THE TOURNAMENT: The 30th Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association Boys Team Tennis Tournament will be held Friday and Saturday, June 13-14 at Nielsen Tennis Stadium on the campus of the University of Wisconsin in Madison, Wis. Action will begin at 3:30 p.m. Friday with Division 1 quarterfinals. Play will resume with Division 1 and 2 semifinals at 9 a.m. Saturday. The championship matches in both divisions will begin following the semifinals based on court availability.
TICKET INFORMATION: Ticket prices for the State Team Tennis Tournament are $9 per day plus online fees, and they are available to be purchased on-line on the WIAA website through GoFan, the WIAA ticketing partner, at: https://gofan.co/app/school/WIAAWI?activity=Tennis.
THE DIVISION 1 MATCH-UPS:
Division 1 - Quarterfinals (June 13 - 3:30 p.m.)
#1 Brookfield Central (23-0) vs. #8 Menomonie (21-6)
#4 Neenah (16-4) vs. #5 Marquette (10-10)
#3 Badger (16-4) vs. #6 Franklin (21-3)
#2 Middleton (15-4) vs. #7 Kimberly (12-4)
Division 1 - Semifinals (June 14 - 9 a.m.)
Winner of #1 vs. #8 vs. Winner of #4 vs. #5
Winner of #2 vs. #7 vs. Winner of #3 vs. #6
Division 1 - Championship (June 14 - following semifinals)
Winners of Semifinal Matches
THE DIVISION 2 MATCH-UPS:
Division 2 - Semifinals (June 14 - 9 a.m.)
#1 University School of Milw. (11-2) vs. #4 Edgewood (15-3)
#2 Kohler (21-4) vs. #3 Altoona (22-1)
Division 2 - Championship (June 14 - following semifinals)
Winners of Semifinals Matches.
LAST YEAR: Brookfield Central won the Division 1 championship with a 4-3 victory over former defending champion Marquette in the championship match. In Division 2, Brookfield Academy won the team title for the fourth straight season with a 4-3 victory over Notre Dame in the championship match.
THE HISTORY OF THE CHAMPIONSHIPS: The WIAA has sponsored a team championship in boys tennis since 1995 with the exception of 2020 when the tournament was canceled because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Points scored by individuals determined team champions prior to 1995. Nicolet had dominated the Division 1 competition for years, winning a membership-leading 26 championships, including six (1997-99, 2004-06) since the advent of the two-division team tournament. Eight of the Knights’ championships came consecutively from 1967-74. Marquette is a distant second in the number of titles with 15. Seven of Marquette’s titles came consecutively from 2007-13. The Hilltoppers also had a streak of five straight championships from 2015-19. University School is third on the list of champions with 11 team titles, and Neenah is next with 10 titles. Six of University School’s titles came consecutively from 2006-11. Manitowoc and Whitefish Bay are next in line with six titles. Since the dual match format was adopted, Eau Claire Memorial has made the most State appearances with 25. Neenah is next with 21, and Marquette has qualified 20 times.
