MINNEAPOLIS — The Mayo girls tennis team will play for a fourth straight Class 3A championship later today.
The Spartans, ranked No. 1 in the state and unbeaten against Minnesota competition, swallowed No. 4 seed Mounds View 7-0 in Wednesday morning’s semifinals at the University of Minnesota’s Baseline Tennis Center.
Mayo, now 20-1 overall, won every match but No. 1 doubles in straight sets. The Spartans’ Eden Bendel and Annabelle Camp won their No. 1 doubles contest 6-0, 1-6, 10-7.
At 4 p.m. today, Mayo will play the winner of No. 2 seed Edina and No. 3 seed Minnetonka.
Mayo is at the state tournament for the 14th straight year and the 29th time in the last 30 years.
Mayo 7, Mounds View 0
Singles: Aoife Loftus (M) def. Reese Wahlstrand 6-0, 6-1; Malea Diehn (M) def. Audrey Halverson 6-0, 6-0; Eliana Elder (M) def. Lily Schulze 6-0, 6-0; Emily Lotus (M) def. Louisa Choi 6-2, 6-4. Doubles: Eden Bendel/Annabelle Camp (M) def. Stella Fagerlee/Saina Makin 6-0, 1-6, 10-7; Grace Pickering/Ella Brinkman (M) def. Sofia Kostinovski/Mikenna Peloquin 7-5, 6-4; Mia Zoghby/Diane Meunier (M) def. Sonam Bhaskar/Julia Choi 6-2, 6-0.
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