Glacier's Bates wins singles title in tennis
The Daily Inter Lake
MISSOULA - Glacier's Liana Bates cruised to a straight-set victory in the girls No. 1 singles final at the eight-team Missoula Invitational tennis tournament on Saturday.
In the consolation finals of girls No. 1 singles, Whitefish's Kate Klundt defeated Glacier's Cami Mathison.
In girls No. 1 doubles, Glacier's Lindsea Vaudt and Rachel Sherrill defeated Missoula Sentinel's Brett Rubie and Zoe Donovan in the semifinals to earn a spot in the finals. The pair came up short in their title outing.
In boys No. 2 doubles, Kyle Schmauch and Dan Howell won the consolation final for Glacier.
Whitefish's Meredith Reed took second in No. 2 singles play while Glacier's Shelby Ballard won the consolation finals.
"We're very pleased with the weekend," Glacier assistant coach Cameron Rozell said. "We're coming home definitely with some sunburns."
But it was worth it, he said.
Missoula Invitational
Saturday
Teams Competing
Helena Capital, Helena High, Kalispell Flathead, Kalispell Glacier, Missoula Big Sky, Missoula Hellgate, Missoula Sentinel, Whitefish
BOYS
Singles
No. 1
Semifinals - Zack Lubek, Cap, def. Phillip Phattharaampornchai, Gla, 8-1; Mitch Speltz, BS, def. Alec Shull, Sent, 8-0.
Finals - Lubek, Cap, def. Speltz, BS, 6-1, 6-1.
Consolation finals - Matt Harris, HH, def. Tony Mayer, Hgt, 6-2, 6-3.
No. 2
Semifinals - Tanner Hosek, Wf, def. Hunter Graham, Sent, 8-5; Lee Fritsen, BS, def. Daniel Pontual, Hgt, 9-7.
Finals - Fritsen, BS, def. Hosek, Wf, 6-2, 6-0.
Consolation finals - Pontual, Hgt, def. Graham, Sent, 6-1, 6-0.
No. 3
Semifinals - Trevor Turner, Sent, def. Jack Evans, Cap, 8-4; Colin Harris, HH, def. Jason Dark, BS, 8-2.
Finals - Turner, Sent, def. Harris, HH, 6-4, 6-1.
Consolation finals - Evans, Cap, def. Joel Mallums, Wf, 6-1, 6-1.
GIRLS
Singles
No. 1
Semifinals - Liana Bates, Gla, def. Michelle Thomas, Hgt, 8-0; Dani Sheridan, BS, def. Cami Mathison, Gla, 8-2.
Finals - Bates, Gla, def. Sheridan, BS, 6-1, 6-0.
Consolation finals - Kate Klundt, Wf, def, Mathison, Gla, 6-1, 6-1.
No. 2
Semifinals - Meredith Reed, Wf, def. Sarah Stocker, Sent, 8-6; Morgan Simkins, Hgt, def. Lisa Liberko, Sent, 8-6.
Finals - Simkins, Hgt, def. Reed, Wf, 7-5, 6-1.
Consolation finals - Shelby Ballard, Gla, def. Liberko, Sent, 7-6 (5), 6-2.
No. 3
Semifinals - Gwen Lockman, Sent, def. Elena Johnson, HH, 8-3; Anita Ratcliff, Cap, def. Halen Lockhead, Hgt, 8-5.
Finals - Ratcliff, Cap, def. Lockman, Sent, 6-3, 6-1.
Consolation finals - Johnson, HH, won by forfeit.
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Doubles
Boys
No. 1
Semifinals - Tyler Christianson/Nate Christianson, Cap, def. Sam Angel/Will Ballew, Hgt, 8-6; Nick Shull/Nate Bell, Sent, def. Jeremy Schalk/Quinn Woodcock, MBS, 8-2.
Finals - Christianson/Christianson def. Shull/Bell, 6-2, 4-6, 7-5.
Consolation - Angel/Ballew def. Aven Satre/Brennan Folson, Hel, 6-4, 7-6 (7-5)
No. 2
Semifinals - Cody Jahrig/Anders Nord, Hgt, def. Jace Meng/David Marne, Sent, 8-1; Jack Hood/Aaron Conn, Hel, Ryan Swenson/Joe Henderson, Cap, 8-3.
Finals - Jahrig/Nord def. Hood.Conn, 6-4, 6-0.
Consolation - Kyle Schmauch/Dan Howell, Glac, def. Sam Geiszler/Nick Klaudt, MBS, by default.
No. 3
Semifinals - Blake Miller/Avery Howard, Hgt, def. Nic Reilly/Collin Struble, MBS, 8-0; Ryan Messmer/Nicholas Swenson, Cap, def. Cody Porter/Aaron Schwartz, Sent, 8-4.
Finals - Miller/Howard def. Messmer/Swenson, 6-4, 6-4.
Consolation - Reilly/Struble def. Porter/Schwartz, 6-2, 6-2.
Girls
No. 1
Semifinals - Claire Nickless/Krysta O'Neill, Sent, def. Kaitlin Nichols/Lauren Fox, Cap, 8-5; Rachel Sherrill/Lindsea Vaudt, Glac, def. Brette Rubie/Zoe Donovan, Sent, 8-5.
Finals - Nickless/O'Neill def. Sherrill/Vaudt, 6-1, 6-2.
Consolation - Rubie/Donovan def. McCara Cullen/Anne Miller, Wsfh, 6-0, 6-0.
No. 2
Semifinals - Jenna Nickless/Stephanie Ehrlich, Sent, def. Katlyn Hacke/Amy Snipstead, Glac, 9-8 (7-5); Arcia Avila/Genna Boyer, Glac, def. Kaitlyn Wiens/Liz Hartley, Hel, 8-3.
Finals - Nickless/Ehrlich def. Avila/Boyer, 6-7 (6-8), 6-3, 6-0.
Consolation - Chelsea Birgensmith/Becca Rozar, Wfsh, def. Hacke/Snipstead, 7-5, 6-4.
No. 3
Semifinals - Emily Griffith/Kate Tryhus, MBS, def. Britni Heckerman/Katie Rehbein, Hgt, 9-7; Kelsey Jones/Sandra Wahle, Sent, def. Grace Hagger/Madison Woods, 8-0.
Finals - Griffith/Tryhus def. Jones/Wahle, 6-3, 6-2.
Consolation - Emily Rappold/Rehbein, Hgt, def. Martin/Gossen, 6-0, 7-5.