This is state tournament week. Monday (tomorrow) six contests will be played to advance to one of four sites on Tuesday. The Tuesday action hosts include Edina, Como Park, Washington, and Johnson. The field of 16 will dwindle to four after that and the final four will head to Edina for the semis and championship (and third place) games.
Action on the individual side is a one day only affair and the anticipated start time will between 4:15 and 4:30 p.m at Edina. There will be 96 contests that day with singles and doubles crowned. The finals could begin as early as 8:45 but could start any time after 9 pm. The winners of these tournaments will have to endure five matches to wear the crown. Many of these matches will go three sets and the points will be fought after ferociously. I recommend that all players should prepare for that grueling challenge with proper diet, sleep, hydration days (if not weeks) prior to Thursday, May 16. Fatigue will be a factor. Those in shape will endure.
There is no cost to attend the events. The fans and teammates will be asked to stay on the upper deck in the early rounds to avoid walking on courts that are live. That was an issue last year and we want no inadvertent interference in the action. New this year will be the scoreboard with the number on the board indicating which match will be up next. Edina has 13 courts, so the first number on the board will be 14. Think of you deli, or bakery as next up.
Below is the game order with school name and the player type 1 for first singles/ doubles; 2 for second singles / doubles.
GAME FLOW THURSDAY, MAY 16
SINGLES FIRST ROUND TOP HALF
1 Roosevelt 2 v North St. Paul 2 winner to 33
2 Central 2 v Twin City Academy 2 winner to 34
3 Henry 1 v Edison 2 winner to 35
4 Eden Prairie 2 v Washburn 2 winner to 36
5 Hmong Academy 1 v Math & Science 2 winner to 37
6 Tartan 1 v North 2 winner to 38
7 Burnsville 1 v Hiawatha 2 winner to 39
8 South 1 v Eagle Ridge 1 winner to 40
DOUBLES FIRST ROUND TOP HALF
9 Henry 2 v Washburn 1 winner to 41
10 Tartan 1 v Twin City Academy 1 winner to 42
11 Kennedy 2 v Eagle Ridge 2 winner to 43
12 Burnsville 2 v South 2 winner to 44
13 Humboldt 2 v North 1 winner to 45
14 Roosevelt 2 v Hiawatha 1 winner to 46
15 Eden Prairie 1 v Hmong Academy 2 winner to 47
16 Central 2 v Edison 1 winner to 48
SINGLES FIRST ROUND BOTTOM HALF
17 Henry 2 v South 2 winner to 49
18 Como Park 2 v Hiawatha 1 winner to 50
19 North St. Paul 1 v Eagle Ridge 2 winner to 51
20 Tartan 2 v Burnsville 2 winner to 52
21 Kennedy 2 v Hmong Academy 2 winner to 53
22 Math & Science 1 v North 1 winner to 54
23 Eden Prairie 1 v Twin City Academy 1 winner to 55
24 Washburn 1 v Humboldt 2 winner to 56
DOUBLES FIRST ROUND BOTTOM HALF
25 Math & Science 2 v Washburn 2 winner to 57
26 Como Park 2 v Hiawatha 2 winner to 58
27 Eden Prairie 2 v Hmong Academy 1 winner to 59
28 Kennedy 1 v North 2 winner to 60
29 Tartan 2 v Edison 2 winner to 61
30 Humboldt 1 v Eagle Ridge 1 winner to 62
31 North St. Paul 2 v Twin City Academy 2 winner to 63
32 Henry 1 v South 1 winner to 64
SINGLES SECOND ROUND TOP HALF
33 Highland Park 1 v winner 1 / winner to 65
34 Humboldt 1 v winner 2 / winner to 65
35 Johnson 1 v winner 3 / winner to 66
36 Washington 1 v winner 4 / winner to 66
37 Edina 2 v winner 5 / winner to 67
38 Kennedy 1 v winner 6 / winner to 67
39 Harding 2 v winner 7 / winner to 68
40 Como Park 1 v winner 8 / winner to 68
DOUBLES SECOND ROUND TOP HALF
41 Edina 1 v winner 9 / winner to 69
42 Harding 2 v winner 10 / winner to 69
43 Como Park 1 v winner 11 / winner to 70
44 Highland Park 1 v winner 12 / winner to 70
45 North St. Paul 1 v winner 13 / winner to 71
46 Johnson 2 v winner 14 / winner to 71
47 Math & Science 1 v winner 15 / winner to 72
48 Washington 1 v winner 16 / winner to 72
SINGLES SECOND ROUND BOTTOM HALF
49 Edina 1 v winner 17 / winner to 73
50 Edison 1 v winner 18 / winner to 73
51 Johnson 2 v winner 19 / winner to 74
52 Roosevelt 1 v winner 20 / winner to 74
53 Central 1 v winner 21 / winner to 75
54 Highland Park 2 v winner 22 / winner to 75
55 Washington 2 v winner 23 / winner to 76
56 Harding 1 v winner 24 / winner to 76
DOUBLES SECOND ROUND BOTTOM HALF
57 Burnsville 1 v winner 25 / winner to 77
58 Washington 2 v winner 26 / winner to 77
59 Highland Park 2 v winner 27 winner to 78
60 Edina 2 v winner 28 winner to 78
61 Harding 1 v winner 29 winner to 79
62 Central 1 v winner 30 winner to 79
63 Roosevelt 1 v winner 31 winner to 80
64 Johnson 1 v winner 32 winner to 80