The girls state tennis tournaments are fast approaching.
And Middleton is putting itself in position to be well-represented.
Middleton grabbed the lead at the Sun Prairie Subsectional Monday. The Cardinals finished subsectionals with 20 points, followed by Fond du Lac (16), Sun Prairie (14), Madison East (12) and Columbus (2).
The Cardinals advanced to the Monona Grove Sectional Wednesday where they’ll face teams from the Sun Prairie Subsectional, as well players from Madison West, Madison Memorial, McFarland, Madison La Follette and Monona Grove.
Netra Somasundaram, Middleton’s No. 1 singles player, is still alive at sectionals, as are No. 2 Sophia Agapov, No. 3 Amy Li and No. 4 Bella Conrad.
Karsen Dettman and Noor Rajpal, Middleton’s top doubles team, advanced to sectionals. The Cardinals’ No. 2 team of Rose Ryan and Cece Hujanen and the No. 3 team of Charlotte Sax and Caroline Sax also advanced to sectionals.