State boys tennis: St. Paul Academy finishes off fourth straight title
When Andrew Argeros was hired as the new head coach of the St Paul Academy boys tennis club he only knew They had a very good operation What I didn t realize is how deep they were Argeros soon discovered out when players exhibited up for the first tryouts The list was eventually whittled down to the who took part in a historic performance at the MSHSL Class A tournament at Reed-Sweatt Tennis Center in Minneapolis The Spartans swept all three foes by - scores to become the first school in league history to win four consecutive state tennis crowns The tournament s top seed looked the part Thursday with a win over No Breck in the semifinals in the morning and in the afternoon over No Rock Ridge We peaked at the right time Argeros commented Winston Arvidson a freshman stepped into the No singles slot and led the way losing just two games in three matches Arvidson overwhelmed the Wolverines Payton Marks - - in just minutes in the final David Schumacher a senior playing in the No slot was equally impressive rolling to a - - win in his championship outing What may have pleased Argeros even more was the play of junior Allen Wang and freshman Lucas Laguna Allan has come a long way since the start of the season Argeros disclosed Against Breck he teamed with soph Isaak Senaratna for a win at No doubles Wang moved to No singles for the Rock Ridge match and earned a - - win Laguna worked his way into the rotation a move that paid off with a win at No singles against the Mustangs He switched to doubles against Rock Ridge and paired up with fellow freshman Luca Kempcke for a decision at No doubles The court results speak for themselves but Argeros took pains to note another aspect of his company that he particularly liked I m proud of how passionate they are and how they interact so well with each other he noted Indeed the whole group gathered to watch Aidan Williams win his No singles match - - to wrap up the school s seventh state title The Spartans court work isn t finished Arvidson is the top seed in the Class A singles competition that starts Friday morning Seniors Jacob Colton and Ben Macedo are the top seed in the doubles bracket Breck defeated Rochester Lourdes - for third place Class A Wayzata won its third straight state title with a - win over Edina Mounds View claimed third place by edging Rochester Mayo - Related Articles State softball Champlin Park s Ava Parent walks-off White Bear Lake State softball roundup Jefferson upsets Forest Lake in A semifinals State tennis St Paul Academy takes first step on path to possible four-peat Day of state softball tournament wiped out by rain A look at each east metro band in the state softball tournament
