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Humphreys’ Chloe Lee was quite busy Friday. She prevailed in the D-I girls singles and doubles finals, captured the girls overall singles championship and finished second in the overall doubles final of the Far East tournament.

Humphreys' Chloe Lee was quite busy Friday. She prevailed in the D-I girls singles and doubles finals, captured the girls overall singles championship and finished second in the overall doubles final of the Far East tournament. (Dave Ornauer/Stars and Stripes)

MARINE CORPS AIR STATION IWAKUNI, Japan – Ryunosuke Roesch had to borrow a racket from Yokota coach Tommy Palmer for Friday’s Far East finals matches.

Turns out, Roesch enjoys success no matter what racket he uses.

The Yokota sophomore and Division II champion defeated Division I winner Elliott Lee of Humphreys for the second straight year 4-2, 4-1 to repeat as boys overall Far East championship Friday at Iwakuni Middle School’s courts.

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