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Central tennis squad to feature balanced lineup

Aberdeen Central’s Livia Douglas looks to return a volley during a doubles match against Rapid City Central last season at the Holgate Middle School tennis courts. Douglas will be a senior leader for the Golden Eagles this season. Photo by John Davis taken 9/16/2022
The Aberdeen Central girls' tennis team may have lost its top three players to graduation, but the cupboard is far from empty for the Golden Eagles this season. Central returns five players who have previous varsity experience and another nearly half dozen individuals who will be making a serious run at a varsity position. "We lost our top three from last year. I’ve just been telling everyone, we should be fine," said Central coach John Vogel. "That’s not something you normally say when you lose your top three - and they were a good three, too - but I think we’ll be OK." The Eagles return the bottom half of their singles lineup from a year ago in Livia Douglas, Laney Gonsor and Avery Tennant. Reese Comstock played number three doubles, and Julia Knie filled in at varsity singles on occasion. Douglas and Comstock recently won a doubles title at the Hub City Open this summer. "They were attacking and being very aggressive, and doing everything you wanted them to do,"

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