Pairings for the 40th annual girls tennis team state tournament were announced Monday afternoon. The Warsaw Lady Tigers will look to win their 14th-straight sectional crown at home, taking on Tippecanoe Valley Thursday, with the victor moving on to Friday’s 4:30 p.m. championship match. The Warsaw sectional begins Wednesday with Columbia City and Wawasee meeting up at 4:30 p.m., with the winner moving on to face Whitko, Thursday. At Peru, the Manchester Lady Squires earned a first-round bye and will take on the winner of Wednesday’s match between Southwood and Peru, Thursday at 5 p.m. The Triton Lady Trojans will face fellow Northern State Conference foe John Glenn in semifinal action Thursday at Bremen, with the winner moving on to Friday’s 4:30 p.m. championship match. SECTIONAL 63 – WARSAW Wednesday Match 1 – Wawasee/Columbia City, 4:30 p.m. Thursday Match 2 – Warsaw/Tippecanoe Valley, 4:30 p.m.; Match 3 – Whitko/Winner of Match 1, 4:30 p.m. Friday Championship – Winners of Matches 2 and 3, 4:30 p.m.
SECTIONAL 51 – PERU Wednesday Match 1 – Southwood/Peru, 5 p.m.; Match 2 – Wabash/Maconaquah, 5 p.m. Thursday Match 3 – Manchester/Winner of Match 1, 5 p.m.; Match 4 – Winner of Match 2/Northfield, 5 p.m. Friday Championship – Winners of Matches 3 and 4, 5 p.m.
SECTIONAL 4 – BREMEN Wednesday Match 1 – Bremen/Plymouth, 4:30 p.m. Thursday Match 2 – Triton/John Glenn, 4:30 p.m.; Match 3 – LaVille/Winner of Match 1, 4:30 p.m. Friday Championship – Winners of Match 2 and 3, 4:30 p.m.