SIOUX FALLS - Aberdeen Roncalli's Palmer Johnson moved into the semifinals of sixth flight singles during the opening day at the Class A State Tennis Tournament in Sioux Falls on Monday.
Sioux Falls Christian leads the team points. The Cavaliers are ninth in team points and have four flights where they will be in action today.
Gray Imbery and AJ Prehn will be in consolation in singles, and Imbery and Mason Carrels are still playing in consolation in doubles.
Johnson, who received a first-round bye, defeated Lay Kpaw Wah of Huron, 6-2, 7-6, 7-3 in the tiebreaker in his only match on the day.
"Palmer really hunkered down, played his style and ended up getting the W in the tiebreaker," said Roncalli assistant coach Isaiah Vilhauer, "He started frustrating his opponent and didn’t miss a ball. His opponent kept getting frustrated and making unforced errors."
Johnson, a freshman, will take on the top-seeded player in his flight in the semifinals. Johnson does not play double
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