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EAU CLAIRE – Marshfield’s lone sectional qualifier, the No. 3 doubles team of Sam Ridgway and Danielle Minsaas, finished third at the WIAA Division 1 girls tennis sectional Wednesday at the Menards Tennis Center.
Ridgway and Minsaas lost in the semifinals to Jenna Simmons and Maya Youssef of Hudson, 6-1, 6-3, before winning the third-place match over Lilly Wittwer and Kaydee Rennie of Wausau West 4-6, 7-5, 6-2.
The top four finishers in No. 1 singles and No. 1 doubles, and the top finisher in No. 2 singles and No. 2 doubles automatically qualify for the 2021 WIAA Individual State Girls Tennis Tournament on Oct. 14-16 at Nielsen Tennis Stadium in Madison. Up to 16 additional qualifiers may be added in the No. 1 flights, which will be announced Thursday or Friday.
No. 3 and No. 4 flights were competed strictly for team points. Hudson won the sectional title with 49 points to qualify for the 2021 WIAA Team State Girls Tennis Tournament in Madison on Oct. 22-23.