Warren Central’s tennis team has quietly compiled a 7-1 record, and its next goal is to claim a division championship.

The Vikings haven’t won a team title since coach Jeff Pilgrim took over the program three years ago, but can do it Thursday afternoon by winning at Clinton in their final regular-season match.

Warren Central will host the Division 4-6A individual tournament Tuesday at Halls Ferry Park, with play beginning at 9 a.m.

“Two years ago we had boys’ singles, mixed doubles and boys’ doubles make it to the individual state tournament, meaning they got either first or second in the district tournament,” Pilgrim said. “Last year we had boys’ singles, boys’ doubles, mixed, and a girls’ doubles so we had an extra event go to the tournament.”

Class 4A power Newton County served the Vikings their lone loss of this season, a 5-2 defeat that involved two 10-point tiebreakers. Warren Central has won two matches since then, and was a few points away from a third when its match with Brookhaven was rained out.

For the past two years, the girls have struggled to win matches, but the addition of Olivia White and Alexa Jeffers helped strengthen that side of the team. Pilgrim said his other female players — Lauren Davis, Madison Kendall and Skyler Gibson — took their losses from last year and practiced in the offseason to increase their level of play.

“The two of them gave us a strong girls No. 1 doubles team and in the past we kind of ran two girls doubles teams and really and truly both of them was as good as the other,” Pilgrim said. “They’ve taken powerhouse teams like Newton County’s first girls doubles to a 10-point tiebreaker. Unfortunately they’ve lost, but they’ve been real competitive on girls’ No. 1 doubles.”

The Kendall-Gibson pairing has only lost two matches this season, which Pilgrim said is really big for the team.

White and Jeffers wouldn’t wish to have another person striking alongside them. They get along well and their individual styles of play complement the others.

“(Alexa’s) really good at groundstrokes and at the net and I’m really good at the net,” White said.

At first, reception to the White-Jeffers duo was cold, but has since warmed up.

“That makes it better, because when you have a partner you don’t get along with you don’t really play as well,” Jeffers said.

The dissimilar playing styles are what convinced Pilgrim to put White and Jeffers on a team.

“The power in (Jeffers) groundstrokes sets (White) up at the net,” Pilgrim said. “And (White’s) placement on groundstrokes also sets (Jeffers) up at the net as well. They finish points at the net more than anything else.”

Captain William Wooten feels good about his team’s performance this season, despite the cancellation of a few matches.

At this point, Wooten feels his serve and overall consistency has improved. He works with his teammates and supports them to help them become better players.

Wooten has been on the team for the past two seasons and said dedication to the sport is what sets this team apart from last year’s.

“We’ve stayed out here to 7 p.m. some days just hitting and getting better. We know everybody more than we did last year,” Wooten said. “It feels more like a team.”