MINNEAPOLIS — The No. 1 ranked and three-time defending state champion Mayo girls tennis team put on a dominating display in the quarterfinals of the Class 3A state tournament Tuesday morning at the University of Minnesota’s Baseline Tennis Center.
Mayo, now 19-1, won all of its singles matches against Stillwater 6-0, 6-0. It also won two of its three doubles matches that way, 6-0, 6-0.
Aoife Loftus, Malea Diehn, Eliana Elder and Emily Loftus won at the four singles positions for the Spartans. The No. 1 doubles team of Grace Pickering and Diane Meunier, and the No. 3 doubles team of Mia Zoghby and Ella Brinkman both won without dropping a game. Eden Bandel and Annabelle Camp won in nearly as convincing fashion at No. 2 doubles, beating Makayla VonWald and Nathalie Schultz 6-0, 6-1.
The Spartans will next take on No. 4 seed Mounds View in the state semifinals at 8 a.m. Wednesday at the University of Minnesota’s Baseline Tennis Center. Mounds View beat No. 5 seed Forest lake 4-3 in another quarterfinal dual.
Mayo is playing in the state tournament for the 14th straight year and the 29th time in the last 30 years.
Mayo 7, Stillwater 0
Singles: Aoife Loftus (M) def. Emerson Donnohue 6-0, 6-0; Malea Diehn (M) de. Evely Whie 6-0 6-0; Eliana Elder (M) def. Jayna lockhart 6-0, 6-0 ; Emily Loftus (M) def. Olivia Edstrom 6-0, 6-0. Doubles: Grace Pickering/Diane Meunier (M) def. Sienna Granquist/Mariah Krueger 6-0, 6-0; Eden Bendel/Annabelle Camp (M) def. Makayla Von Wald/Nathalie Schultz 6-0, 6-1; Mia Zoghby/Ella Brinkman (M) def. Lily Nelson/Sophie Shadwick 6-0, 6-0.
Pat has been a Post Bulletin sports reporter since 1994. He covers Rochester John Marshall football, as well as a variety of other southeastern Minnesota football teams. Among my other southeastern Minnesota high school beats are girls basketball, boys and girls tennis, boys and girls track and field, high school and American Legion baseball, volleyball, University of Minnesota sports (on occasion) and the Timberwolves (on occasion). Readers can reach Pat at 507-285-7723 or pruff@postbulletin.com.