PIERRE – Aberdeen Roncalli won an individual championship on the way to taking third place in team points during the Governor Invitational tennis tournament on Friday.

Powerhouse Sioux Falls Christian won the team title with Pierre taking runner-up.

“The third place team finish was a great achievement and I was extremely proud of my guys,” said Roncalli coach Jason Haskell. “They stayed strong through the long days and blistering heat.”

Caleb Stoks won the championship at fifth flight singles, Linus Johnson ended up taking second at third flight singles as a wild-card entry, and the flight two doubles team of Ezra Feickert and Ben Goebel finished runner-up.

“Gannon (May) had a hard-fought loss in his singles second-round match and came back with a strong victory in his third place match,” Haskell said. “Caleb Stoks found he loves the tournament format. He won flight five and looked primed for a deep run at state.”

Johnson competed on an all-star team comprised of players from each team competing to round out the draws.

“The singles surprise of the tournament was our JV ‘all-star’ entry into the main draw. Linus Johnson was entered into the main draw in flight three,” Haskell said. “He had a great tournament and came away with a second-place finish.”

Roncalli has just one dual left before heading into postseason.

“A dual with Milbank on Monday and then a week off for state tournament preparation,” Haskell said. “Looking forward to seeing my boys play at state. They look ready for the challenge.”

SINGLES

First Flight

GANNON MAY: def. Taiden Pierce, Madison, 5-0, 5-2; lost to Eli Plank, Lennox, 5-2, 6-5 (7-3), def. Lucas Hight Pierre, 8-3. THIRD PLACE.

Second Flight

EZRA FEICKERT: lost to Connor Sherard Lennox, 5-1, 6-4; def. M. Blanchette, Pierre JV All-Stars, 8-2; def. Ethan Sims, Madison, 8-2. FIFTH PLACE.

Third Flight

WILL HASKELL: lost Maguire Studer, Madison, 5-0, 5-1; def. Noah Lueking, Pierre, by default; lost to Evan Foss, Spearfish, by default. SIXTH PLACE.

LINUS JOHNSON: def. Noah Lueking, Pierre, 5-2, 2-5, (13-11); def. Maguire Studer, Madison, 5-2, 5-3; lost to Logan Boyle, Sioux Falls Christian, 5-0, 5-1. SECOND PLACE.

Fourth Flight

BEN GOEBEL: lost to Luke VanLeeuwen, Sioux Falls Christian, 5-3, 5-3; def. Cameron Smith, Lennox JV All-Stars, 8-7 (11-9); lost to Noah Buhta, Lennox, 8-1. SIXTH PLACE.

Fifth Flight

CALEB STOKS: def. Easton Timmermans, Lennox JV All-Stars, 6-4, 1-5, (10-6); def. Enoch Bailey, Spearfish, 5-3, 5-0; def. Max TenHaken, Sioux Falls Christian, 5-3, 5-2. FIRST PLACE.

Sixth Flight

LIAM VOEHL: def. Logan Hargraves, Spearfish JV All-Stars, 5-0, 5-1; lost to Cannon Hunsley, Madison, 5-1, 5-0; def. Duncan Johnson, Lennox, 8-5. THIRD PLACE.

DOUBLES

First Flight

GANNON MAY-WILL HASKELL: def. Peterson-Grabbo, Milbank JV All-Stars, 5-0, 5-1; lost to Hight-Leiferman, Pierre, 5-2, 5-1; def. Plank-Sherard, Lennox, 8-4. THIRD PLACE.

Second Flight

EZRA FEICKERT-BEN GOEBEL: def. Lundquist-Buhta, Lennox, 5-3, 5-1; def. Studer-Castetter, Madison, 5-1, 5-1; lost to Lindqren-Van Leeuwen, Sioux Falls Christian, 5-1, 5-3. SECOND PLACE.

Third Flight

CALEB STOKS-LIAM VOEHL: def. Sandgren-Overby, Spearfish JV All-Stars, 6-4, 6-4; lost to TenHaken-Vanderdussen, Sioux Falls Christian, 5-1, 6-4; def. Holland-Johnson, Lennox, 8-2. THIRD PLACE.