winner of M1. Championship: Winner of M2 vs. Winner of M3. 6. Brownsburg (5) M1: Brownsburg vs. Mooresville. M2: Danville Community vs. Avon. M3: Plainfield vs. Winner of M1. Championship: Winner of M2 vs. Winner of M3. 7. Carmel (4) M1: Guerin Catholic vs. Westfield. M2: University vs. Carmel. Championship: M1 winner vs. M2 winner. 8. Carroll (Fort Wayne) (6) M1: Leo vs. Churubusco. M2: Fort Wayne Northrop vs. Fort Wayne Snider. M3: Fort Wayne Blackhawk Christian vs. M1 winner. M4: Carroll (Fort Wayne) vs. M2 winner. Championship: M3 winner vs. M4 winner.
9. Center Grove (5) M1: Greenwood Community vs. Franklin Community M2: Indian Creek vs. Whiteland Community. M3: Center Grove vs. Winner of M1. Championship: Winner of M2 vs. Winner of M3. 10. Columbus North (5) M1: Hauser vs. Columbus North. M2: Brown County vs. Columbus East. M3: Edinburgh vs. Winner of M1. Championship: Winner of M2 vs. Winner of M3. 11. Concord (4) M1: Northridge vs. Elkhart Central. M2: Elkhart Memorial vs. Concord. Championship: Winner of M2 vs. Winner of M3. 12. Connersville (4) M1: Connersville vs. Rushville Consolidated. M2: Union County vs. Franklin County. Championship: M1 winner vs. M2 winner. 13. Crawfordsville (5) M1: Crawfordsville vs. Southmont. M2: Rockville vs. North Montgomery. M3: Turkey Run vs. Winner of M1. Championship: Winner of M2 vs. Winner of M3. 14. Crown Point (6) M1: Rensselaer Central vs. Lowell. M2: Lake Central vs. Kankakee Valley. M3: Crown Point vs. M1 winner. M4: Hanover Central vs. M2 winner. Championship: M3 winner vs. M4 winner. 15. Culver Academies (4) M1: Knox vs. Rochester Community. M2: Culver Academies vs. North Judson‐San Pierre. Championship: M1 winner vs. M2 winner. 16. DeKalb (4) M1: Prairie Heights vs. Angola. M2: DeKalb vs. Fremont. Championship: M1 winner vs. M2 winner.
17. Delta (4) M1: Muncie Central vs. Delta. M2: Yorktown vs. Muncie Burris. Championship: M1 winner vs. M2 winner. 18. East Chicago Central (4) M1: East Chicago Central vs. Hammond Morton. M2: Hammond Bishop Noll vs. Hammond Clark. Championship: M1 winner vs. M2 winner. 19. East Noble (5) M1: East Noble vs. West Noble. M2: Lakeland vs. Westview. M3: Central Noble vs. Winner of M1. Championship: Winner of M2 vs. Winner of M3. 20. Evansville Bosse (5) M1: Evansville North vs. Evansville Bosse. M2: Evansville Memorial vs. Evansville Harrison. M3: Evansville Day vs. Winner of M1. Championship: Winner of M2 vs. Winner of M3. 21. Floyd Central (5) M1: Eastern (Pekin) vs. Floyd Central. M2: Salem vs. Crawford County. M3: North Harrison vs. Winner of M1. Championship: Winner of M2 vs. Winner of M3. 22. Fort Wayne Concordia Lutheran (5) M1: Fort Wayne Concordia Lutheran vs. Fort Wayne Bishop Dwenger. M2: Fort Wayne South Side vs. New Haven. M3: Fort Wayne North Side vs. Winner of M1. Championship: Winner of M2 vs. Winner of M3. 23. Fountain Central (5) M1: Fountain Central vs. Seeger. M2: Benton Central vs. Attica. M3: Covington vs. Winner of M1. Championship: Winner of M2 vs. Winner of M3. 24. Franklin Central (4) M1: Beech Grove vs. Franklin Central. M2: Roncalli vs. Indianapolis Lutheran. Championship: M1 winner vs. M2 winner.
