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Roncalli has strong finish to opening day at state tennis

Aberdeen Roncalli’s Ben Goebel returns a volley during a doubles match recently against Aberdeen Central at the Holgate Tennis Courts. Goebel won a match in a super-tiebreaker at the State A tournament on Monday in Sioux Falls. Photo by John Davis taken 5/6/2025

SIOUX FALLS – Aberdeen Roncalli won three matches in super-tiebreakers and the Cavaliers sit in the middle of the pack in team points following the opening day of the State A Tennis Tournament on Monday.

“For a young team still growing and developing, we had a great day,” said Roncalli coach Jason Haskell. “Looking forward to seeing how (Tuesday) will play out.”

Roncalli scored 136 points and are in sixth place among the 11 teams in the tourney.

The Cavaliers will have the majority of their players still competing when action resumes today.

Gannon May moved into the semifinals at top flight singles after a hard-fought 6-2, 3-6, (10-5) super breaker victory in the quarterfinals. May will face former Aberdeen Central standout Mitchell Hofer of Sioux Falls Christian in the semis.

Roncalli also received super-tiebreaker wins from Linus Johnson at flight three singles, and Ben Goebel at flight four singles.

The Cavaliers did go 1-4 in tiebreakers and also lost a super on the day.

“For four of our players this is the first state tournament they have played in,” Haskell said. “Tournament pressure is different and I felt like we responded well to that pressure.”

Milbank scored 105 points on the day.

Milbank’s Charles Whitesitt returns a volley during a singles match against Aberdeen Central earlier this season at the Holgate Tennis Courts. Whitesitt won a match at top flight singles during the State A tournament on Monday in Sioux Falls. Photo by John Davis taken 5/5/2025

The Bulldogs received a pair of wins from the second flight doubles team of Gregory Grabow and Alex Baugh before the duo fell in a close match to Rapid City Christian in the semifinals.

Team Points: Sioux Falls Christian 360, Rapid City Christian 328, St. Thomas More 266, Pierre 214, Huron 160, Aberdeen Roncalli 136, Lennox 135, Madison 115, Milbank 105, Vermillion 95, Spearfish 76.

ABERDEEN RONCALLI

SINGLES

First Flight

GANNON MAY: bye; def. Matthew Thin, Huron, 6-2, 3-6, (10-5).

Second Flight

EZRA FEICKERT: def. Lucas Green, Vermillion, 6-2, 6-1; lost to Cain Schaefers, Rapid City Christian, 6-2, 6-1.

Third Flight

LINUS JOHNSON: def. Noah Lueking, Pierre, 3-6, 6-3, (10-7); lost to Tysen Hovden, Vermillion, 7-6 (7-5), 6-0.

Fourth Flight

BEN GOEBEL: def. Hayden Fogelman, Vermillion, 6-2, 3-6, (11-9); lost to Elijah Lindgren, Sioux Falls Christian, 6-1, 6-1.

Fifth Flight

CALEB STOKS: def. Oliver Meyer, Madison, 6-1, 6-3; lost to Leyton Kenner, Rapid City Christian, 6-3, 6-1.

Sixth Flight

LIAM VOEHL: lost to Levi Poling, Spearfish, 6-4, 6-1; bye; lost to Cannon Hunsley, Madison, 8-7 (7-1).

DOUBLES

First Flight

GANNON MAY-WILL HASKELL: bye; lost to Hight-Leiferman, Pierre, 7-6 (7-0), 6-2; lost to Thin-Htoo, Huron, 8-7 (7-5).

Second Flight

EZRA FEICKERT-BEN GOEBEL: def. O’Bryan-Meyer, Spearfish, 6-1, 6-1; lost to Palmer-Selfridge, Rapid City Christian, 6-3, 3-6, (10-4); lost to Huxford-Huxford, St. Thomas More, 8-2.

Third Flight

CALEB STOKS-LIAM VOEHL: def. Meyer-Meyer, Madison, 6-4, 7-6 (7-2); lost to Moo-Moo, Huron, 6-4, 6-3; lost to Foss-Poling, Spearfish, 8-1.

MILBANK

SINGLES

First Flight

CHARLES WHITESITT: def. Taiden Pierce, Madison, 7-6 (7-4), 6-2; lost to Mitchell Hofer, Sioux Falls Christian, 6-0, 6-2.

Second Flight

GREGORY GRABOW: bye; lost to Jacob Leiferman, Pierre, 3-6, 6-2, (10-8).

Third Flight

WILL MUELLENBACH: def. Chase Lundquist, Lennox, 6-1, 6-2; lost to Jack Squier, Sioux Falls Christian, 6-1, 6-3.

Fourth Flight

ALEX BAUGH: def. Cameron Smith, Lennox, 6-0, 6-1; lost to Hudson Selfridge, Rapid City Christian, 6-1, 6-0.

Fifth Flight

DEVON MUELLER: lost to Evan Foss, Spearfish, 6-1, 6-3; bye; lost to Oliver Meyer, Madison, 9-8 (7-3).

Sixth Flight

JAMES NELSON: lost to Duncan Johnson, Lennox, 6-2, 6-2; bye, bye.

DOUBLES

First Flight

CHARLES WHITESITT-WILL MUELLENBACH: bye; lost to Levine-Levine, St. Thomas More, 7-6 (6-2), 6-0; lost to Plank-Sherard, Lennox, 8-6.

Second Flight

GREGORY GRABOW-ALEX BAUGH: def. Lundquist-Smith, Lennox, 6-1, 6-2; def. Huxford-Huxford, St. Thomas More, 6-2, 6-4; lost to Palmer-Selfridge, Rapid City Christian, 6-2, 7-6 (8-6).

Third Flight

LANDON APPL-DEVON MUELLER: lost to Holland-Johnson, Lennox, 6-3, 1-6, (10-3); bye; bye.

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