The only Shelby County tennis team with a winning record will have the longest route to capturing the Shelbyville Tennis Sectional title.

Triton Central (14-6) opens the sectional tournament Wednesday against the host Golden Bears (4-19). The two teams have not met this year. Shelbyville is the defending sectional champion.

The winner advances to the semifinal round to face Southwestern (5-7).

In the other semifinal match, Waldron (6-8) takes on Morristown (1-9). The Mohawks already hold a pair of 5-0 wins over the Yellow Jackets this season.

The sectional pairings were announced Monday by the IHSAA. A total of 288 schools were drawn and placed into brackets.

The 64 team sectional winners move on to regional tournament play Oct. 5 and Oct. 6. Semistate matches will take place on Oct. 9 at Center Grove, Homestead, Jasper and Culver Academies.

The eight-team state finals are Oct. 15 and Oct. 16 with state quarterfinal matches at Carmel and Center Grove and semifinal and championship matches at North Central.

The winner of the Shelbyville Sectional advances to the Center Grove Regional to face the winner of the Franklin Central Sectional. That sectional includes Roncalli, Beech Grove, Franklin Central and Lutheran.

The other regional semifinal will feature the winners from the Southport Sectional and Center Grove Sectional.