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Ryunosuke Roesch reaches for the ball.

Yokota junior Ryunosuke Roesch is the two-time defending Far East boys tennis champion. (Photo by Taisei Shimakura/Special to Stri)

When it comes to carrying the mantle of defending champion, pressure often plays a part.

That’s the case for the reigning Far East high school tennis champions: juniors Ryunosuke Roesch of Yokota and Humphreys’ Chloe Lee.

Roesch is a two-time Far East champion, having won the overall titles in 2023 and 2024 and the Division II tournament title last October.

Lee is the defending Division I and overall girls champion and followed that with the Korea league postseason tournament title.

Read more at stripes.com.

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