MADISON (WKOW) -- Local athletes are already booking tickets to the state tournament.

Madison West earned the team title at the WIAA Sun Prairie West Sectional at Nielsen Tennis Stadium in Madison on Wednesday, earning a trip to the State Team Tournament in two weeks.

The Regents finished with 38 total points, beating out Aquinas (33), Waunakee (26), Onalaska (25), and Sun Prairie West (24).

Sun Prairie West's Melina Halberg took the singles title in Flight 1, beating Aquinas' Tenzin Nelson 6-1, 6-1 in the championship match. Both Halberg and Nelson qualified for the State Individual Tournament, along with Middleton's Mira Russo, Taylor Copeland of Waunakee, and Halberg's teammate Mya Mommearts.

In doubles, Carly Hottman and Madi Anderson of Waunakee won Flight 2 in a tiebreak to nab a

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