The draw for the 47th IHSAA boys tennis state tournament was held Monday night, and things look good for the Warsaw Tigers. Hosting Sectional 63, the Tigers will be heavy favorites to repeat as sectional champions, and drew the Whitko Wildcats in the opening match. The Warsaw/Whitko match will be at 4:30 p.m. Wednesday, the same time as Columbia City and Tippecanoe Valley. The winner of the Valley/Columbia City match moves on to Friday’s championship, while the Warsaw/Whitko victor advances to the semifinals Thursday against Wawasee. The Manchester Squires travel to Peru for Sectional 48, and opens play against the defending champion Peru Tigers Wednesday at 5 p.m. The winner of that match moves on to Thursday’s 5 p.m. championship. At Bremen, the Triton Trojans received a first-round bye, but drew the Plymouth Pilgrims Thursday’s semifinals. In order to advance to Friday’s finals, Triton must put an end to Plymouth’s 16-straight sectional titles. A complete glance of all the local boys tennis teams is below. Sectional 4 – Bremen Wednesday: Match 1 – John Glenn/LaVille, 4:30 p.m. Thursday: Match 2 – Triton/Plymouth, 4:30 p.m.; Match 3 – Bremen/Winner of Match 1, 4:30 p.m. Friday: Championship – Winners of Games 2 and 3, 4:30 p.m.
Sectional 48 – Peru Wednesday: Match 1 – Maconaquah/Wabash, 5 p.m.; Match 2 – Manchester/Peru, 5 p.m. Thursday: Championship – Winners of Matches 1 and 2, 5 p.m.
Sectional 63 – Warsaw Wednesday: Match 1 – Warsaw/Whitko, 4:30 p.m.; Match 2 – Columbia City/Tippecanoe Valley, 4:30 p.m. Thursday: Match 3 – Wawasee/Winner of Match 1, 4:30 p.m. Friday: Championship – Winners of Matches 2 and 3, 4:30 p.m.