DIVISION 1 NOTES: Defending champion Brookfield Central is the #1 seed. The Lancers are making their third straight appearance in the tournament and their 17th overall. They also won back-to-back State titles in 2000-01 to go with the championship they won in 1996, giving them five State titles. They also recorded runner-up finishes in 1995, 1997, 1998 and 1999. The Lancers placed third in the Greater Metro Conference standings this season. Middleton is the second seed in the bracket. The Cardinals qualify for the fourth time in the last five years and for the 16th time overall. They are in pursuit of the program’s first State title, advancing to the title match and finishing runner-up in 2000, 2007, 2009, 2015 and 2023. The Cardinals finished atop the standings in the Big Eight Conference this season. Third-seeded Badger is making its third appearance in a row and its fifth overall. The Badgers seek their first victory in the State Team Tournament, having lost in the quarterfinals in their four previous experiences. They are the champions in the Southern Lakes Conference this spring. Fourth-seeded Neenah makes its 11th State appearance in the last 12 seasons, discounting the canceled season in 2020–and its 22nd overall, which ranks second-most in the membership. The Rockets won five straight championships from 1991-1995 and have won 10 titles overall, also earning the crown in 1946, 1951, 1953, 1957 and 1965. In addition, the Rockets have 12 runner-up finishes, including 1935, 1940, 1950, 1952, 1971, 1996, 2001, 2005, 2013, 2016, 2017 and 2022. This season, they placed first in the Fox Valley Association standings. The fifth seed in the bracket is last year’s runner-up Marquette. The Hilltoppers are making their 18th straight appearance, excluding the canceled season of 2020, and their 21st overall. They have won the team championship in 13 of the last 17 State Tournaments and have won 15 titles overall. The years they earned State team titles include 2002, 2003, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019 and 2023, as well as runner-up finishes in 2004, 2021 and 2024. The Hilltoppers finished fourth in the Greater Metro Conference. Sixth-seeded Franklin is the #6 seed. The Sabers are embarking on their first experience in the State Team Tournament. They are the champions of the Southeast Conference this year. Seventh-seeded Kimberly will be experiencing the State Team Tournament for the second time after the Papermakers made their first-ever appearance last season. They won their quarterfinal match before dropping their semifinal match to eventual champion Brookfield Central. The Papermakers placed second in the Fox Valley Association behind Neenah. Menomonie, the eighth seed, will also be participating in its second State Team Tournament after qualifying for the first time last year. The Mustangs fell in the quarterfinals to eventual runner-up Marquette. They are the champions of the Big Rivers Conference this season.
DIVISION 2 NOTES: Top-seeded University School of Milwaukee has qualified for the 16th time and for the second time in the past three seasons. The Wildcats have won 10 State titles overall. Six of those came in succession from 2006-11 and three more from 2013-15. In addition to those streaks, they won their first title in 2004. They have finished runner-up in four other experiences, including 2003, 2012, 2018 and 2023. The Wildcats are not affiliated with a tennis conference and play an independent schedule. Kohler, the second seed in the bracket, qualifies for the fourth time and for the first time since 2018. The Blue Bombers will be attempting to advance past the semifinal round for the first time. They are the champions of the Eastern Wisconsin Conference this year. Third-seeded Altoona will experience the State Team Tournament for the first time in the program’s history. The Railroaders ascended to the top of the standings in the Middle Border Conference this spring. Fourth-seeded Edgewood returns to the State Team Tournament for the second year in a row and for the 17th time overall. The Crusaders have won two team titles, one in 2016 and the other in 2018. They have advanced to the title match eight other times with runner-up finishes in 2004, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014, 2015 and 2017. They are the champions in the Small Division of the Badger Conference this spring.
INDIVIDUAL HONORS: Senior Nolan Schaub of Union Grove, the second seed, won the Division 1 singles championship with a 6-1, 6-4 victory over fourth-seeded Alexander Bo, a junior from Middleton, in title match. Schaub finished his undefeated season 33-0. In Division 1 doubles play, the top-seeded brothers’ team of senior Aiden Meixl and sophomore Colin Meixl of Kimberly downed the sixth-seeded duo of senior Michael Balister and junior Miles Seder of Menomonee Falls 6-3, 6-0. The Meixls capped an undefeated season at 24-0. In Division 2, senior Kyle Hehli of West Salem, the #2 seed in the bracket, won the singles championship. He beat top-seeded Oliver Milleman, a senior from Catholic Memorial, 6-3, 1-6, 10-7 in the championship match. Hehli improved his record to 27-2 this year. The top-seeded tandem of junior Finn Milleman and sophomore Brady Latus of Catholic Memorial defeated the sixth-seeded duo of seniors Miles Gourlay and Jack Gilpin of University School of Milwaukee 6-3, 5-7, 10-3 in the Division 2 doubles title match. Milleman and Latus improved their record to 20-1.
NEED RESULTS & INFORMATION?: Results will be available on Tennis Reporting site linked on the Tennis Tournament page of the WIAA website at https://www.wiaawi.org/Sports/Spring/Boys-Tennis/Tournament or access on information on State Tourney Central. In addition, check out the results of State Individual Championships played June 5-7 on the tennis results page.
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