RAPID CITY – Aberdeen Roncalli found itself in the middle of multiple close matches during the first day of the State A Tennis Tournament in Rapid City on Monday.

The Cavaliers had seven of their matches that included either tiebreakers or super-tiebreakers on the day.

River Haskell won a pair of matches at second flight singles and advanced to today’s fifth place match. Haskell lost one of those tight contests, falling in the quarterfinals in a super breaker.

Katherine Kretchman, who also lost in a super breaker at first flight singles, Keira Rivett who lost in back-to-back tiebreakers at fifth flight singles, and Josie Mitzel, who lost a tiebreaker at sixth flight singles, will all play for ninth place today.

The doubles tandem of Raley Haskell and Anna Mitzel will be playing to get into the fifth place match at second flight doubles. The duo won their first match in a super-tiebreaker.

The other two doubles squads – Kretchman and River Haskell at first flight, and Rivett and Josie Mitzel at third flight – will both play for ninth when action resumes today.

The Cavaliers scored 119.5 points on opening day. Pierre leads the tournament with 300 team points.

SINGLES

First Flight

KATHERINE KRETCHMAN: lost to Riley Geyer, Rapid City Christian, 6-3, 5-7, (10-6); bye; bye.

Second Flight

RIVER HASKELL: def. Elsie Seffrood, Milbank Area, 6-1, 6-3; lost to Annika Barnett, Vermillion, 6-7 (6-8), 6-2, (10-3); def. Savannah Shipley, Madison, 10-8.

Third Flight

RALEY HASKELL: def. Delilah Maxwell, Madison, 6-7, 6-2, (13-11); lost to Allison Hill, Rapid Christian, 6-1, 6-0; lost to Amelia Pederson, Milbank Area, 10-7.

Fourth Flight

ANNA MITZEL: lost to Lindsey Huck, Spearfish, 7-6 (7-3), 7-6 (7-5); bye; bye.

Fifth Flight

KEIRA RIVETT: def. Miranda Gonyo, Madison, 6-4, 6-1; lost to Anna Westenberg, Sioux Falls Christian, 6-3, 6-3; lost to Saige Jorgensen, Vermillion, 6-0, 6-1.

Sixth Flight

JOSIE MITZEL: lost to Mia Barnett, Vermillion, 7-6 (11-9), 6-4; bye; def. Caitlyn Frerichs, Milbank Area, 10-7.

DOUBLES

First Flight

KATHERINE KRETCHMAN-RIVER HASKELL: lost to Madison Buehner-Grace Dressen, Lennox, 0-6, 6-2, (10-3); bye; def. Hope Karels-Elsie Seffrood, Milbank Area, 8-2.

Second Flight

RALEY HASKELL-ANNA MITZEL: def. Ashlynn Lamp-Amelia Pederson, Milbank Area, 6-3, 2-6, (10-7); lost to Ellie Lounsbery-Halle Karmazin, Sioux Falls Christian, 6-1, 6-0.

Third Flight

KEIRA RIVETT-JOSIE MITZEL: lost Auen-Delaney Smidt, Vermillion, 6-1, 6-4; bye; def. Caitlyn Frerichs-Jenna Kjorstens, Milbank Area, 8-4.