SIOUX FALLS -- Aberdeen Central got an up-close look at a pair of tennis powers and came away impressed on Thursday.
The Golden Eagles fell to Sioux Falls Lincoln 8-1 before losing to top-ranked Watertown 9-0.
Central coach Trent Kurtz said Lincoln is vastly improved from a year ago and that Watertown is the real deal.
"Those two will be right there at the end," Kurtz assured.
Central's lone win on the day came at number-six singles against Lincoln, when Matt Melemseter scored a super-tiebreak victory, rallying from a set down.
"Anytime you beat a Sioux Falls kid, it's solid," Kurtz said.
Melemseter also played a super-tiebreaker in his match against Watertown, but came up just short in that one.
"He had a great day," Kurtz noted. "He had two tough matches. He's a tough kid. He makes his opponent work so hard just to win points."
While the Eagles did not win any other matches, Kurtz pointed out the play of Matt Hollan, who had two competitive matches and Jesse Margolies, who had a strong second set in his match against Lincoln.
Kurtz also thought his squad's doubles play improved from a week ago.
"I thought our doubles were a lot better than what they were at West River last week," Kurtz said.
Central, 0-4, heads back to Sioux Falls on Monday, where the Eagles will face Sioux Falls O'Gorman and also play Brandon Valley at Brandon.
In the meantime, Central is looking forward to having its first outdoor practice of the season in Aberdeen today.
|Sioux Falls Lincoln 8,|
|Aberdeen Central 1|
|Singles|
Kaleb Dobbs, SFL, def. Adam Zimmerman, 6-0, 6-0.
Jonah Snyder, SFL, def. Dillon Prissel, 6-1, 6-0.
Austin Noldner, SFL, def. Jesse Margolies, 6-0, 6-4.
Brent Heflin, SFL, def. Eric DeBoer, 6-0, 6-0.
Dylan Cutler, SFL, def. Matt Hollan, 6-3, 6-0.
Matt Melemseter, AC, def. Matt Christopherson, 2-6, 6-4, (10-3).
|Doubles|
Dobbs-Snyder, SFL, def. Zimmerman-Prissel, 6-1, 6-4.
Noldner-Heflin, SFL, def. Margolies-DeBoer, 6-2, 6-2.
Cutler-Christopherson, SFL, def. Melemseter-Dayton Wirth, 6-2, 6-2.
|Watertown 9, Aberdeen Central 0|
|Singles|
Jordan Feige, W, def. Adam Zimmerman, 6-0, 6-0.
Tanner Heiser, W, def. Dillon Prissel, 6-0, 6-2.
Mark DeSpiegler, W, def. Jesse Margolies, 6-1, 6-0.
Tommy Nealon, W, def. Eric DeBoer, 6-2, 6-1.
Austin Vanderweide, W, def. Matt Hollan, 6-4, 6-4.
Matt Gauger, W, def. Matt Melemseter, 4-6, 6-1, (10-7).
|Doubles|
Feige-Heiser, W, def. Zimmerman-Prissel, 6-0, 6-0.
DeSpiegler-Nealon, W, def. Margolies-DeBoer, 6-1, 6-4.
Vanderweide-Gauger, W, def. Melemseter-Dayton Wirth, 6-1, 6-2.
|Exhibition|
Aberdeen Central winners: Singles, Matt Hollan, Shawn Goetz; Doubles, Goetz-Wirth.