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Roncalli picks up first dual victory

Aberdeen Roncalli’s Cason Hellwig reaches to return a volley during a singles match against Rapid City Central Friday at the Northern State University Tennis courts. Photo by John Davis taken 4/23/2021
Aberdeen Roncalli won a pair of super-tiebreakers on the way to claiming its first tennis dual victory 9-0 over Rapid City Central Friday afternoon at the Northern State Courts. "It’s definitely a good feeling and definitely a good confidence boost for the kids. I think overall, I was really happy with the performance," said Roncalli coach JD Carrels. "Obviously, it always feels good to get a win, but to get a win 9-0, it always feels better to know that every player at every position won." Cason Hellwig at number two singles and Gannon May at number three singles each won super-tiebreakers 10-6 to help record the shutout. "Those are always tough when you see your kids going into them, because you want to see how they handle the pressure because each point is so important," Carrels said. "So for each of the super-tiebreakers that we went into today, for both of those kids to win was definitely a great thing for me to see as a coach." Carrels said it will be interesting to

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