Mt. Pleasant, Fairfield, Maharishi tennis postseason bracket released

Hunter Moeller

May. 11, 2022 10:34 am

Tess Paton and the Fairfield Trojans drew Southeast Conference foe Keokuk in the first round of the Class 1A Region 4 bracket. (Hunter Moeller/The Union)

The quest for the state tournament begins on Saturday in Fairfield for the Mt. Pleasant, Fairfield and Maharishi girls tennis teams.

All three are in the Class 1A Region 4 bracket, but only one can make the state tournament.

Savana Walls and the Panthers of Mt. Pleasant will face off with Davenport Assumption on Saturday in the first round of the Class 1A Region 4 bracket. (Hunter Moeller/The Union)

Mt. Pleasant (2-8) will face off against Davenport Assumption (13-5).

Fairfield (2-8) will open the bracket against Keokuk (5-5).

The winners in each of the two matches will take on each other in the semifinals Saturday afternoon, setting up the possibility of a Southeast Conference clash.

Maharishi and Lily Fenton will take on Burlington Notre Dame in the first round of the Class 1A Region 4 bracket. (Andy Krutsinger/The Union)

Games on this end of the bracket will be played at Fairfield Middle School.

Undefeated Maharishi (10-0) will battle with Burlington Notre Dame (0-8) in the first round.

Should the Pioneers win, they will face either Davis County (8-5) or Fort Madison (5-3) for a trip to the regional championship.

Maharishi’s games will take place at the Punj Tennis Center in Fairfield.

The eight matches on the opposite side of the bracket are Saydel (4-4) against South Tama (0-13). Pella (9-0) faces North Polk (1-7). Albia (7-4) will play Centerville (2-10). Oskaloosa (5-5) competes against Pella Christian (4-4).

The regional champions from each side of the bracket will take each other on in the first round of the state tournament.

All the matches will begin Saturday at 9 a.m.