Lourdes' Ritter Advances to State Tennis Semifinals

North Branch's Helberg advances to state tennis semis; C-I doubles pair nearly upsets top seeds

North Branch’s Wyatt Helberg advanced to the semifinals of the MSHSL’s Class A singles tournament, while Cambridge-Isanti’s Micah Gustafson and Keagen Lowman suffered a difficult loss in the quarterfinals of the Class AA doubles tournament.

Lourdes' Ritter advances to state tennis semifinals

MINNEAPOLIS — Lourdes junior Evan Ritter made it safely into the semifinal round of the state Class 1A boys individual tennis tournament, dispatching both of his opponents Thursday in straight sets at Reed-Sweatt Tennis Center Next up for Ritter is an 8 a.m. match Friday with No. 2 seed Josh Cook of Minnehaha Academy. Ritter, who finished third at state last year, is the No. 3 seed in the tournament. A hard-hitting player, Ritter won his first-r…