Girls tennis roundup: Mounds View reaches Class 3A semifinals
Mounds View swept the singles matches as the No. 4 seed topped fifth-seeded Alexandria, 5-2, in Tuesday’s state quarterfinals at Baseline Tennis Center.
Rory Wahlstrand (No. 1 singles), Reese Wahlstrand (No. 2), Stella Fagerlee (No. 3) and Saina Makin (No. 4) all won in straight sets.
The Mustangs will meet top-seeded Rochester Mayo at 8 a.m. Wednesday in the semifinals. No. 2 Edina will meet third-seeded Minnetonka in the other semi.
Edina beat Stillwater 6-1 in Tuesday’s quarters, while Minnetonka beat Eagan by the same 6-1 result. Eagan’s lone win came at No. 1 singles from Cassandra Li.
Class 2A
Top-seeded Mahtomedi survived a quarterfinal scare from St. Peter to win 4-3 at Life Time Bloomington South on Tuesday.
Alexia Tempelis and Brooke Berg rallied after losing a first-set tiebreak to win at No. 2 doubles in three sets to secure the Zephyrs’ spot in the semis. They’ll meet fourth-seeded Rock Ridge at 8 a.m. Wednesday.
No. 2 Hill-Murray will play No. 3 Blake in the other semi. The Pioneers beat Northfield 5-2.
Class A
Breck, Litchfield, Saint James and Foley all advanced to Wednesday’s semifinals at Reed-Sweatt Tennis Center in Minneapolis.
Finals in all three classes will be played at 4 p.m. Wednesday.
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