25. Goshen (5) M1: Jimtown vs. NorthWood. M2: Fairfield vs. Bethany Christian. M3: Goshen vs. Winner of M1. Championship: Winner of M2 vs. Winner of M3. 26. Hamilton Southeastern (4) M1: Noblesville vs. Hamilton Heights. M2: Fishers vs. Hamilton Southeastern. Championship: M1 winner vs. M2 winner. 27. Hobart (6) M1: Merrillville vs. Hammond Academy of Science & Technology M2: Lake Station Edison vs. Andrean. M3: River Forest vs. M1 winner. M4: Hobart vs. M2 winner. Championship: M3 winner vs. M4 winner. 28. Homestead (4) M1: Fort Wayne Canterbury vs. Homestead. M2: Fort Wayne Wayne vs. Fort Wayne Bishop Luers. Championship: M1 winner vs. M2 winner. 29. Jasper (4) M1: Southridge vs. Jasper. M2: Pike Central vs. Forest Park. Championship: M1 winner vs. M2 winner. 30. Jay County (4) M1: Winchester Community vs. Randolph Southern. M2: Union City vs. Jay County. Championship: M1 winner vs. M2 winner. 31. Jeffersonville (4) M1: Clarksville vs. Providence. M2: Jeffersonville vs. New Washington. Championship: M1 winner vs. M2 winner. 32. Jennings County (4) M1: Southwestern (Hanover) vs. Madison Consolidated. M2: Jennings County vs. Greensburg. Championship: M1 winner vs. M2 winner.
33. Kokomo (6) M1: Kokomo vs. Taylor. M2: Eastern (Greentown) vs. Northwestern. M3: Tipton vs. M1 winner. M4: Western vs. M2 winner. Championship: M3 winner vs. M4 winner. 34. LaPorte (4) M1: New Prairie vs. LaPorte. M2: Marquette Catholic vs. Michigan City. Championship: M1 winner vs. M2 winner. 35. Lawrence North (4) M1: Lawrence Central vs. Warren Central. M2: Heritage Christian vs. Lawrence North. Championship: M1 winner vs. M2 winner. 36. Lebanon (5) M1: Frankfort vs. Western Boone. M2: Zionsville vs. Lebanon. M3: Rossville vs. Winner of M1. Championship: Winner of M2 vs. Winner of M3. 37. Linton‐Stockton (4) M1: North Daviess vs. White River Valley. M2: Bloomfield vs. Linton Stockton. Championship: M1 winner vs. M2 winner. 38. Logansport (5) M1: Twin Lakes vs. Carroll (Flora). M2: Logansport vs. Cass. M3: Delphi Community vs. Winner of M1. Championship: Winner of M2 vs. Winner of M3. 39. Loogootee (4) M1: Paoli vs. Loogootee. M2: Barr‐Reeve vs. Northeast Dubois. Championship: M1 winner vs. M2 winner. 40. Marion (4) M1: Madison‐Grant vs. Blackford. M2: Marion vs. Mississinewa. Championship: M1 winner vs. M2 winner.
41. Mt. Vernon (5) M1: Evansville Central vs. Evansville Mater Dei. M2: North Posey vs. Evansville Reitz. M3: Mt. Vernon vs. Winner of M1. Championship: Winner of M2 vs. Winner of M3. 42. Mt. Vernon (Fortville) (5) M1: New Palestine vs. Eastern Hancock. M2: Greenfield‐Central vs. Mt. Vernon (Fortville). M3: Pendleton Heights vs. Winner of M1. Championship: Winner of M2 vs. Winner of M3. 43. Munster (6) M1: Calumet vs. Highland. M2: Hammond Gavit vs. Griffith. M3: Hammond vs. M1 winner. M4: Munster vs. M2 winner. Championship: M3 winner vs. M4 winner. 44. New Albany (5) M1: South Central (Elizabeth) vs. New Albany. M2: Lanesville vs. Corydon Central. M3: Christian Academy of Indiana vs. Winner of M1. Championship: Winner of M2 vs. Winner of M3. 45. New Castle (5) M1: Tri vs. Blue River Valley. M2: New Castle vs. Knightstown. M3: Shenandoah vs. Winner of M1. Championship: Winner of M2 vs. Winner of M3. 46. North Central (Indianapolis) (4) M1: Indianapolis Arsenal Technical vs. Indianapolis Bishop Chatard. M2: Indianapolis Cathedral vs. North Central (Indianapolis). Championship: M1 winner vs. M2 winner. 47. Northview (4) M1: Greencastle vs. South Putnam. M2: Northview vs. Owen Valley. Championship: M1 winner vs. M2 winner. 48. Norwell (6) M1: South Adams vs. Bellmont. M2: Huntington North vs. Adams Central. M3: Bluffton vs. M1 winner. M4: Norwell vs. M2 winner. Championship: M3 winner vs. M4 winner.
