State tennis roundup: Mounds View advances to Class 2A semis, East Ridge falls to Edina

Mounds View won all four singles matches in its Class 2A team state quarterfinal match Tuesday at Baseline Tennis Center en route to a 6-1 victory over Bemidji.

The third-seeded Mustangs will battle second-seeded Edina in the semifinals at 10 a.m. Wednesday back on the U campus. Defending champion Rochester Mayo — the No. 1 seed — will meet fourth-seeded Maple Grove in the other semifinal, with the title match set for 4 p.m.

Mounds View was led by its top two singles players. Junior Rory Wahlstrand won 6-0, 6-0 at No. 1 singles, while freshman Reese Wahlstrand won by the same margin at No. 2 singles. Avery Schifsky and Sonam Bhaskar completed the singles sweep for the Mustangs, who were the consolation champions a year ago.

Bemidji’s lone win came at No. 1 doubles.

-Edina swept the singles matches in its 6-1 victory over unseeded East Ridge. The Raptors’ point came at No. 2 doubles, where seniors Hannah Sandberg and Emily Tracy won by a 6-3, 6-2 tally.

CLASS A

The top four seeds also advanced in Class A. The closest match of the day came in the No. 4-5 quarterfinal, in which Pine City edged fifth-seeded St. James by a 4-3 final.

Defending champion Blake, the top seed, will meet Pine City in Wednesday morning’s semifinals, while second-seeded Crookston will face third-seeded Litchfield

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