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Girls State Team Tennis Championships

The 33rd Annual Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association State Girls Team Tennis Tournament will be held Friday and Saturday, Oct. 23-24. The tournament takes place at the Nielsen Tennis Stadium on the University of Wisconsin campus, in Madison. Action will begin Friday at 4 p.m. and resume Saturday at 9 a.m.

Seeding of the State Girls Team Tournament in both divisions began in 2017. In Division 1, the eight coaches of the qualifying teams vote to seed all eight teams. In Division 2, the four coaches of the qualifying teams vote to seed all four teams in the bracket.

 

THE DIVISION 1 MATCH-UPS:

Quarterfinals (Oct. 23 - 4 p.m.)

Match-1: #1 Brookfield East (21-2) vs. #8 Brookfield Central (14-11)

Match-2: #4 Bay Port (29-1)?vs. #5 Eau Claire Memorial (23-3)

Match-3: #3 Middleton (19-2) vs. #6 Westosha Central (20-9)

Match-4: #2 Neenah (20-1) vs. #7 Elkhorn (12-12-1)

 

Semifinals (Oct. 24 - 9 a.m.)

Match-5: Winner of Match 1 vs. Winner of Match 2

Match-6: Winner of Match 3 vs. Winner of Match 4

 

Championship (Oct. 24 - 2 p.m.)*

Match-7: Winner of Match 5 vs. Winner of Match 6

 

THE DIVISION 2 MATCH-UPS:

Semifinals (Oct. 24 - 9 a.m.)

Match-1: #1 Brookfield Academy (14-7) vs. #4 Pacelli (10-5)

Match-2: #2 St. Mary Catholic (17-1)?vs. #3 Edgewood (14-4)

 

Championship (Oct. 24 - 2 p.m.)*

Match-3: Winner of Match 1 vs. Winner of Match 2

*Time an approximate based on first court available

 

There were 206 teams participating in the Girls Tennis Tournament Series this fall with 134 in Division 1 and 72 in Division 2. The State Tournament field is determined by team points recorded at the subsectional and sectional levels.