Patrick Ordway of Waynflete and Maria Varano of Kennebunk drew the top seeds in Region 5 of the Maine Principals’ Association tennis singles qualifying tournament.

Seventeen boys and 17 girls will advance from a Region 5 field of 72 and 52, respectively, to the singles championships to be played at Bates College on May 27, 28 and 30.

Qualifying play begins Saturday at 9 a.m., with the boys headquartered at South Portland High and the girls at Deering High.

The seeds:

BOYS

1 Patrick Ordway, Waynflete
2 Matt Gilman, Cape Elizabeth
3 Justin Brogan, Falmouth
4 Tyler Adams, Bonny Eagle
5 Alex Henny, Scarborough
6 Charlie Merry, Kennebunk
7 Ryan Johnson, Windham
8 Jesse Butler, Deering
9 Will Lenk, Cheverus
10 Brendan McCarthy, Falmouth
11 Ross Sherman, Cape Elizabeth
12 Taylor Dimick, Falmouth
13 Satchell McCarthy, Cape Elizabeth
14 Ryan Lusty, York
15 Burke Paxton, NYA
16 Eric Ordway, Waynflete
17 Dennis Liu, Scarborough

GIRLS

1 Maria Varano, Kennebunk
2 Annie Criscione, Falmouth
3 Analise Kump, Falmouth
4 Libby Voccola, Falmouth
5 Natalie Egbert, Gorham
6 Addie Devine, Catherine McAuley
7 Anna Jaeger, NYA
8 Kaitlyn Thompson, Waynflete
9 Nicole Connolly, Catherine McAuley
10 Paige Hickey, Catherine McAuley
11 Maria Cianchette, Cheverus
12 Molly Gallagher, Portland
13 Amanda Junkins, South Portland
14 Jenna Posey, Scarborough
15 Abby Harrison, Cheverus
co-16 Charlotte Briggs, NYA
co-16 Emily White, Waynflete
co-17 Madeline Ciraldo, Cape Elizabeth
co-17 Emily Campbell, York

The other regions, their sites and number of qualifiers:

Region 1 – Caribou – 5

Region 2 – Hermon – 10

Region 3 – Cony-Augusta – 8

Region 4 – Lewiston – 8