Rock Ridge back-to-back girls state tennis champs, Johnson/Milos take 3rd

BLOOMINGTON — The Rock Ridge Wolverines are again state tennis champs.

The team lost just one match in each round of the girls 2A tournament, Tuesday and Wednesday, Oct. 27-28, in Bloomington.

In the team tournament, each matchup consists of four singles matches and three doubles matches.

In the individual tournament Friday, doubles team sophomore Alice Johnson and senior Kiri Milos claimed third place, beating Blake School duo of Louisa Cohen and Raina Prigge 6-3, 6-1.

Freshman Ellie Dimberio repeated as the singles consolation champion after falling to the eventual state runner-up Sam Williams of Mankato East in the first round. Dimberio beat Minneapolis Southwest's Lila West 7-5, 6-4 to claim fifth place.

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In 1A, the Northland's best finishers were consolation runners-up or sixth place.

Pequot Lakes lost 5-2 to No. 4 Lake City in the consolation championship after narrowly beating Thief River Falls 4-3 a round earlier.

In doubles, Staples-Motley sisters senior Madison Perius and sophomore Kaylee Perius almost forced a third set against Jaida Fleck and Abby Kampa of Foley but lost the consolation championship 6-4, 7-6 (4).

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