49. Park Tudor (4) M1: Park Tudor vs. International. M2: Pike vs. Brebeuf Jesuit. Championship: M1 winner vs. M2 winner. 50. Penn (4) M1: Mishawaka Marian vs. South Bend Adams. M2: Mishawaka vs. Penn. Championship: M1 winner vs. M2 winner. 51. Peru (4) M1: Peru vs. Manchester. M2: Maconaquah vs. Wabash. Championship: M1 winner vs. M2 winner. 52. Portage (4) M1: Wheeler vs. Portage. M2: Chesterton vs. Valparaiso. Championship: M1 winner vs. M2 winner. 53. Princeton Community (4) M1: Tecumseh vs. Gibson Southern. M2: Princeton Community vs. Heritage Hills. Championship: M1 winner vs. M2 winner. 54. Richmond (5) M1: Richmond vs. Cambridge City Lincoln. M2: Hagerstown vs. Centerville. M3: Northeastern vs. Winner of M1. Championship: Winner of M2 vs. Winner of M3. 55. Seymour (5) M1: Seymour vs. Austin. M2: Trinity Lutheran vs. Brownstown Central. M3: Scottsburg vs. Winner of M1. Championship: Winner of M2 vs. Winner of M3. 56. Shelbyville (5) M1: Shelbyville vs. Southwestern (Shelbyville). M2: Triton Central vs. Waldron. M3: Morristown vs. Winner of M1. Championship: Winner of M2 vs. Winner of M3.
57. Silver Creek (4) M1: Charlestown vs. Borden. M2: Henryville vs. Silver Creek. Championship: M1 winner vs. M2 winner. 58. South Bend Clay (4) M1: South Bend Washington vs. South Bend Riley. M2: South Bend St. Joseph vs. South Bend Clay. Championship: M1 winner vs. M2 winner. 59. South Dearborn (6) M1: Batesville vs. South Dearborn. M2: Milan vs. East Central. M3: Lawrenceburg vs. M1 winner. M4: Oldenburg Academy vs. M2 winner. Championship: M3 winner vs. M4 winner. 60. Southport (4) M1: Perry Meridian vs. Southport. M2: Indianapolis Scecina vs. Decatur Central. Championship: Winner of M1 vs. Winner of M2. 61. Terre Haute North Vigo (4) M1: Terre Haute North Vigo vs. Terre Haute South Vigo. M2: South Vermillion vs. West Vigo. Championship: M1 winner vs. M2 winner. 62. Vincennes Lincoln (5) M1: Sullivan vs. Washington. M2: Vincennes Lincoln vs. Wood Memorial. M3: Vincennes Rivet vs. Winner of M1. Championship: Winner of M2 vs. Winner of M3. 63. Warsaw Community (5) M1: Warsaw Community vs. Wawasee. M2: Whitko vs. Columbia City. M3: Tippecanoe Valley vs. Winner of M1. Championship: Winner of M2 vs. Winner of M3. 64. West Lafayette (5) M1: Lafayette Central Catholic vs. McCutcheon. M2: Lafayette Jefferson vs. West Lafayette. M3: Harrison (West Lafayette) vs. Winner of M1. Championship: Winner of M2 vs. Winner of M3.
