AURORA | Bracket and schedule for the 2026 Class 5A team boys tennis state tournament, which begins on Sept. 30, 2026, as released Monday by the Colorado High School Activities Association. Higher seeded teams have home court in each matchup through the semifinals. Aurora teams bold and uppercased:

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2026 CLASS 5A BOYS TENNIS TEAM STATE TOURNAMENT

First round (Sept. 30)

Upper bracket

Match 1: No. 16 Heritage at No. 1 Cherry Creek

Match 2: No. 9 Ralston Valley vs. No. 8 Arapahoe

Match 3: No. 13 Fairview at No. 4 Mountain Vista

Match 4: No. 12 Denver East at No. 5 Fossil Ridge

Lower bracket

Match 5: No. 15 Fort Collins at NO. 2 REGIS JESUIT

Match 6: No. 10 Rock Canyon at No. 7 Lakewood

Match 7: No. 14 ThunderRidge at No. 3 Kent Denver

Match 8: No. 11 Valor Christian vs. No. 6 Denver South

Quarterfinals (Oct. 1 at higher seed)

Match 9: Ralston Valley/Arapahoe winner vs. Heritage/Cherry Creek winner

Match 10: Denver East/Fossil Ridge winner vs. Fairview/Mountain Vista winner

Match 11: Rock Canyon/Lakewood winner vs. Fort Collins/REGIS JESUIT winner

Match 12: Valor Christian/Denver South winner vs. ThunderRidge/Kent Denver winner

Semifinals (Oct. 13 at higher seed)

Match 13: Match 9 winner vs. Match 10 winner

Match 14: Match 11 winner vs. Match 12 winner

Championship (Oct. 21 at Denver Tennis Park)

Match 15: Match 13 winner vs. Match 14 winner

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