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With sectional action set to begin on Wednesday, the IHSAA drew the matchups for the latter three levels of the 43rd annual boys tennis team tournament this morning in Indianapolis.

Boys sectional matches for the 303 teams run through Saturday at 64 sites with the survivors advancing to 16 regional tournaments. Those semifinal matches are set for Tuesday, Oct. 6, and championships on Wednesday, Oct. 7. The four semi-states will be played Saturday, Oct.10, and the state finals Friday, Oct. 16, and Saturday, Oct. 17, in Indianapolis.

A new format will be used in this year’s semi-state and state finals rounds. As approved by the IHSAA Executive Committee on Aug. 5, four teams will continue to advance to four semi-state sites but the winner of each of the two matches will now advance to the following weekend’s state finals. Those eight remaining teams will square off at North Central High School in Indianapolis in a Friday-Saturday format. Four quarterfinal matches scheduled for mid-afternoon on Friday will be followed by two semifinal matches on Saturday morning and the state championship match Saturday afternoon. The consolation match, which previously determined the third and fourth place teams, will be discontinued.

Sectional pairings, drawn last night by the 64 host sites, will be posted to the boys tennis tournament page at www.ihsaa.org as they are reported.

Regional pairings in the individual tournament of singles and doubles players are also included below.

Notables

Most Consecutive Sectional Championships
30 by Homestead (1979-2008).

Active Sectional Championship Streaks (Three or more years)
30: Homestead.
28: Munster.
22: Floyd Central.
20: Center Grove.
19: Ben Davis, Silver Creek.
18: Carmel, Kokomo.
17: Batesville.
16: Delta.
15: Castle.
13: Valparaiso.
12: Plymouth.
10: Columbus North.
7: Anderson, Evansville Memorial, Penn, River Forest.
6: Merrillville, Muncie Central.
5: Culver Academies, Highland, New Albany.
4: Connersville, Warsaw, Zionsville.
3: Benton Central, Greensburg, Jasper, Logansport, North Central (Indianapolis), Northridge, Northview, South Bend Clay, Terre Haute North, Vincennes Rivet.

Top 10 All-Time Sectional Championships
35: Munster.
32: North Central (Indianapolis).
31: Columbus North (Columbus), Homestead.
28: Jasper, Richmond.
25: Brebeuf Jesuit, Floyd Central, Silver Creek.
24: Crawfordsville.

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43rd IHSAA Boys Tennis State Tournament
Sectionals
Dates: Sept. 30-Oct. 3.
Pairings drawn by host sites and available at www.ihsaa.org as reported.

Regionals
Dates: Oct. 6-7.
Admission: Free.

1.    Ben Davis
Match 1 – Winner at Plainfield vs. Winner at Ben Davis.
Match 2 – Winner at Pike vs. Winner at Southport.
Championship – Winner of Match 1 vs. Winner of Match 2.

2.    Carroll (Fort Wayne)
Match 1 – Winner at Fort Wayne Concordia Lutheran vs. Winner at Homestead.
Match 2 – Winner at DeKalb vs. Winner at Carroll (Fort Wayne).
Championship – Winner of Match 1 vs. Winner of Match 2.

3.    Center Grove
Match 1 – Winner at Franklin Central vs. Winner at Shelbyville.
Match 2 – Winner at Center Grove vs. Winner at Northview.
Championship – Winner of Match 1 vs. Winner of Match 2.

4.    Concord
Match 1 – Winner at East Noble vs. Winner at Warsaw.
Match 2 – Winner at Concord vs. Winner at Goshen.
Championship – Winner of Match 1 vs. Winner of Match 2.

5.    Delta
Match 1 – Winner at Muncie Central vs. Winner at Delta.
Match 2 – Winner at Anderson Highland vs. Winner at Norwell.
Championship – Winner of Match 1 vs. Winner of Match 2.

6.    Jasper
Match 1 – Winner at Evansville Memorial vs. Winner at Jasper.
Match 2 – Winner at Castle vs. Winner at Loogootee.
Championship – Winner of Match 1 vs. Winner of Match 2.

7.    Munster
Match 1 – Winner at Munster vs. Winner at East Chicago Central.
Match 2 – Winner at Crown Point vs. Winner at Highland.
Championship – Winner of Match 1 vs. Winner of Match 2.

8.    North Central (Indianapolis)
Match 1 – Winner at Mount Vernon (Fortville) vs. Winner at Lawrence North.
Match 2 – Winner at North Central (Indpls.) vs. Winner at Carmel.
Championship – Winner of Match 1 vs. Winner of Match 2.

9.    Peru
Match 1 – Winner at Logansport vs. Winner at Peru.
Match 2 – Winner at Kokomo vs. Winner at Marion.
Championship – Winner of Match 1 vs. Winner of Match 2.

