The Menlo girls’ tennis team finished fifth in the Sixth Annual Golden State Classic - a 16-team tournament of top teams up and down the state - at home Friday and Saturday.
Borne out of a brainstorm from Menlo coach Bill Shine and Monta Vista coach Gene Fortino, the Classic began in 2015 at Menlo School and Stanford University.
The tournament
features an impressive lineup of some of the top teams in the state.
The Knights (15-4) defeated Campolindo before suffering a loss to Menlo-Atherton 3-3 (7-6 sets tiebreaker. It is believed to be the only loss to Menlo-Atherton in at least three decades. On Saturday, Menlo bounced back with a pair of wins Saturday over Amador Valley and a sweep of Miramonte.
Cupertino shut out Los Altos to win the title.
Menlo senior Sofia Labatt went 4-0 with a No. 2 singles win and three wins at No. 1 doubles - two with sophomore Izzy Klugman and one with senior Charlotte Makoni. Klugman also went 4-0 with a win at No. 3 singles and No. 1 singles wins and Makoni went 4-0 with doubles victories. Sophomore Kate Hsia was 4-0 with three doubles and a singles win while senior Charlotte Yao finished 3-0 with two singles wins and a doubles win. Westermann went 3-1 with singles wins at Nos 2 and 3 and a No.1 doubles win with Klugman.

Menlo School 6, Miramonte 0
Elise Chen (MS) d. Soleil Skjorshammer 6-2, 6-3; Natalie Westermann (MS) d. Catilin Chan 6-2, 4-6 (6); Charlotte Yao (MS) d. Elena Sullivan 6-3, 6-0; Izzy Klugman (MS) d. Maddie Silvern 6-4, 7-5. Doubles: Sofia Labatt-Charlotte Makoni (MS) d. Nicole Ani-Lily Lincoln 6-2, 6-0; Kate Hsia-Ellie Hardegree (MS) d. Emily Suh-Audrey Kosk 6-2, 6-2.

Menlo School 5, Amador Valley 1
Parkinson (AV) d. Braicu 6-3, 4-6 (7); Chen (MS) d Shasha 6-1, 6-0; Westermann (MS) d. Nguyen 6-4, 6-4; Yao (MS) d. Yang 6-7, 6-2 (6). Doubles: Labatt-Klugman (MS) d. Maya-Adita 6-4, 6-4; Makoni-Hsia d. Alayna-Adita 6-0, 6-0.

Menlo-Atherton d. Menlo School 3-3 (M-A wins on sets 7-6)
Martin (MA) d. Braicu 6-0, 7-5; Ellingson (MA) d. Chen 6-2, 6-2; Chow (MA) d. Westermann 6-3, 7-5. Doubles – Labatt-Klugman (MS) d. Hou-Aylaien 1-6, 6-1 (7); Yao-Makoni (MS) d. Cheun-Cadoret 6-0, 6-0; Hsia-Hardegree (MS) d. Cheu-Tantisisa 6-0, 6-0.

Menlo School 5, Campolindo 1
Braicu (MS) d. Goett 6-0, 6-0; Labatt (MS) d. Bladugina-Zhu 6-4, 6-3; Hsia (MS) d. Chang 6-3, 6-2. Doubles – Westermann-Klugman (MS) d, Paige-Carroll 6-1, 6-0; Makoni-Hannah Satuito (MS) d. Hikenmeyer-Basegemez 6-2, 7-5; Coane-LGoldblatt (C) d. Sophie Lenart-Ellie Hardegree 6-4, 2-6 (7).

Golden State Classic Day 2 results
Final
Cupertino d. Los Altos 6-0

Third place
Monta Vista 5, Menlo-Atherton 1

Fifth place
Menlo 6 / Miramonte 0

Seventh place
Amador Valley 4, Saint Francis (MV) 2

Ninth place
Campolindo d. Monte Vista by default

Eleventh place
Palo Alto 5, Burlingame 1

Thirteenth place
Santa Barbara 6, Gunn 0

Fifteenth place
Castilleja 4, Saint Francis (SAC) 2

Semifinals
Cupertino 6, Menlo-Atherton 0
Los Altos 4 / Monta Vista 2

Second round
Miramonte 5 , Saint Francis (MV) 1
Santa Barbara 4, Castilleja 2
Gunn 5, Saint Francis (SAC): 1
Menlo 5, Amador Valley 1
Monte Vista 4 / Burlingame 2
Campolindo 5 / Palo Alto 1