MILBANK – Aberdeen Roncalli was able to overcome the elements on the way to splitting a pair of tennis matches on Thursday. The Cavaliers rolled past Milbank and came up just short in a 5-4 setback to Huron.

“We played well. Huron has a solid program and to come away with a 4-5 loss felt good,” said Roncalli coach Jason Haskell. “Milbank is not nearly as poor as the final scores showed, either. We had to really focus to get our wins.”

Palmer Johnson, Gannon May and Landon Zikmund each went undefeated in singles for the Cavaliers, while Johnson and May teamed up to win both of their top flight doubles matches.

Haskell was pleased with the way his players battled through the harsh conditions.

“I usually try not to give much credence to any outside factors, but the wind and the cold were ever-present today,” Haskell said. “The boys did very well to never bring it up and just buckled in and ‘drove the truck.’ It is that level of ‘dialed in’ that will deliver results in the right matches with tough competition.”

The Cavaliers will face some more Class A schools next week when they travel to Sioux Falls for a tournament.

“We are really looking forward to some warmer weather and heading to Sioux Falls for an A school invite,” Haskell said. “That’ll really help us hone in on where we are and what to focus on for the final few weeks.”

Aberdeen Roncalli 8, Milbank 0

Singles

Palmer Johnson, AR, def. Charles Whitesitt, 10-1.

Gannon May, AR, def. Gregory Grabow, 10-5.

Landon Zikmund, AR, def. Will Muellenbach, 10-3.

Jayden Reecy, AR, def. Dan Shelstad, 10-3.

Ezra Feickert, AR, def. Alex Baugh, 10-4.

Doubles

Johnson-May, AR, def. Joe Schulte-Grabow, 10-7.

Feickert-Zikmund, AR, def. Whitesitt-Muellenbach, 10-2.

Reecy-Will Haskell, AR, def. Shelstad-Baugh, 10-6.

Huron 5, Aberdeen Roncalli 4

Singles

Dah Moo, H, def. Will Haskell, 10-0.

Palmer Johnson, AR, def. Matthew Thin, 10-3.

Gannon May, AR, def. Lah Doe Soe, 10-4.

Landon Zikmund, AR, def. Hser Wah, 10-4.

Say Poe, H, def. Jayden Reecy, 10-6.

Maner Htoo, H, def. Ezra Feickert, 10-2.

Doubles

Johnson-May, AR, def. Moo-Htoo, 10-6.

Doh Soe-Wah, H, def. Feickert-Zikmund, 10-4.

Thin-Poe, H, def. Reecy-Haskell, 10-8.