Watertown ninth, Aberdeen Central 11th after first day of state AA boys tennis
Watertown is ninth and Aberdeen Central 11th out of 14 teams afer the first day of the 2026 state Class AA boys tennis tournament.
RAPID CITY — O'Gorman grabbed the opening-day lead over defending champion Harriburg in the South Dakota State Class AA High School Boys Tennis Tournament on Thursday, May 21, 2026. O'Gorman scored 360 points compared to 330 for Harrisburg. Sioux Falls Lincoln was third at 289, followed by Brandon Valley at 219, Mitchell 179.
5, Rapid City Stevens 179, Yankton 176, Sioux Falls Washington 122, Watertown 120, Sioux Falls Jefferson 39. 5, Aberden Central 28. 5, Brookings 26.
5, Rapid City Central 23 and Sioux Falls Roosevelt 13. The tourney is set to conclude on Friday, May 22. Here are Monday's results for area players from Watertown and Aberdeen Central: Watertown Singles Joey Meester (First Flight) — Lost 6-0, 6-1 to Alexander Rallis, Harrisburg; lost 10-8 to Carter Kemmis, SF Jefferson.
Eliminated . Xane Fligge (Second Flight) —Won 6-0, 6-2 over Aric Tennant, Aberdeen Central; lost 6-0, 6-0 to Connor Husser, SF Lincoln. Matthew Bertsch (Third Flight) — Won 6-3, 6-3 over Josiah Grandpre, Aberdeen Central; lost 6-0, 6-0 to Robert Rallis, Harrisburg.