Girls tennis state tournament: Minnehaha Academy duo wins Class A double title
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The Minnehaha Academy doubles team of Greta Johnson and Chloe Alley brought home a championship in the Class A division of the girls tennis state team tournament Friday at the Baseline Tennis Center in Minneapolis.
Johnson and Alley, seeded third in the 16-team field, had to fight their way through the tournament final, outlasting Elyse Palen and Caroline Daly of Rochester Lourdes 6-4, 0-6, 6-2.
Isabelle Einess of Breck beat Ryan Witter of Rochester Lourdes 6-0, 6-2 in the Class A singles final.
In Class 2A, the singles final was an all-Minnetonka affair, with No. 2 seed Sarah Shahbaz dominating No. 1 seed Kelsey Phillips 6-1, 6-2 for the title.
Phillips beat Shahbaz 7-5, 6-0 last week in the Section 2 championship match.
Shahbaz, who also won the singles state championship last year, played No. 1 doubles for Minnetonka instead of single in the team state tournament earlier in the week. She only lost four games in four singles matches en route to another state title Thursday and Friday. She has committed to play in college at Coastal Carolina.
In doubles, Claire Loftus and Aoife Loftus of Rochester Mayo beat Allyson Jay and Nana Vang of Blake 6-2, 6-0 in the final.
