Final week on the 2026 IHSAA Boys Tennis State Match, the trio of Seeger, West Lafayette and Crawfordsville gained their respective sectional championships out of the Lafayette space to advance ahead within the postseason.
On Tuesday, Oct. 6, the regional spherical started with semifinal motion. Pitted in opposition to Logansport, Seeger gained its matchup 4-1 to advance to the regional championship recreation in opposition to defending champion Kokomo. However the highway ended for the Patriots there, dropping a 4-1 match to finish their season with a 16-2 document.
Seeger made it the furthest of any Lafayette space staff within the event. It gained Sectional 42 by defeating Frankfort within the quarterfinal 5-0, Attica within the semifinal 4-1 and Central Catholic within the championship recreation 3-2.
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Kokomo had taken West Lafayette down within the earlier spherical in a aggressive 3-2 matchup earlier than it defeated the Patriots. The Crimson Devils completed their season with a document of 18-4, defeating Rossville 5-0, Benton Central 5-0 and Harrison 5-0 to comb Sectional 41 beforehand.
West Lafayette's No. 1, Linden Xiang, additionally competed within the particular person sectional. He gained the singles championship out of Harrison, persevering with a dominant season for the Crimson Devils. The sophomore will compete within the North 2 bracket on the regional in opposition to the winner of the Bluffton sectional, which takes place Oct. 17.
The Sectional 34 champion Athenians, who gained it by defeating Western Boone 3-2, Southmont 5-0 and North Montgomery 4-1, matched up with Parke Heritage within the regional semifinal. Crawfordsville fell brief 4-1, concluding its season with a 16-5 document.
Parke Heritage moved on to lose to Zionsville within the regional championship 4-1. Kokomo (23-3) will matchup with Zionsville (19-1) within the semi-state championship at 12 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 10.
Chase Gemes covers highschool sports activities and Purdue ladies's basketball for the Journal & Courier. He might be reached at cgemes@usatodayco.com.
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