Boys Tennis
2024 Highlights
After another phenomenal year, the SPA boys’ tennis team capped off a remarkable postseason by capturing Class A State championship titles in the team, doubles, and singles competitions.
In the State Championship, the Spartans beat IMAC rival, Breck (6-1) earning the Class A championship title for the third year in a row! In the individual State tournament, the doubles team of Leo Benson ’24/Maik Nguyen ’24 defeated Mound-Westonka (6-1/6-2) to capture the Class A State Doubles Title! In the All-SPA singles final, Zahir Hassan ’27 claimed the state title, and Winston Arvidson ’28 placed second. Additionally, the doubles team of Allan Wang ’26/Isaak Senaratna ’27 captured the Class A third-place medals!
All-Conference: Leo Benson ‘24, Baasit Mahmood ‘24, Maik Nguyen ‘24, & Winston Arvidson ’28
All-Conference Honorable Mention: David Schumacher ‘25 & Jacob Colton ‘25
Captains: Leo Benson ‘24, Baasit Mahmood ‘24, Maik Nguyen ‘24
Previous MSHSL State Team Championship Teams: 1993, 2004, 2007, 2008, 2022, 2023, 2024
SPARTAN TENNIS SWEEPS CLASS A STATE TITLES IN TEAM, DOUBLES AND SINGLES COMPETITION
After another phenomenal season, SPA boys’ tennis capped off a remarkable postseason by capturing Class A State championship titles in team, doubles, and singles competition.
After yet another phenomenal season of team tennis, the SPA boys’ tennis team was crowned Class A State champions on Wednesday, June 7 for the second straight year. The team’s march through the postseason began the same way it did a year ago, with two resounding wins in section 4A competition, defeating Humboldt 7-0 in the quarterfinals and Hill-Murray 6-1 in the semifinals. The section final against Mounds Park Academy gave the Spartans their first real test, but they came out on top with a 5-2 win to qualify for the State tournament again.
At State, the Spartans never lost as they defeated Breck 7-0 in the quarters, Foley 7-0 in the semifinals and Rochester 7-0 for the Class A title. In the Pioneer Press article about the team’s win, Spartan tennis head coach Luke Elifson says “It’s hard to repeat, there’s a lot of pressure involved with it.” Junior captain Leo Benson ’24 echoed that statement: “It felt really good to come here and show what we can do. We worked really hard this year,” Benson says in the article. “We got a lot better, and I think it really showed.” Expectations next year will be to do it all again, and Benson says “I think we’ll be ready for it.”
Congratulations to the SPA doubles team of Leo Benson ’24/Maik Nguyen ’24 who won the doubles Class A State Championship on Friday, June 9 after defeating a duo from Litchfield 6-3, 6-1 and Zahir Hassan ’27 who won the third-place singles match, 7-5, 10-4 to finish third.
All-Conference: Baasit Mahmood ‘24, Maik Nguyen ‘24 and Zahir Hassan ‘27
All-Conference Honorable Mention: Leo Benson ‘24, Jacob Colton ‘25, David Schumacher ‘25
Captains: Leo Benson ‘24, Baasit Mahmood ‘24, Maik Nguyen ‘24
