The Jasper No. 1 doubles duo of Suchi Bandaru and Josie Yarbrough advanced to the semifinal round of the IHSAA Girls Tennis Individual State Tournament with a victory on Friday aftenroon.

For most of the area’s tennis players, the season has reached its conclusion. But for a select few, the weekend marked the continuation of their postseason run.

There were plenty of Wildcat hugs and tears Wednesday evening after Jasper hosted Washington in the finals of the IHSAA girls tennis regional. Unfortunately, they were not tears of joy, and the hugs were those of consolation.

Tuesday night’s girls tennis regional at the Ed Yarbrough Tennis Complex saw two matches come down to the wire.

The Jeeps had been here before. For the past few years, the Northeast Dubois girls tennis teams have put together dominant regular seasons on their way to a berth in the sectional finals. But each time they would make it to the tournament’s peak, the Barr-Reeve Vikings would be there to play the spoiler role.