Bigfork netters stop C-Falls twice
The Daily Inter Lake
COLUMBIA FALLS - Bigfork walked away with a hard-fought victory in boys and girls tennis on Thursday. The Vikings and Valkyries each won, 4-3.
Columbia Falls lost just one singles match at the No. 2 spot, but Bigfork swept through the doubles matches.
On the girls side, the Valkyries dueled for three sets each in the No. 2 and No. 3 singles matches. Bigfork's Brianna Hughes and Cassie Keller came through for both wins.
The only doubles match to go three sets was Danielle Fagre and Donna Burns' contest against Bigfork's Roxy Thurman and Whitney Wilson. Bigfork's pair won 6-3, 3-6, 6-2.
VIKINGS 4, WILDCATS 3
Singles - Clayton Johnson, CF, def. Jordan Sabo 6-3, 6-1; Shawn Barrett, BF, def. Devin Iverson 6-3, 6-0; Grant Getts, CF, def. Isaiah Welch 4-6, 6-4, 6-2; Cody Maynard, CF, def. David Myers 7-5, 6-1.
Doubles -Joe Wolstein/Owen Roberts, BF, def. Josh Kaplan/Michael Karper 6-0, 6-0; Dylan Richmand/Kinoa Lake, BF, def. Nate Luke/Wes Jackson 6-0, 6-1; Philipe Myers/Scott Taylor, BF, def. Jake Ronish/Scott Hopkins 7-5, 6-3.
VALKYRIES 4, WILDKATS 3
Singles - Trisha Smith, BF, def. Emily Emmert 6-2, 6-2; Brianna Hughes, BF, def. Jessica Hopkins 4-6, 7-6, 6-0; Cassie Keller, BF, def. Chelsea Smith 6-4, 4-6, 6-4; Chelsey Wilson, CF, def. Carinna Torgerson 6-4, 6-2.
Doubles - Kate Marcille/Sarah Marcille, CF, def. Rebecca Buffington/Quindee Averill 6-0, 6-1; Roxy Thurman/Whitney Wilson, BF, def. Danielle Fagre/Donna Burns 6-3, 3-6, 6-2; Jessica Ferretti/Carrie Hopkins, CF, def. Ariana Shulty/Jennifer Wirth 6-0, 6-0.
Girls
Whitefish 7, Libby 0
WHITEFISH - Perfect.
The Lady Bulldogs enjoyed the good weather and never lost a set against Northwestern A tennis opponent Libby on Thursday.
"We played pretty much flawlessly today," Whitefish coach Patrick Dryden said. "Without a doubt, this was the best we've served all year long. We had a lot of aces and service winners and very few double faults.
"It was just a perfect day for tennis. We had the team at full strength, the weather was perfect, and the kids were really swinging the racquets"
Brielle Menegazzi and Jessie Kuennen, playing in the No. 2 and No. 3 singles spots, each had a strong day on the court.
"They've really stepped it up the last couple of weeks," Dryden said.
Libby's young team has had a bumpy season so far, but the girls are steadily improving under new coach Kyle Hannah.
"They are going in the right direction," Dryden said. "They're definitely going to be competitive."
The Bulldogs will travel this weekend to compete at the Missoula Invitational.
BULLDOGS 7, LOGGERS 0
Singles - Danni Paulson, WF, def. Veronika Cislo, 6-0, 6-0; Brielle Menegazzi, WF, def. Tiffany Casey 6-0, 6-3; Jessie Kuennen, WF, def. Nicole Newman 6-3, 6-2; Kimberly McIntyre, WF, def. Sara Grotjohn 6-3, 6-0.
Doubles - Kyla Roy/Maresa Jenson, WF, def. Jessica Dubek/Brittney Larson 6-1, 6-1; Kate Whitaker/Taylor Beach, WF, def. Margeaux Zwang/Riley Denning 6-2, 6-1; Molly Lauterbach/Sabrya Martin, WF, def. Jourdan Wood/Brianna Chvilicek 6-1, 6-3.
