MINNEAPOLIS \u2014 The Mayo girls tennis team will play for a fourth straight Class 3A championship later today.<\/p>\n
The Spartans, ranked No. 1 in the state and unbeaten against Minnesota competition, swallowed No. 4 seed Mounds View 7-0 in Wednesday morning\u2019s semifinals at the University of Minnesota\u2019s Baseline Tennis Center.<\/p>\n
Mayo, now 20-1 overall, won every match but No. 1 doubles in straight sets. The Spartans\u2019 Eden Bendel and Annabelle Camp won their No. 1 doubles contest 6-0, 1-6, 10-7.<\/p>\n
At 4 p.m. today, Mayo will play the winner of No. 2 seed Edina and No. 3 seed Minnetonka.<\/p>\n
Mayo is at the state tournament for the 14th straight year and the 29th time in the last 30 years.<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n
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