CLINTON - The Linn-Mar Lions defeated Pleasant Valley, 5-1, in the Class 2A substate finals Saturday and earned a spot in the state team tennis tournament for only the second time since 1988.

Linn-Mar blanked Muscatine in the substate semifinals, 5-0, earlier in the day.

Brady Anderson of Linn-Mar defeated Charlie Humes of Pleasant Valley, 6-4, 6-2, in a rematch of the 2013 state finals. Anderson won the state title last year with a 6-0, 6-0 victory over Humes.

The 2014 state team tournament will be held in Ankeny June 3 with four teams competing.