MN Rankings, Seedings, Kollipar, Kims IL Champs

#1 posting 5.14.2006

MINNESOTA RANKINGS
1. St. Paul Harding 15-0
2. St. Paul Johnson 9-5
3. St. Paul Arlington 10-5
4. St. Paul Como Park 7-8
5. Eden Prairie 7-6
6. St. Paul Central 6-7
7. Burnsville 8-7
8. St. Paul Humboldt 4-10
9. St. Paul Highland Park 5-11
10. Minneapolis Edison 8-3
11. Minneapolis Henry 11-2
12. Minneapolis Southwest 5-7
13. Minneapolis Roosevelt 6-9
14. Minneapolis South 3-7
15. Minneapolis North 1-9
16. Minneapolis Washburn 0-8

MN SEEDINGS
The team portion of the state tournament begins on Tuesday. Seeding for the top teams did not produce any real shocks. It looks as if the only seeds given were 1-8. After that it looks like a random draw. In every tournament run by the NCAA, or any other organization 1 would play 16, 2 would play 15 and so on down to 8 playing 9. The only glaring problem in the way it was seeded this season was Henry playing #2 Johnson. In my rankings Henry should have been up against #6 St. Paul Central. As it is on Tuesday the Johnson/Henry contest will feature teams with a combined record of 20-7 easily the tops in the Tuesday pairing.

Action starts Tuesday at #1 Harding; #2 Johnson, #3 Arlington, and #4 Como Park.

ILLINOIS STATE TOURNAMENT
Karishma Kollipar, Hinsdale Central sophomore, won her second singles title in a dominating 15-2, 15-1 victory over Kim Jaros of Downers Grove North. Kollipara did lose one game in the semis, in a 3-11, 11-6, 11-2 to Lindsay Gibbel of Prospect.
Gloria and Christen Kim of Glenbrook South took the doubles title in a 15-12, 15-11 win over Courtney Brooks and Jenny Nguyen of West Aurora.
Hinsdale South shared the team title with Downers Grove North. Hinsdale South won the title last year and it was the first time a school won back to back titles.
The article is from the Chicago Sun Times
Lockport finished 8th in the team play thanks to Jen and Janine Henry. The pair finished third in the doubles tournament. Their story is in the Herald News.

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