Exhibition - Mariah Driscoll/Jessica Anderson, WF, def. Margeaux Zwang/Riley Denning 6-3, 6-4.
Polson 7, Ronan 0
POLSON - Polson's Emily Fors and Malika Erickson moved to 7-0 on the season in No. 1 doubles play with a 6-2, 6-0 triumph over Amanda and Britney Courville of Ronan.
Polson competes in the Bitterroot Open this weekend in Corvallis, Hamilton and Stevensville.
Girls
PIRATES 7, MAIDENS 0
Singles - Jenn Orchard, P, def. Leslie Morigeau, 6-0, 6-0; Elise Bennett, P, def. Jenna Rody, 6-4, 6-3; Emily Pyles, P, def. Ashley Cloud, 6-1, 6-0; Erika Mole, P, def. Michelle Clary, 6-0, 6-2.
Doubles - Emily Fors/Malika Erickson, P, def. Amanda Courville/Britney Courville, 6-2, 6-0; Cali Hislop/Mattea York, P, def. Chazz West/Jade Michel, 6-1, 6-4; Addie Krantz/Maddie Grebetz, P, def. Desoree Rodgers/Hailee Clairmont, 6-0, 6-1.
Boys
Whitefish 6, Libby 1
WHITEFISH - The Bulldogs swung past Libby with relative ease during Thursday's Northwestern A tennis match.
In four singles matches, Whitefish dropped just five sets overall. Ben James, Whitefish's No. 3 singles player, played well after nursing a sprained ankle for the last couple of weeks. James won his match, 6-0, 6-1, over Libby's Ott Kohsus.
Zach Ercanbrack and Justin Thorstenson, Libby's No. 3 doubles team, were the only victors for the Loggers. They won in straigth sets - 6-4, 7-5 - over Chase Pierce and David Hobbs.
The Bulldogs' strong season will be put to the test this weekend at the Missoula Invitational.
"I'm excited," Whitefish coach Kathy Cummings said. "It will be new, tough competition. I think we'll fare well. We have a strong team and a good group of kids."
BULLDOGS 6, LOGGERS 1
Singles - Matt Harris, WF, def. Mike Bardole 6-0, 6-0; Izaak Opatz, WF, def. Gabe Sorenson 6-0, 6-2; Ben James, WF, def. Ott Kohsus 6-0, 6-1; Ian Hosek, WF, def. Hunter Shefield 6-1, 6-1.
Doubles - Kyle Jacobson/Ryan Rottenbiller, WF, def. Jim Mee/Hannas Tjeelstrom 7-5, 6-1; Brendan Viscomi/Scott Johnson, WF, def. Steven Hauck/Chris Schrackenberg 6-1, 6-2; Zach Ercanbrack/Justion Thorstenson, LIB, def. Chase Pierce/David Hobbs 6-4, 5-7.
Polson 7, Ronan 0
POLSON - It was all Polson Thursday as the Pirates cruised to an easy dual win.
Polson competes in the Bitterroot Open this weekend in Corvallis, Hamilton and Stevensville.
Boys
PIRATES 7, CHIEFS 0
Singles - Andy Dykstra, P, def. Ryan Hesselguesser, 6-0, 6-0; Derrick Roberts, P, def. Chip Harding, 6-0, 6-0; David Fizz, P, def. Dennis Franke, 6-1, 6-1; Jason Newton, P, def. Eric Grandon, 6-0, 6-0.
Doubles - Colton Woods/Brett Vandeberg, P, def. Joe Couture/Devan Goldsby, 6-1, 6-1; John Rausch/Jake Grebetz, P, def. Sean Jackson/Cody Rogers, 6-2, 6-2; Adam Eraky/Gabe Caye, P, def. Chip Harding/Dennis Franke, 6-1, 6-4.