MINNEAPOLIS — Four area girls tennis players are moving into Day 2 of the Class A state singles and doubles tournament after a strong first day Thursday at InnerCity Tennis.
Litchfield seniors Isla Dille and Molly Patten, who were the Class A state doubles runners-up last year, are in the semifinals. They are the second seed and play third-seeded Therese Bauer and Rylee Thieren of Lake City at 8 a.m. Friday.
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Breck’s Addie Berman and Abbey Perry, who are the top seed and defending state champions, play fifth-seeded Emelia Klanderud and Alison Slama of Fairmont in the other semifinal.
Dille and Patten beat Benson/Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg's Ava Oakes and Hazel Habben 6-1, 6-1 in the first round, then knocked off Mora's Addy Axtell and Emma Axtell 6-1, 6-2 in the quarterfinals.
In singles play, Minnewaska sophomore Ari Quelle and Yellow Medicine East sophomore Brianna Nelson face off in the Class A state consolation semifinals at 8 a.m. Friday. The winner plays Belle Plaine’s Ella Thorstad or Red Wing’s Lorilei Hartman for the consolation title.
Class A state
How Benson/KMS fared
Doubles
Hazel Habben/Ava Oakes 0-2 … Tara Beyer/Emily McGinty 0-2
How Litchfield fared
Doubl...