10.  Portage
Match 1 – Winner at River Forest vs. Winner at LaPorte.
Match 2 – Winner at Portage vs. Winner at Merrillville.
Championship – Winner of Match 1 vs. Winner of Match 2.

11.  Richmond
Match 1 – Winner at Richmond vs. Winner at New Castle.
Match 2 – Winner at Connersville vs. Winner at South Dearborn.
Championship – Winner of Match 1 vs. Winner of Match 2.

12.  Seymour
Match 1 – Winner at Seymour vs. Winner at Bloomington South.
Match 2 – Winner at Columbus North vs. Winner at Shawe Memorial.
Championship – Winner of Match 1 vs. Winner of Match 2.

13.  Silver Creek
Match 1 – Winner at Floyd Central vs. Winner at Silver Creek.
Match 2 – Winner at Jeffersonville vs. Winner at New Albany.
Championship – Winner of Match 1 vs. Winner of Match 2.

14.  South Bend Clay
Match 1 – Winner at Culver Academies vs. Winner at Bremen.
Match 2 – Winner at South Bend Clay vs. Winner at Penn.
Championship – Winner of Match 1 vs. Winner of Match 2.

15.  Vincennes Lincoln
Match 1 – Winner at Vincennes Lincoln vs. Winner at Terre Haute North.
Match 2 – Winner at Mount Vernon vs. Winner at Pike Central.
Championship – Winner of Match 1 vs. Winner of Match 2.

16.  West Lafayette
Match 1 – Winner at Lebanon vs. Winner at Fountain Central.
Match 2 – Winner at Crawfordsville vs. Winner at West Lafayette.
Championship – Winner of Match 1 vs. Winner of Match 2.

Semi-States
Date: Oct. 10, 2009.
Admission: $5 per person.

1.    Homestead
Championship 1 – Winner at Delta vs. Winner at West Lafayette.
Championship 2 – Winner at Carroll (Fort Wayne) vs. Winner at Peru.

2.    Jasper
Championship 1 – Winner at Vincennes Lincoln vs. Winner at Jasper.
Championship 2 – Winner at Seymour vs. Winner at Silver Creek.

3.    North Central (Indianapolis)
Championship 1 – Winner at Center Grove vs. Winner at North Central (Indpls.).
Championship 2 – Winner at Ben Davis vs. Winner at Richmond.

4.    South Bend Clay
Championship 1 – Winner at Concord vs. Winner at South Bend Clay.
Championship 2 – Winner at Portage vs. Winner at Munster.

 

State Finals
North Central High School, 1801 E. 86th Street, Indianapolis.
Oct. 16-17, 2009.
Admission: $5 per person.

Friday, 2 pm ET.
Match 1 – Jasper 2 Winner vs. Homestead 1 Winner.
Match 2 – South Bend Clay 2 Winner vs. Homestead 2 Winner.
Match 3 – Jasper 1 Winner vs. North Central (Indpls.) 1 Winner.
Match 4 – South Bend Clay 1 Winner vs. North Central (Indpls.) 2 Winner.

Saturday, 10 am ET.
Match 5 – Winner of Match 1 vs. Winner of Match 2.
Match 6 – Winner of Match 3 vs. Winner of Match 4.

Saturday, 2 pm ET.
State Championship – Winner of Match 5 vs. Winner of Match 6.

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Individual Singles and Doubles State Tournament

Regionals
Saturday, October 17, 2009.
Morning session at 10 am; Afternoon session at 2 pm.

1.  Bedford North Lawrence
Match 1 – Winner at Seymour vs. Winner at Jasper.
Match 2 – Winner at Silver Creek vs. Winner at Vincennes Lincoln.
Championship – Winner of Match 1 vs. Winner of Match 2.

2.  Carmel
Match 1 – Winner at North Central (Indpls.) vs. Winner at Ben Davis.
Match 2 – Winner at Richmond vs. Winner at Center Grove.
Championship – Winner of Match 1 vs. Winner of Match 2.

3.  Kokomo
Match 1 – Winner at Carroll (Fort Wayne) vs. Winner at West Lafayette.
Match 2 – Winner at Delta vs. Winner at Peru.
Championship – Winner of Match 1 vs. Winner of Match 2.

4.  LaPorte
Match 1 – Winner at South Bend Clay vs. Winner at Munster.
Match 2 – Winner at Concord vs. Winner at Portage.
Championship – Winner of Match 1 vs. Winner of Match 2.

State Finals
Park Tudor School, 7200 N. College Avenue, Indianapolis.
October 23-24, 2009.
Friday, 2 pm ET; Saturday 10 am ET, 2 pm ET.