Tennis

As the boys tennis season nears the halfway mark of this unusually cold spring, the Tartan High School team has felt the sting of still looking for its first win.
“We are struggling right now,” stated coach Larry Fronczak. “We are limited in experience at our doubles play.”

Two seasons ago, the Mounds View High School boys tennis team saw its consecutive streak of state-tournament berths come to an end. Maple Grove won the Section 5AA team title in 2012 to end the streak at 10 years and also captured the section title last year.

The Irondale High School boys tennis team returns six starters from a year ago and number of those players already have multiple years of varsity experience under their belts. With that kind of veteran lineup, the Knights are looking to improve on last year’s season.

To win the state singles title last year, Mounds View High School's Summer Brills played nearly seven hours of tennis on the final day of the tournament. On the last day of this year's state tournament last week, Brills appeared determined to make quick work of winning it all.

Fans of the Mounds View High School girls tennis team could find themselves spending some big chunks of time at the University of Minnesota’s Baseline Tennis Center this week. The Mustangs qualified for the team tournament and have a pair of players in the singles draw.