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BECKER — Willmar's doubles team of Peyton Fischer and Hunter Fischer defeated Sartell's Thomas Connolly and Max Fesenmaier 6-3, 6-2 to win the Section 8AA South Sub-Section championship on Monday. The Cardinals' team defeated teammates Will Fischer and Ryan Ackerman 6-2, 1-6...

BECKER — Normally a team led by its singles players, Willmar's doubles proved to be clutch on Friday. Playing third-seeded Becker in the Section 8AA tournament, the Cardinals' No. 2 and 3 doubles teams made the difference, helping Willmar advance with a 4-3 victory.

For the first time in 20 years, the Willmar Cardinals are champions. The boys tennis team completed a 16-1 regular season with a 7-0 win against St. Cloud Apollo Tuesday afternoon, clinching the Central Lakes Conference title. The Cardinals did it the way they've done all year, dominating...

SARTELL—The Willmar singles players dropped just one game and the Cardinals lost four games overall in a 7-0 victory over St. Cloud Apollo at the Sta-Fit indoor tennis club on Tuesday. Hunter Fischer, Will Fischer, Peyton Fischer and Ryan Ackerman won singles matchs. The Cardinals'...

LITCHFIELD—Litchfield went 2-1 in a quadrangle Monday afternoon that featured New London-Spicer, Montevideo and Pine City. Litchfield's lone loss was a 6-1 affair against Pine City, who went 3-0 in the quad. The Dragons defeated New London-Spicer 6-1, winning all three doubles...

FERGUS FALLS—The Willmar boys tennis team had some trouble with Thief River Falls but still came away with two victories at Fergus Falls on Thursday. The Cardinals blanked Fergus Falls 7-0 and downed TRF 5-2. Willmar had one three-set match against the Otters. Against TRF, however,...

SARTELL—Willmar's hot start to the season in the singles department continued Tuesday as the Cardinals dispatched with Sartell 5-2. Willmar swept the singles matches, including a 6-0, 6-0 win by Ryan Ackerman at No. 4 singles and a 6-1, 6-0 Hunter Fischer win at No. 3 singles....

ALEXANDRIA — Willmar tennis added to their great start to the year Thursday with a pair of wins at the Alexandria Triangular Thursday afternoon. Willmar defeated Detroit Lakes 7-0 and earned a similarly impressive 6-1 win over their hosts. Willmar's singles players each finished...

HUTCHINSON—The Willmar tennis team had two competitive matches but rolled in the other five and defeated Hutchinson 7-0 on Saturday at the indoor courts at the MeLeod County Fairgrounds. Will Fischer needed a third set to defeat Hutchinson's Blake Schmidt at No. 1 singles. The...

Litchfield's Shanna Kinny and Avery Stilwell capped their remarkable season with yet another silver medal Friday at the Class A state tennis tournament at the Reed Sweatt Tennis Center in Minneapolis. Rochester Lourdes' top-ranked team of Clare Palen and Natalie Allison defended their...

MINNEAPOLIS—A trio of Litchfield tennis players extended their season with a chance for hardware Thursday at the Minnesota State Girls Tennis Tournament individual competition at the Reed-Sweatt Family Tennis Center. Shanna Kinny and Avery Stilwell, the No. 2 seed in the doubles...