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Four girls' tennis story lines, four names to know: Edina, Blake, Nicole Copeland, Arlina Shen
By Star Tribune 09/02/2019, 7:57pm CDT
Edina and Blake bring back last year’s singles champs.
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Four girls' tennis story lines, four names to know: Edina, Blake, Nicole Copeland, Arlina Shen
By Star Tribune 09/02/2019, 7:57pm CDT
Edina and Blake bring back last year’s singles champs.
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Mounds View tennis champ rallies even when it doesn't matter
By Star Tribune 06/24/2019, 3:56pm CDT
The freshman Class 2A individual champion is the Star Tribune Metro Boys’ Tennis Player of the Year.
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Energized Mounds View freshman wins 2A singles title with sisterly inspiration
By HEATHER RULE, Special to the Star Tribune 06/07/2019, 6:03pm CDT
Bjorn Swenson played two three-set matches to get to the championship, where his mom says his late tennis-loving sister was present ‘just in a different way.’
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Elk River's Joe Nordstrom tops Athletes of the Week for Sept. 2-7

By JIM PAULSEN, Star Tribune 09/09/2019, 3:45pm CDT

Also recognized: Nicole Copeland (Edina), Kira Falkert (Concordia Academy), Sami Hilley (Champlin Park), Jacob Keller (Monticello), Jonathan Kieren (St. Anthony) and Boston Merila (St. Michael-Albertville).

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Elk River's Joe Nordstrom tops Athletes of the Week for Sept. 2-7
By JIM PAULSEN, Star Tribune 09/09/2019, 3:45pm CDT
Also recognized: Nicole Copeland (Edina), Kira Falkert (Concordia Academy), Sami Hilley (Champlin Park), Jacob Keller (Monticello), Jonathan Kieren (St. Anthony) and Boston Merila (St. Michael-Albertville).
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Four girls' tennis story lines, four names to know: Edina, Blake, Nicole Copeland, Arlina Shen
By Star Tribune 09/02/2019, 7:57pm CDT
Edina and Blake bring back last year’s singles champs.
Read More

Mounds View tennis champ rallies even when it doesn't matter
By Star Tribune 06/24/2019, 3:56pm CDT
The freshman Class 2A individual champion is the Star Tribune Metro Boys’ Tennis Player of the Year.
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Energized Mounds View freshman wins 2A singles title with sisterly inspiration
By HEATHER RULE, Special to the Star Tribune 06/07/2019, 6:03pm CDT
Bjorn Swenson played two three-set matches to get to the championship, where his mom says his late tennis-loving sister was present ‘just in a different way.’
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Mounds Park Academy's Parker Law wins 1A tennis singles title with perfection
By NATE GOTLIEB, Special to the Star Tribune 06/07/2019, 3:34pm CDT
The senior, who lost in the finals a year ago, was locked in and played the best match that his coach has seen him play to defeat Redwood Valley junior Rikard Wilkens.
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Mounds View freshman Bjorn Swenson prevails in 3-hour tennis show with familiar Blake rival
By HEATHER RULE, Special to the Star Tribune 06/06/2019, 6:07pm CDT
The No. 4 seed has played sophomore Sujit Chepuri many times but their match Thursday in the Class 2A state tournament added to a list of top battles.
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Mounds View wins second boys' tennis team title in five years
By Jim Paulsen, Star Tribune 06/05/2019, 10:02pm CDT
Wednesday's victory was secured in a matter-of-fact manner, missing that surge of emotion that often accompanies a championship.
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Mounds Park Academy outlasts St. Paul Academy to win 1A boys' tennis title
By Joe Gunther, Star Tribune 06/05/2019, 10:01pm CDT
The Class 1A championship came down to the No. 4 singles pairing.
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Trio of Alex brothers leads Mounds View into boys' tennis semifinals
By Jim Paulsen, Star Tribune 06/04/2019, 8:52pm CDT
For the past five years, it’s been impossible to talk Mounds View tennis without talking about the Alex boys, five brothers who have made an indelible mark on the Mustangs.
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Eastview tennis star Gavin Young stays team-minded as he manages high expectations
By Jim Paulsen, Star Tribune 06/03/2019, 10:30pm CDT
Eastview star Gavin Young embracing role of a leader.
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Star Tribune Metro Girls' Track and Field Athlete of Year: Natalie Windels, Eagan
By Star Tribune 06/25/2018, 6:43pm CDT
Windels swept the 100- and 300-meter hurdles events and anchored the Wildcats’ second-place 4x400 relay at the Class 2A championships.
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