Substate pairings announced: Jaguars earn No. 3 seed, Hawks are No. 4

Ankeny Centennial coach Tami Lewton and her team will head to Johnston on May 12 for a Class 2A substate tournament. Lewton is shown here with Caleb Peterson (left) and Nick Hiney. The Jaguars will play Dallas Center-Grimes in the opening round, with the winner to face Johnston in the semifinals. (Photo by Drue Wolfe)

The boys’ tennis substate pairings have been announced by the Iowa High School Athletic Association.

Ankeny Centennial is seeded third in Class 2A Substate 5 and will play sixth-seeded Dallas Center-Grimes in the opening round on Friday, May 12 at Johnston. The winner will then play second-seeded Johnston in the semifinals.

Ankeny is seeded fourth in Substate 3 and will play fifth-seeded Waterloo West in the opening round on May 12 at Mason City. The winner will then face top-seeded Mason City in the semifinals.

The substate finals are slated for Wednesday, May 17.

Both Ankeny and Centennial will compete in a Class 2A district tournament on Monday at Ames. That tournament will determine the individual qualifiers for state.