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Golden Eagles finish sixth at State AA tennis

Aberdeen Central’s Livia Douglas reaches to return a volley during a singles match against St. Thomas More at the Holgate Middle School tennis courts earlier this season. Douglas teamed with Carly Comstock to win fifth place at the State AA Tennis Tournament in Sioux Falls on Friday. Photo by John Davis taken 9/13/2021
SIOUX FALLS - A variety of Aberdeen Central players found their way to the podium during the final day of the Class AA State Tennis Tournament on Friday. The Golden Eagles finished sixth in team points with 215.5. Rapid City Stevens won the state championship title. Emily Ringgenberg at flight one singles, Alice Vogel at flight four singles and Laney Gonsor at flight five singles, all lost their semifinal matches and ended up taking fourth. Carly Comstock at flight two singles and Avery Tennant at flight six singles each finished sixth. "It was a rough morning in singles," said Central coach John Vogel. "Emily struggled against eventual champ Avery Summers (of Sioux Falls Jefferson), Alice fell down 1-6, 1-4 before she woke up, getting to a tiebreaker in the second. Laney played fine, but ran into solid players. Carly and Avery won their first match, but came in sixth." Comstock and Livia Douglas had turned in the match of the day, rallying for a 10-9 victory to earn fifth

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