Regionals Dates: Oct. 3‐4, 2017. Times: Determined by host school. Admission: Free. 1. Bloomington North M1: Winner at Bloomington North vs. Winner at Jennings County. M2: Winner at Columbus North vs. Winner at Seymour. Championship: Winner of Match 1 vs. Winner of Match 2. 2. Brownsburg M1: Winner at Lebanon vs. Winner at Ben Davis. M2: Winner at Brownsburg vs. Winner at Park Tudor. Championship: Winner of Match 1 vs. Winner of Match 2. 3. Carroll (Fort Wayne) M1: Winner at Homestead vs. Winner at Fort Wayne Concordia Lutheran. M2: Winner at Norwell vs. Winner at Carroll (Fort Wayne). Championship: Winner of Match 1 vs. Winner of Match 2. 4. Center Grove M1: Winner at Southport vs. Winner at Shelbyville. M2: Winner at Franklin Central vs. Winner at Center Grove. Championship: Winner of Match 1 vs. Winner of Match 2. 5. Concord M1: Winner at Concord vs. Winner at DeKalb. M2: Winner at Goshen vs. Winner at East Noble. Championship: Winner of Match 1 vs. Winner of Match 2. 6. Crawfordsville M1: Winner at Terre Haute North Vigo vs. Winner at Fountain Central. M2: Winner at Northview vs. Winner at Crawfordsville. Championship: Winner of Match 1 vs. Winner of Match 2. 7. Culver Academies M1: Winner at Peru vs. Winner at Warsaw Community. M2: Winner at Culver Academies vs. Winner at Bremen. Championship: Winner of Match 1 vs. Winner of Match 2. 8. Evansville Bosse (hosted by Evansville North) M1: Winner at Evansville Bosse vs. Winner at Boonville. M2: Winner at Mt. Vernon vs. Winner at Princeton Community. Championship: Winner of Match 1 vs. Winner of Match 2.
9. Jasper M1: Winner at Jasper vs. Winner at Vincennes Lincoln. M2: Winner at Loogootee vs. Winner at Linton‐Stockton. Championship: Winner of Match 1 vs. Winner of Match 2. 10. Kokomo M1: Winner at Carmel vs. Winner at West Lafayette. M2: Winner at Kokomo vs. Winner at Logansport. Championship: Winner of Match 1 vs. Winner of Match 2. 11. Marion M1: Winner at Jay County vs. Winner at Marion. M2: Winner at Anderson vs. Winner at Delta. Championship: Winner of Match 1 vs. Winner of Match 2. 12. Munster M1: Winner at Crown Point vs. Winner at East Chicago Central. M2: Winner at Munster vs. Winner at Hobart. Championship: Winner of Match 1 vs. Winner of Match 2. 13. North Central (Indianapolis) M1: Winner at Hamilton Southeastern vs. Winner at North Central (Indianapolis). M2: Winner at Lawrence North vs. Winner at Mt. Vernon (Fortville). Championship: Winner of Match 1 vs. Winner of Match 2. 14. Portage M1: Winner at Penn vs. Winner at Portage. M2: Winner at LaPorte vs. Winner at South Bend Clay. Championship: Winner of Match 1 vs. Winner of Match 2. 15. Richmond M1: Winner at Richmond vs. Winner at New Castle. M2: Winner at Connersville vs. Winner at South Dearborn. Championship: Winner of Match 1 vs. Winner of Match 2. 16. Silver Creek M1: Winner at New Albany vs. Winner at Jeffersonville. M2: Winner at Silver Creek vs. Winner at Floyd Central. Championship: Winner of Match 1 vs. Winner of Match 2.
Semi‐States Dates: Saturday, Oct. 7, 2017. Times: 12 pm ET. Admission: $5 per person. 1. Center Grove Championship 1: Winner at Crawfordsville vs. Winner at Richmond. Championship 2: Winner at Brownsburg vs. Winner at Center Grove. 2. Culver Academies Championship 1: Winner at Munster vs. Winner at Kokomo. Championship 2: Winner at Portage vs. Winner at Culver Academies. 3. Homestead Championship 1: Winner at Concord vs. Winner at North Central (Indianapolis). Championship 2: Winner at Carroll (Fort Wayne) vs. Winner at Marion. 4. Jasper Championship 1: Winner at Evansville Bosse vs. Winner at Jasper. Championship 2: Winner at Bloomington North vs. Winner at Silver Creek. State Finals Dates: Oct. 13‐14, 2017. Admission: $5 per day. Quarterfinals | Carmel HS | Fri, 3 pm ET M1: Center Grove 2 winner vs. Homestead 2 winner. M2: Culver Academies 1 winner vs. Homestead 1 winner. Quarterfinals | Center Grove HS | Fri, 3 pm ET (Bottom of the bracket) M3: Center Grove 1 winner vs. Culver Academies 2 winner. M4: Jasper 2 winner vs. Jasper 1 winner. Semifinals | North Central HS (Indianapolis) | Sat, 10 am ET M5: M1 winner vs. M2 winner. M6: M3 winner vs. M4 winner. State Championship | North Central HS (Indianapolis) | Sat, 2 pm ET M7: M5 winner vs. M6 winner.