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Players hone skills during C.C. Lee Open

Carly Comstock, of Aberdeen reaches to return a volley during a singles match Monday at the C.C. Lee Tennis Tournament on the Northern State University tennis courts. Photo by John Davis taken 7/11/2022
Tennis players from around the region dealt with personal improvement, their opponents and the elements during the opening day of the annual C.C. Lee Open Junior Tennis Tournament on Monday. For Aberdeen's Carly Comstock, the tourney gave her a chance to get reacquainted with the game. "It’s the first match I’ve played since last season and so I’m a little rusty," Comstock said. "I’m recovering from a back injury, but it was OK. I started out a little weak." The senior to be at Aberdeen Central rallied from an early deficit to win her opening-round match by a tight score of 4-6, 7-5, (10-8) at the Northern State Courts. "I just kind of had to take it one point at a time and not get stressed out," she said, "because I knew I was going to be rusty." Comstock said a big key was just trusting in her skills, having not played in a competitive match since last October. "At that point it's more of mental game, because you know you have done it and you can do it, but

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