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Rochester Mayo looms large over the MN high school girls tennis state tournament

By Jim Paulsen, The Minnesota Star Tribune, 10/21/24, 11:30PM CDT

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While the defending Class 2A champion Spartans are the large-school tournament favorites, one long-time tourney regular will not be making another appearance.

MN high school girls tennis state tournament 2024

Claire Loftus of Rochester Mayo is the state’s No. 1-ranked singles player and 2023 single state champion. (Rich Tsong-Taatarii, Star Tribune/The Minnesota Star Tribune)

MN high school girls tennis state tournament 2024

For the second year in a row, the Minnesota girls tennis state tournament, which begins Tuesday and extends through Friday, will have a strong Rochester flavor — with one notable exception.

Rochester Mayo, the No. 1 seed in the team tournament, is once again the team favorite in Class 2A. The defending champion Spartans are undefeated (21-0) in dual meets and earned the No. 1-seed in the team competition happening Tuesday and Wednesday at the Baseline Tennis Center on the campus of the University of Minnesota.

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