Granby Memorial Begins Quest for Tennis Title on Road

GRANBY, CT — More than two dozen girls tennis teams from northern and central Connecticut are readying for competition Saturday in the opening rounds of the CIAC tournament.

Unless noted, qualifying round action begins at 10 a.m., with first round matches slated for 12:30 p.m.

Here are the pairings for schools from Hartford and Tolland counties. click the class header for the complete class bracket.

Class L

Qualifying Round

• No. 9 Amity Regional (13-4) vs. No. 24 Bristol Eastern (8-8), at Wilton
• No. 10 E.O. Smith (12-4) vs. No. 23 Westhill (8-8), at Wethersfield
• No. 11 New Canaan (12-4) vs. No. 22 Manchester (8-7), at Simsbury
• No. 12 Fairfield Ludlowe (12-5) vs. No. 21 New Britain (8-7), at Greenwich
• No. 13 Southington (11-5) vs. No. 20 Hall (7-6), at Darien
• No. 16 Bristol Central (8-6) vs. No. 17 Newtown (9-7), at Staples

First Round

• Fairfield Warde/Ridgefield winner at No. 2 South Windsor (16-0)
• Mercy/Hamden winner at No. 3 Glastonbury (16-1)
• New Canaan/Manchester winner at No. 6 Simsbury
• E.O. Smith/Westhill winner at No. 7 Wethersfield

Class M

Qualifying Round

• No. 12 Guilford (13-6) vs. No. 21 Suffield (9-8), at North Haven
• No. 14 Berlin (10-6) vs. No. 19 Bunnell (9-6), at Chase Collegiate

First Round

• Pomperaug/Bethel winner at No. 6 RHAM
• No. 9 Killingly at No. 8 Farmington

Class S

Qualifying Round

• No.7 Litchfield (14-3) vs. No. 26 Lewis Mills (9-8), 9 a.m. at Litchfield
• No. 10 Shepaug Valley (12-4) vs. No. 23 Plainville (10-6), 9 a.m. at Nystroms Park
• No. 11 East Catholic (11-4) vs. No. 22 Holy Cross (10-6), at Old Saybrook
• No. 12 Woodland (11-4) vs. No. 21 Rocky Hill (12-7), at St. Paul
• No. 13 Canton (11-5) vs. No. 20 Cromwell (13-7), 2 p.m. at Weston
• No. 14 Northwest Catholic (11-5) vs. No. 19 Old Lyme (13-7), at Westbrook
• No. 15 Granby Memorial (11-5) vs. No. 18 Coventry (12-6), at Bolton
• No. 16 Waterford (11-5) vs. No. 17 Ellington (12-6), at Stonington

First Round

• Granby Memorial/Coventry winner at Bolton (15-1)
• Woodland/Rocky Hill winner at St. Paul (13-2)

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