Prep Tennis- The Iowa High School Athletic Association (IHSAA) released the assignments for districts and the substate brackets for boys’ tennis. Here’s a look at where are local teams ended up.
Class 1A
Singles and doubles play will begin on May 8th for both classes as Fairfield will act as the host site for district 5. Assumption, Davis County, Fort Madison, Keokuk, Mt. Pleasant, Oskaloosa, and Xavier will all be making the trip.
Class 2A
Burlington will be traveling to Iowa City, West for their district matchup with Bettendorf, Cedar Rapids Jefferson, Cedar Rapids Kennedy, and Marion also attending.
District tournaments will have no impact on substate assignments or team state tournament qualification. Each class will feature 16 state singles and 16 state doubles qualifiers out of the eight districts.
They will collide on May 21-22 in Iowa City for Class 2A and Waterloo for Class 1A for the 2024 IHSAA State Individual Tennis Tournament.
Substate
The team substate meets are scheduled for Saturday, May 11th, and Wednesday, May 15th, for both classes 2A and 1A. The first and second round duals will take place on the first date at one site and the finals will take place on the second date at a new site.
Class 1A Substate 5
Albia, Davis County, Fairfield, Fort Madison, Keokuk, Mt. Pleasant, Oskaloosa, and Xavier will all be competing against one another.
Class 2A Substate 6
Burlington will compete against Cedar Rapids Jefferson, Iowa City City High, Iowa City West, Marion, and Ottumwa.
The highest remaining seeding out of each second round will host the substate final with eight qualifiers advancing in each class to the 2024 IHSAA State Team Tennis Tournament scheduled for May 30-31 in Waukee for Class 2A and Iowa City for Class 1A.
Substate brackets will be released on May 3rd.