Bigfork triumphs in duals

The Daily Inter Lake

COLUMBIA FALLS - Bigfork cleaned up in singles play and won two of three matches for a 6-1 Class A dual tennis victory over Columbia Falls on Thursday.

All matches were decided in two sets.

The tightest battle came at No. 3 singles where Elyse Myers of Bigfork held off Natalie Law, 6-4, 6-4. Those two battled on Monday in Bigfork with Myers prevailing 6-1, 6-1.

Bigfork won that dual 7-0.

Vic Peterson and Hanna Barrett of Bigfork outlasted Steph Raymond and Shelby Hobbs 6-4, 6-2 at No. 1 doubles.

Aysia Potter and Franki Anderson of Columbia Falls defeated Kianna Wicklund and Anna Marie Loese at No. 3 doubles, 6-3, 6-1.

SINGLES - Jade Bosic, B, def. Lydia Freeman, 6-0, 6-1; Kelly Deaton, B, def. Marissa Getts, 6-2, 6-2; Elyse Myers, B, def. Natalie Law, 6-4, 6-4; Claire Wilken, B, def. Gabi Stenger, 6-1, 6-4.

DOUBLES - Nicolette Peterson/Hannah Barrett, B, def. Steph Raymond/Shelby Hobbs, 6-4, 6-2; Arianna Shults/Jen Wirth, B, def. Lauri Burgi/Pepper Borland, 6-0, 6-2; Kianna Wicklund/Anna Marie Loese, CF, def. Aysia Potter/Franki Anderosn, 6-3, 6-1.

Libby 4, Whitefish 3

Libby 7, Eureka 0

LIBBY - Jackie Mee dropped only one game in two matches as Libby defeated Whitefish and Eureka in dual action.

Mee is now 10-0 at No. 1 singles.

Libby used victories at Nos. 1-4 singles and 1-3 doubles to edge Whitefish.

Whitefish's Merideth Reed and Chelsi Birgensmith prevailed in a pair of wild matches at Nos. 2-3 singles, respectively. Reed won 7-6 (9-7), 2-6, 6-1 win over Audra Poppen, and Birgensmith escaped with a 6-4, 4-6, 6-3 win over Lindsey Kehn.

Libby's Chelsea Oeldewaldt bested Eureka's Liz Hauser, 5-7, 7-5, 6-4 , at No. 4 singles.

Whitefish Results

SINGLES - Jackie Mee, L, def. Kate Klundt, 6-0, 6-0; Merideth Reed, W, def. Audra Poppen, 7-6 (9-7), 2-6, 6-1; Chelsi Birgensmith, W, def. Lindsey Kehn, 6-4, 4-6, 6-3; Chelsey Oeldewaldt, L, def. Courtney Wilder, 6-3, 6-3.

DOUBLES - Nichole Newman/Anna Valentine, L, def. McCara Cullen/Becca Rozar, 6-3, 6-1; Hannah Weaver/Caroline Stokes, W, def. Ashley Shaw/Alissa Buti, 6-0, 6-4; Kyla O'Brien/Tawnya Granger, L, def. Alexa Holliday/Simona Eicher, 4-6, 6-4, 10-5.

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Eureka Results

SINGLES - Jackie Mee, L, def. Casey Armstrong, 6-1, 6-0; Audra Poppen, L, def. Sandra Corliss, 6-2, 6-3; Lindsey Kehn, L, def. Karina Hofstee, 6-1, 6-1; Chelsea Oeldewaldt, L, def. Liz Hauser, 5-7, 7-5, 6-4.

DOUBLES - Nichole Newman/Anna Valentine, L, def. Shannon Stein/Shelby Taurman, 6-0, 6-0; Ashley Shaw/Alissa Buti, L, def. Veda Henion/Angela Bailey, 7-5, 6-2; Tawnya Granger/Kyla O'Brien, L, def. Stevie Sorenson/Ashley Brown, 7-6 (7-3), 6-1.

Boys

Bigfork 5,

Columbia Falls 2

BIGFORK - Three days later, Bigfork gained some revenge.

The Vikings, 4-3 losers to Columbia Falls on Monday in Columbia Falls, posted a 5-2 dual win over the Wildcats on Thursday.

Sean Barrett, who did not play Monday, got Bigfork off to a positive start with a 6-4, 6-0 win at No. 1 singles.

Bigfork's Evan Jordt followed at No. 2 with a pressing 6-0, 5-7, 6-4 triumph over Scott Hopkins.

The Vikings went 4-0 in singles play and added a win at No. 3 doubles.

"We've seen improvement overall," Bigfork assistant coach Matt Porrovecchio said.

"I think the practices and time on the court is starting to come together."

SINGLES - Sean Barrett, B, def. Billy Garcia, 6-4, 6-0; Evan Jordt, B, def. Scott Hopkins, 6-0, 5-7, 6-4; Ryan Gembala, B, def. Vadim Zvyagelskiy, 6-3, 7-5; Colter Mahlum, B, def. Ken Spencer, 6-3, 6-4.

DOUBLES - Jake Ronish/Grant Getts, CF, def. Scott Taylor/Bridger Mahlum, 7-5, 6-0; Brian Marcille/Parker Johnson, CF, def. Cole Francisco/Dylan Reichenbach, 3-6, 6-2, 6-4; Nate Roberson/John Lyon, B, def. Miroslav Zvyagelskiy/Matt Wilke, 7-5, 6-4.

Whitefish 5, Libby 2

LIBBY - Whitefish won the odd matches in singles and swept doubles play for a dual win over Libby.

Libby's Hunter Sheffield and Levi Edwards-Mysliki pulled out exciting wins at Nos. 2-4 singles over Tanner Hosek and Tyler Schiff, respectively.

Sheffield won 0-6, 6-4, 6-3 and Edwards-Mysliki came out on top 3-6, 6-3, 7-5.

SINGLES -Matt Harris, W, def. Alex Cislo, 6-2, 6-0; Hunter Sheffield, L, def. Tanner Hosek, 0-6, 6-4, 6-3; Joel Mallams, W, def. Cree Maloney, 7-5, 7-6 (8-6); Levi Edwards-Mysliki, L, def. Tyler Schiff, 3-6, 6-3, 7-5.

DOUBLES - Matt Whitehead/Zachariah Deister, W, def. Nate Broden/Cyrus Maloney, 6-3, 6-0; Jake Morrison/Travis Adams, W, def. Jesse Ramos/Lewis Brossman, 6-4, 6-1; Austin Sattler/Lucas Peace, W, def. Cody Ercanbrack/Zack Schikora, 6-1, 6-2.