By John RittenhouseThe Luverne Cardinals didn’t catch much of a break when it came to drawing an opponent for the quarterfinal round of the Minnesota State Class A Team Tennis Tournament Tuesday at the Northwest Athletic Club in Burnsville.In fact, it’s hard to believe the Cardinals could have drawn a tougher assignment.Making their first appearance at the state classic as a team, LHS drew the unenviable task of taking on defending state champion St. Paul Academy & Summit School in the first round.The Spartans of SPA-SS provided an obstacle too big for Luverne to overcome as they rolled to a 7-0 victory over the Cardinals.The win sent the Spartans to the semifinals, where they took on The Blake School. The 14-5 Cardinals squared off against Virginia in a consolation match played at the Nicollet Tennis Club in Minneapolis Wednesday (June 8) morning.Luverne was unable to win a set during Tuesday’s match against the Spartans.After falling 6-0 to Andrew Lindsay and Andre Adams in first set at No. 1 doubles, Luverne’s Brandon Deragisch and Nick Heronimus did play better in the second set. The LHS team, however, fell by a 6-4 tally in the end.SPA-SS’s Zach Moar and Matt Nuffort topped Weston Sawtelle and Erik Stegemann by 6-1 and 6-2 tallies at second doubles. Breg Narayan and Evan McMillian notched 6-0 and 6-2 victories over Matt Kreuch and Jamie Vickery at No. 3.Luverne’s Dusty Antoine and David Nelson won four games during straight set losses in singles.SPA-SS’s Matt McCormick saddled Antoine with a pair of 6-2 losses at No. 1. Will DeBruyn recorded 6-1 and 6-3 victories over Nelson at second singles.Spartan John Wight topped Derek Boeve by 6-2 and 6-0 tallies at third singles. Pierce Norton notched 6-1 and 6-0 wins against Zach Sanderson at No. 4.