Bates, Klundt, Caimi claim singles titles
The Daily Inter Lake
MISSOULA - Glacier's Liana Bates defeated Hanley Caras of Missoula Big Sky 6-2, 6-2 to win the No. 1 singles tennis title at the Missoula Invitational on Saturday.
Bates downed Whitefish's Brielle Menegazzi in the semifinals 8-5.
Whitefish's Kate Klundt finished first at No. 2 singles.
Whitefish's Renzo Caimi won boys' No. 1 singles and Brendan Viscomi triumphed at No. 3.
Missoula Invitational Tennis
Girls
No. 1 singles
Semifinals - Liana Bates, Gla, def. Brielle Menegazzi, 8-5; Hanley Caras, BS, def. Cami Mathison, Gla, 8-6.
Final - Bates def. Caras, 6-2, 6-2.
Consolation - Menegazzi def. Mathison, 7-6 (7), 6-0.
No. 2. singles
Semifinals - Michelle Carey, Hel, def. Carly Thomas, Sent, 8-2; Kate Klundt, Whit, def. Claire Nickless, Sent, 8-3.
Final - Klundt def. Carey, 6-1, 6-4.
Consolation - Nickless def. Madison Morris, BS, 6-1, 6-0.
No. 3 singles
Semifinals - Erin Ratcliff, Cap, def. McCara Cullen, Whit, 8-3; Taylor Simkins, Hel, def. Shannon Ballard, Flat, 8-3.
Final - Simkins def. Ratcliff, 6-0, 6-1.
Consolation - Britt Leibenguth, BS, def. Shannon Ballard, 6-3, 6-4.
No. 4 singles
Semifinals - Steffanie Ehrlich, Sent, def. Anita Ratcliff, Cap, 8-3; Dani Sheridan, BS, def. Elyse Finnegan, Hel, 8-2.
Final - Sheridan def. Ehrlich, 6-1, 6-0.
Consolation - Finnegan def. Ellie Opal, Whit, 6-0, 6-4.
No. 1 doubles
Semifinals - Brett Rubie/Zoe Donovan, Sent, def. Dani Hayes/Katelyn Schaub, BS, 9-7; Lauren Crandall/Emily Rolston, Hel, def. Meridith Reed/Almi Sebera, Whit, 8-0.
Final - Rubie/Donovan won by forfeit.
Consolation - Hayes/Schaub def. Reed/Sebera, 6-1, 2-6, 6-3.
No. 2 doubles
Semifinals - Krysta O'Neill/Katelyn Jones, Sent, def. Olivia Heinkel/Kelsey Tahnehill, Flat, 8-1; Lacey Phelan/Shannon Hayes, BS, def. Michelle Thomas/Shannon Grimes, Hel, 8-0.
Final - O'Neill/Jones def. Phelan/Hayes, 6-2, 6-3.
Consolation - Thomas/Grimes def. Rozar/Osland, Whit, 6-2, 6-2.
No. 3 doubles
Semifinals - Lisa Liberko/Jenna Nickless, Sent, def. Rika Weiss/Andrea Botello, Flat, 8-6; Jess Birgenheier/Lithani Post-Bentham, Hel, def. Shelby Riley/Courtney Rayfield, BS, 8-6.
Final - Birgenheier/Post-Bentham def. Liberko/Nickless, 6-3, 6-1.
Consolation - result unavailable.
Boys
No. 1 singles
Semifinals - Renzo Caimi, Whit, def. Wes Mathison, Flat, 8-0; Eric Braun, Hel, def. Lander Jewitt, HH, 9-7.
Final - Caimi def. Braun, 6-3, 6-0.
Consolation - Jewitt def. Mitch Speltz, BS, 6-1, 6-1.
No. 2 singles
Semifinals - Zach Lubek, Cap, def. Ian Hosek, Whit, 8-1; Hunter Graham, Sent, def. Patrick Phattaraampornchai, Gla, 8-5.
Final - Lubek def. Graham, 6-0, 6-0.
Consolation - Hosek def. Phattaraampornchai, 6-2, 6-1.
No. 3 singles
Semifinals - Jesse Cunningham, Sent, def. Davisson Chapman, BS, 8-4; Brendan Viscomi, Whit, def. Sam Harris, HH, 8-6.
Final - Viscomi def. Cunningham, 6-3, 6-4.
Consolation - Harris won by default.
No. 4 singles
Semifinals - Trevor Turner, Sent, def. Aaron Conn, HH, 8-2; Cody Porter, Sent, won by forfeit.
Final - Turner def. Porter, 6-3, 3-6, 6-4.
No. 1 doubles
Semifinals - Ben DeMarois/Nick Shull, Sent, def. Dylan Brown/Travis Peevey, Hel, 8-3; Pete Felsch/Pete Kress, Sent, def. Ryan Rottenbiller/Kyle Jacobsen, Whit, 9-7.
Final - DeMarois/Shull def. Kress/Felsch, 6-2, 6-1.
Consolation - Josh Brann/Cody Harrison, Flat, def. Rottenbiller/Jacobsen, 6-2, 7-6 (2).
No. 2 doubles
Semifinals - Jeremy Schalk/Sam Geiszler, BS, def. Kale Leiby/Tom Allison, Hel, 8-4; Ryan Swenson/Ryan Messmer, Cap, def. Hayden Wilson/Dylan Stahley, HH, 9-7.
Final - Schalk/Geiszler def. Swenson/Messmer, 6-3, 6-4.
Consolation - Stahley/Wilson won by forfeit.
No. 3 doubles
Semifinals - Curey/Folsom, HH, def. Josh Olson/Nate Bell, Sent, 9-8; Tanner Hosek/Trey Legrandeur, Whit, def. McKee/Pinnaro.
Final - Curey/Folsom def. Hosek/Legrandeur, 6-3, 5-7, 6-1.
Consolation - Pat Lopach/Joe Henderson, Cap, won by forfeit.