Tennis

A high school hall of fame not only recognizes the most accomplished student-athletes from a school, but it can also serve as a way to preserve history, build a sense of a community and connect the past with the present. 

After finding its new home at the East Side’s Eastview Recreation Center last spring, St. Paul Urban Tennis hired a new executive director, Song Thao, at the beginning of April, according to an April 2 press release.

Roseville continues to win in section tournament.

A handful of Roseville-area high school fall sports teams saw their seasons come to an end last week. Here is a quick rundown.

RAHS girls tennis

The Mounds View High School girls tennis team rolled to a pair of easy victories in the first round of the section playoffs last week. The Mustangs began this week as one of four teams still in contention in Section 4AA.

At the beginning of the season, the final Suburban East Conference match for the Mounds View High School girls tennis team looked to be important. The Mustangs were scheduled to take on defending conference champion Woodbury on Sept.

The Mounds View High School girls tennis team saw its streak of eight consecutive trips to the state tournament come to a halt in 2015. The Mustangs return 11 letterwinners from last year’s team looking to restart a state streak.

Bruce Hashimoto enters his first season as the head coach of the Roseville Area High School girls tennis team with an inexperienced group of players. The Raiders graduated a large group of seniors off of the 2015 team.

St. Anthony Village High School’s Nicholas Kroening and Quinn Bellestri wrapped up the prep tennis season with an appearance in the state tournament last week.

The Mounds View High School boys tennis team went after a championship repeat last week but came up short of that goal. 

The Mustangs went 1-2 in the Class AA team tournament and finished fourth.