The Johnston County men tennis playoff pool got a little more shallow after the opening round on Monday, but there are still a handful of teams swimming for a potential state title.

OK, enough of the bad puns:

2026 Men’s Tennis Dual Team Playoffs

3A

Second round
Wednesday, April 29

No. 12 Princeton at No. 5 Wheatmore

4A

First round

No. 14 Lexington 7, No. 19 North Johnston 2

6A

Second round
Wednesday, April 29

No. 12 Gray’s Creek at No. 5 West Johnston

No. 10 Middle Creek at No. 7 South Johnston

7A

First round

No. 16 Clayton 9, No. 17 South Garner 0
No. 18 Overhills 5, No. 15 Smithfield-Selma 1

Second round
Wednesday, April 29

No. 16 Clayton at No. 1 D.H. Conley
No. 11 South Central at No. 6 Cleveland

8A

First round

No. 6 Corinth Holders 5, No. 11 Apex 4

Second round
Wednesday, April 29

No. 6 Corinth Holders at No. 3 Green Hope

The full brackets are here.