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D'Alessandro wins CHSAA tennis crown

St. Anthony's John D'Alessandro during the championship singles

Photo credit: Patrick E. McCarthy | St. Anthony's John D'Alessandro during the championship singles match. (May 14, 2012)

St. Anthony's John D'Alessandro finally can call himself a champion.

Having lost the previous two CHSAA individual singles title matches, the top-seeded junior got over the hump and beat No. 2 Rich Mitchell of Kellenberg, 6-3, 4-6, 6-2, winning the final four games Monday to close out the match.

"It feels pretty amazing,'' D'Alessandro said. "I wasn't able to get the win the last two...

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