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Rock Ridge to make 5th straight boys tennis state tourney appearance

The Rock Ridge boys tennis team are the 2025 Section 7A champions.
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The Rock Ridge boys tennis team are the 2025 Section 7A champions.

Eight individuals from Northern Minnesota will also compete at state from Rock Ridge, Hibbing, Cloquet and Thief River Falls.

Eight individuals and one team from Northern Minnesota qualified for the Minnesota State High School League's state boys tennis tournament, set for Tuesday through Friday, June 3-6, in Minneapolis.

Undefeated Rock Ridge beat Hibbing 5-2 in the Section 7A championship to make the team's fifth straight tournament appearance.

Rock Ridge senior Grady Dimberio and junior Aidan Sandnas (10-3 record) also qualified in doubles. As did Hibbing juniors Isaiah Hildenbrand and Keaton Petrick (6-0) and Thief River Falls seniors Spencer Hempel and Lucas Rantanen (5-2) in Section 8A.

Junior Ethan Lavan of Cloquet (18-2) in 8A and Jett Cornelius of Thief River Falls (19-1) qualified in singles.

One team from each section advances to the state tournament. The top two advance in singles and doubles.

The team tournament is Tuesday and Wednesday, with individual competitors taking the court Thursday and Friday. Class A will compete at the Reed-Sweatt Tennis Center.

Tickets can be purchased online. With a subscription, matches can be streamed through NSPN.tv.

Megan Buffington joined the KAXE newsroom in 2024 after graduating from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Originally from Pequot Lakes, she is passionate about educating and empowering communities through local reporting.