Girls Tennis
2025 Highlights
The Girls Varsity Tennis program concluded an outstanding Fall 2025 season, excelling both on and off the court. Nellie Larson ’26 earned a third-place finish at the Class A Individual State Tournament and concluding a strong postseason performance.
The team was also recognized for its academic excellence, receiving the Academic All-State Gold Award from the Minnesota Tennis Coaches Association. Individually, Elle Williams ’26 earned Academic All-State honors for her achievements in the classroom.
The celebrations continue for Head Coach Jono Martin, who was named the Section 4A Girls Tennis Coach of the Year, and Assistant Coach Shannon Browne, who earned Section 4A Assistant Coach of the Year.
All-Conference: Nellie Larson ‘26, Elle Williams ‘26
All-Conference Honorable Mention: Annalise Atkinson ‘26, Yasmin Khan ‘27
Academic All-State Gold Award: SPA Girls Varsity Tennis
Individual Academic All-State: Elle Williams ’26
Section 4A Coach of the Year: Jono Martin
Section 4A Assistant Coach of the Year: Shannon Browne
MSHSL State Tournament Championships – One Class – 1976, 1977, Class A – 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983. 1986, 1988
After defeating MPA in the opening round, girls’ tennis fell in the Section 4A semifinals to Blake. In individual section competition, Nellie Larson ‘26 advanced to the singles semifinals and Nabeeha Qadri ‘27/Elle Williams ‘26 advanced to the doubles semifinals. Nellie placed third overall in Section 4A after sweeping an MPA opponent before falling short to a tough Blake rival. Nabeeha and Elle placed fourth overall in Section 4A. Georgia Ross ‘25 picked up a win in the individual tournament too.
All-Conference: Nellie Larson ‘26, Georgia Ross ‘25, and Elle Williams ‘26
All-Conference Honorable Mention: Nabeeha Qadri ‘27 and Liza Rose Thomas ‘25
2024 Captains: Georgia Ross ‘25 and Liza Rose Thomas ‘25
In the Class 4A team section semifinals SPA fell to Breck. Nellie Larson ’26 fell in the Section 4A semifinals to a Breck student-athlete in singles competition
All-Conference: Nellie Larson ‘26, Audrey Senaratna ‘24, and Georgia Ross ‘25
All-Conference Honorable Mention: Nabeeha Qadri ‘27 and Elle Williams ‘26
2023 Captains: Georgia Ross ‘25, Liza Rose Thomas ‘25, and Audrey Senaratna ‘24
In Section 4A tennis competition, Georgia Ross ’25 advanced to the third-place singles match before falling to a Breck student-athlete. The duo of Nellie Larson ’26 /Autumn Spaulding ’23 also competed in the third-place match but fell to a talented duo from MPA.
All-Conference: Alison Browne ‘23, Nellie Larson ‘26 and Leni Nowakowski ‘23
All-Conference Honorable Mention: Geogia Ross ‘25 and Autumn Spaulding ’23
Academic All-State: Nikola Barkwell ‘23, Alison Browne ‘23, Alyssa Ebert ‘23, Naysa Kalugdan ‘23, Anna Nowakowski ‘23 and Leni Nowakowski ‘23
Captains: Leni Nowakowski ‘23, Alison Browne ‘23, Autumn Spaulding ’23
