Whitefish, Polson Western A tennis favorites

The lineup for the Western A divisional tennis tournament is stacked with talent and returning champions.

Back are girls' singles champion Jackie Mee of Libby and doubles champions Cali Hislop and Malika Erickson of Polson. Both are seeded No. 1.

Hislop and Erickson are 14-0 on the season and have not lost a set.

On the boys' side, Whitefish's Matt Harris, a two-time singles champion, has teamed with Brendan Viscomi for doubles. They are seeded No. 1.

Renzo Caimi of Whitefish, who is also undefeated and has not lost a set, is seeded No. 1 in singles.

The Polson girls and Whitefish boys are defending team champions. The WHS boys will be going for their third straight divisional title.

"I think the West is pretty tough," Polson coach Bob Hislop said.

"There is a chance the West (teams) will be in the trophies in both the boys' and girls' at state."

Boys' No. 2 seeds are Whitefish's Ryan Rottenbiller (singles) and Columbia Falls' Grant Getts and Cody Maynard (doubles).

No. 2 girls' seeds are Whitefish's Brielle Menegazzi (singles) and Bigfork's Quindee Averill and Roxy Thurman (doubles).

The three-day event begins today at 2:30 p.m. with boys' singles at Flathead Valley Community College and girls' singles at The Summit.

Play resumes Friday at 8 a.m. with all doubles and boys' singles at FVCC, and girls' singles at The Summit.

Saturday's semifinals and finals will take place at FVCC.

Polson will host the Class A state tournament May 22-24.

Boys

Singles - No. 1 Renzo Caimi, Whitefish; No. 2 Ryan Rottenbiller, Whitefish; No. 3 Phil Meyers, Bigfork; No. 4 Karston Erickson, Polson

Doubles - No. 1 Matt Harris/Brendan Viscomi, Whitefish; No. 2 Cody Maynard/Grant Getts, Columbia Falls; No. 3 Tyler Butts/Scott Taylor, Bigfork; No. 4 Matt Roberts/Steven Roberts, Polson

Girls

Singles - No. 1 Jackie Mee, Libby; No. 2 Brielle Menegazzi, Whitefish; No. 3 Sarah Marcille, Columbia Falls; No. 4 Kate Klundt, Whitefish

Doubles - No. 1 Cali Hislop/Malika Erickson, Polson; No. 2 Quindee Averill/Roxy Thurman, Bigfork; No. 3 - Maddie Grebetz/Mattea York, Polson; No. 4 Nicole Newman/Riley Denning, Libby