Homestead, University School bring home titles
Southeast Wisconsin is once again supreme in girls tennis.
Homestead and University School won WIAA state team tennis titles Saturday at Nielsen Tennis Stadium in Madison to mark the first time in three years that two area teams brought home state titles in the same season.
Homestead defended its Division 1 title to mark the first time since 2011 that a team repeated in the division. The Highlanders (26-0) also went undefeated for the second straight year.
In a rematch of the 2016 final, they defeated Neenah, 5-2, with the team sweeping doubles play and winning at No. 2 and 3 singles.
The final also provided a rematch of the Division 1 state singles final. Last week Neenah senior Kiki Risgaard beat sophomore Andie Weise, 7-6. 6-0. On Saturday, Risgaard won again but needed three sets, 7-5, 1-6, 10-8.
Earlier in the day, Homestead defeated unseeded Brookfield East, 4-3, in the semifinals. On Friday in the quarterfinals the Highlanders defeated Green Bay Notre Dame, 6-1.
In Division 2, University School captured its first title since 2014 with a 6-1 victory over No. 1 seed Kenosha St. Joseph. Earlier this season, the Lancers defeated University School, 4-3, in a dual.
The Wildcats’ only loss came at No. 1 doubles were state champions Kaitlyn Kalinka and Megan Setter defeated Celia Buchband and Leah Schneck, 6-2, 6-0.
As was the case in Division 1, the final also provided a rematch of the individual state singles final. University School junior Veda Sane won again, defeated St. Joseph junior Olivia Czerwonka, 5-7. 6-2, 11-9.