Minnetonka and Breck held their No. 1 spots in the high school girls' tennis state rankings released this week. The success starts right at the top of their rosters.
Minnetonka and Breck remain at the peak in the girls' tennis team rankings
The Skippers have three of the top six in singles, including No. 1 Sarah Shahbaz, and Breck has No. 1 Isabelle Einess.
Minnetonka has the No. 1 and No. 2 singles players and three of the top six in top-ranked Sarah Shahbaz, second-ranked Kelsey Phillips and sixth-ranked Karina Elvestrom. Breck has the top-ranked singles player, Isabelle Einess, left.
Minnetonka and Breck are the defending state champions in their classes and have been ranked No. 1 since the preseason.
TENNIS STATE RANKINGS
By the Minnesota Tennis Coaches Association
Girls
Class 2A
Teams: 1. Minnetonka; 2. (tie) Edina and Rochester Mayo; 4. Elk River; 5. Benilde-St. Margaret's 6. (tie) Eden Prairie and Lakeville South; 8. Blake; 9. Mounds View; 10. (tie) Roseville and Wayzata.
Individuals: 1. Sarah Shahbaz, Minnetonka; 2. Kelsey Phillips, Minnetonka; 3. Cassandra Li, Eagan; 4. Claire Loftus, Rochester Mayo; 5. Ava Nelson, Elk River; 6. Karina Elvestrom, Minnetonka; 7. Kiera Kelly, Lakeville North; 8. (tie) Lillian Allen, Shakopee, and Lucy Nabedrick, Wayzata; 10. (tie) Aoife Loftus, Rochester Mayo, and Alex Repplier, Champlin Park.
Class 1A
Teams: 1. Breck; 2. Rochester Lourdes; 3 Pine City; 4. Litchfield; 5. Osakis; 6. (tie) Holy Family and St. James; 8. Staples-Motley; 9. Crookston; 10. Providence Academy.
Individuals: 1. Isabelle Einess, Breck; 2. Ryann Witter, Rochester Lourdes; 3. Greta Johnson, Minnehaha Academy; 4. Ella Sell, Pine City; 5. Leah Maddock, Osakis; 6. Lauren Rutten, Staples-Motley; 7. Ryanna Steinhaus, Litchfield; 8. Chloe Brandt, LeSueur-Henderson; 9. Casey Cronin, Holy Family; 10. Halle Winjun, Crookston.
Six players plus head coach Garrett Raboin and assistant coach Ben Gordon are from Minnesota. The tournament’s games will be televised starting Monday.