Rochester Mayo and Blake repeat as champions – Twin Cities

Rochester Mayo was perfect in its title defense, winning every game this fall, capped by a 4-3 victory over Edina in the Class 2A championship on Wednesday.

The Spartans earned it hard, winning two games at Baseline Tennis Center 4-3. In their semifinal victory over fourth-seeded Maple Grove, it was a one-on-one victory that gave the Spartans victory, with Claire Loftus, Aoife Loftus, Ana Medina and Eliana Elder taking care of business in impressive fashion. The four only lost one game in total.

The Loftus sisters and Malea Diehn won their singles matches in the final, but Rochester Mayo needed to win at least one doubles to secure the crown. This happened in No. 1 doubles, where Medina and senior Keely Ryder emerged with a 6-0, 6-2 victory.

Blake 6, Litchfield 1: Blake defended its Class A title in impressive fashion, winning its three state tournament games by a combined score of 20-1.

Sienna Szerda, Michelle Pham and Anya Vallapureody all picked up singles victories for the top-seeded Bears, who only had one senior in their lineup. That was Regan Brass, teaming with Louisa Cohen to win No. 2 doubles.

Isla Dille won at No. 1 singles for second-seeded Litchfield.