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Central drops tight tennis dual at Pierre

AJ Prehn looks to return a volley during a singles at the C.C. Lee Open Tennis Tournament last summer at the Northern State University tennis courts. Prehn had super-tiebreaker wins in singles and doubles for Aberdeen Central at Pierre on Thursday. Photo by John Davis taken 7/10/2023
PIERRE - Playing with two new members in the varsity lineup Aberdeen Central held its own against Pierre before eventually falling 5-4 in Eastern South Dakota Conference tennis action on Thursday. "It was a really fun dual," said Central coach Trent Kurtz. "Very competitive, lot of energy and lot of excitement throughout the day." Kurtz said the dual, which featured three super-tiebreakers, was good for his squad "just to kind of get used to playing in tight matches and playing pressure points, that kind of stuff." The Golden Eagles had two players competing at the varsity level for the first time: Carson Goethals at second flight singles, and Josiah Grandpre at flight six singles. "They really played well," Kurtz said. Goethals had two match points before falling 11-9 in a super. "He did not do anything to lose it," Kurtz said. "The other kid played perfect the last four points." Grandpre lost only three games on the way to his straight-set win. Kurtz said he kept

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