The IHSAA girls tennis postseason begins this week with sectional tournaments around the state.
Three local schools are set to host, with Sectional 29 at New Castle, Sectional 53 at Jay County and Sectional 54 at Delta. All three will begin play on Wednesday, May 20, with the Sectional 53 and 54 championships set for Thursday, May 21, and the Sectional 29 championship set for Friday, May 22.
Ten East Central Indiana schools will compete across four total sectionals: Blue River Valley, New Castle and Shenandoah in Sectional 29; Blackford in Sectional 49 at Marion; Jay County and Winchester Community in Sectional 53; and Delta, Muncie Burris, Muncie Central and Yorktown in Sectional 54.
The three ECI host schools of Delta, Jay County and New Castle each won their respective sectionals last season. This year, Delta seeks its 15th straight sectional title, Jay County seeks its sixth straight, and New Castle seeks its third straight.
Here is the full schedule for Muncie-area teams competing at girls tennis sectionals. This story will be updated with results as matches are played.
(ECI teams listed in bold.)
Sectional 54 at Delta
- Muncie Central vs. Delta, Wednesday, May 20 at 4:45 p.m.
- Yorktown vs. Muncie Burris, Wednesday, May 20 at 4:45 p.m.
- Sectional Championship: Thursday, May 21 at 4:45 p.m.
Sectional 53 at Jay County
- Jay County vs. Winchester Community, Wednesday, May 20 at 5 p.m.
- Union City vs. Randolph Southern, Wednesday, May 20 at 5 p.m.
- Sectional Championship: Thursday, May 21 at 5 p.m.
Sectional 49 at Marion
- Blackford vs. Huntington North, Tuesday, May 19 at 5 p.m.
- Mississinewa vs. Madison-Grant, Wednesday, May 20 at 5 p.m.
- Marion vs. Blackford/Huntington North winner, Thursday, May 21 at 5 p.m.
- Sectional Championship: Friday, May 22 at 5 p.m.
Sectional 29 at New Castle
- Knightstown vs. Tri, Wednesday, May 20 at 5 p.m.
- New Castle vs. Shenandoah, Thursday, May 21 at 5 p.m.
- Blue River Valley vs. Knightstown/Tri winner, Thursday, May 21 at 6:30 p.m.
- Sectional Championship: Friday, May 22 at 5 p.m.
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This article originally appeared on Muncie Star Press: IHSAA girls tennis sectionals results from East Central Indiana