Whitefish sweeps C-Falls in tennis

The Daily Inter Lake

WHITEFISH - A good day for Whitefish tennis.

The Bulldog boys downed rival Columbia Falls, 6-1, while the Lady Bulldogs blanked the Wildkats, 7-0.

"I'm real happy," smiled Whitefish coach Kathy Cummings.

The match of the day belonged to Whitefish's Brielle Menegazzi and Columbia Falls' Sarah Marcille.

Menegazzi won a marathon - two hours, 15 minutes - battle.

"Persistence. She just hung in there," Cummings said of Menegazzi.

"Sarah was a real backboard hitter. She just kept the ball in play - and Brielle gave it back."

Tim Spencer, at No. 4 singles, was the only bright spot for the Columbia Falls boys. He downed Ian Cantrell, 6-1, 6-2.

The Bulldogs (boys and girls) play host today to Ronan (10 a.m.), then have the Eureka girls at 1 p.m.

Girls

Whitefish 7, Columbia Falls 0

Singles: Brielle Menegazzi (W) def. Sarah Marcille 4-6, 6-2, 6-4; Kate Klundt (W) def. Laura Burgi 6-0, 6-0; McCara Cullen (W) def. Lydia Freeman 6-0, 6-0, Courtney Wilder (W) def. Lexie Butkowski 6-2, 6-2.

Doubles: Steffi Osfand/Becca Rozar (W) def. Shelby Hobbs/Stephanie Raymond 6-4, 6-1; Chelsi Bergensmith/Ellie Opal (W) def. Frankie Anderson/Shiloh Knudsen 6-2, 6-3; Hannah Weaver/Almira Sekerci (W) def. Cassandra Sago/Pepper Borland 6-0, 6-0.

Boys

Whitefish 6, Columbia Falls 1

Singles: Matt Harra (W) def. Scott Hopkins 6-0, 6-0; Renzo Caimi (W) def. Billy Garcia 6-0 6-0, Tanner Hasek (W) Mark Johnson 6-0 6-0, Tim Spencer (CF) def. Ian Cantrell 6-1 6-2.

Doubles: Ian Hosek/Ryan Rottenbiller (W) def. Jake Roush/Grant Gett 6-1 6-4, Kyle Jacobson/Trey Lagrandere (W) def. Cody Maynard/George Kimmerly 7-5 6-2; Matt Whitehead/Zachariah Deister (W) def. Jon Riffer/Joel Ballard 6-2, 6-0.