MIAA releases 2024 tennis state tournament brackets. Westborough boys No. 1 seed in D2
The first MIAA state tournament brackets have arrived. Tennis was first on the docket Saturday.
The top 32 teams in the power rankings automatically qualify in each of the four boys and girls divisions plus all teams above .50 outside that top 32. They will travel for a play-in game.
Play is set to begin Tuesday.
The Wayland boys program captured its ninth state championship last season. The Westborough boys reached the Division 2 final, falling to Duxbury. Dover-Sherborn also lost to Wayland in the Division 3 boys championship, the Lincoln-Sudbury girls advanced to the Division 1 championship and Westborough fell to Masconomet in the Division 2 girls final.
Boys Division 1
Round of 32
No. 24 Central Catholic (10-5) at No. 9 Wellesley (14-6)
No. 23 Framingham (5-9) at No. 10 Saint John's (13-5)
No. 25 Lincoln-Sudbury (2-12) at No. 8 Acton-Boxborough (9-3)
No. 27 Franklin (9-9) at No. 6 Brookline (15-4)
Girls Division 1
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Preliminary round
No. 41 Durfee (8-8) at No. 24 Franklin (16-2), 4 p.m. Wednesday
No. 38 Haverhill (8-8) at No. 27 Natick (8-8), 4 p.m. Wednesday
No. 37 Diman (9-3) at No. 28 Hopkinton (13-5), 4 p.m. Wednesday
Round of 32
King Philip/Wachusett at No. 4 Wellesley (18-1)
No. 23 Beverly (12-4) at No. 10 Lincoln-Sudbury (7-6)
No. 17 Algonquin (11-6) at No. 16 Needham (10-7), 3:15 p.m. Tuesday
Boys Division 2
Preliminary round
No. 33 Whitman-Hanson (8-8) at No. 32 Algonquin (5-12), 4 p.m. Tuesday
Round of 32
Whitman-Hanson/Algonquin at No. 1 Westborough (14-2)
No. 29 Westwood (8-9) at No. 4 Wayland (7-5)
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No. 21 Shepherd Hill (12-2) at No. 12 Hopkinton (15-2)
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Girls Division 2
Round of 32
No. 35 Archbishop Williams/No. 30 North Quincy at No. 3 Westborough (12-5)
No. 38 North/No. 27 Reading Memorial at No. 6 Wayland (5-7)
No. 25 Holliston (10-6)at No. 8 Burlington (11-6)
Boys Division 3
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Round of 32
No. 25 Medway (7-7) at No. 8 Pioneer Valley Christian (15-3), 4 p.m. Wednesday
No. 21 Boston Latin (9-7) at No. 12 Marlborough (11-5)
No. 26 Hanover (6-10) at No. 7 Dover-Sherborn (14-2)
Girls Division 3
Preliminary round
No. 33 Hudson (12-4) at No. 32 Triton (2-11), 4 p.m. Tuesday
Round of 32
No. 27 Notre Dame (Worcester) (10-6) at No. 6 Dover-Sherborn (14-2)
No. 26 Medway (8-10) at No 7 Old Rochester (16-0)
Boys Division 4
Round of 32
No. 28 Hopedale at No. 5 Bromfield (16-1)
Girls Division 4
Round of 32
No. 29 South Hadley (7-10) at No. 4 Hopedale (13-2)
No. 17 Mashpee (12-8) at No. 16 Millis (10-7)
No. 24 AMSA (5-13) at No. 9 Sutton (13-4), 3:30 p.m. Thursday
This article originally appeared on MetroWest Daily News: Westborough boys tennis earns D2 top seed in MIAA state championships