Harris, Mee in quarterfinals

The Daily Inter Lake

Top seeds Matt Harris of Whitefish and Jackie Mee of Libby have advanced to quarterfinal play at the Western A divisional tennis tournament.

Harris and Mee both had first-round byes, then cruised to easy wins in the second round of singles play on Thursday.

Harris defeated Sean Barrett of Bigfork, 6-2, 6-0, while Mee stopped Sara Keeble of Polson, 6-1, 6-2.

In today's quarterfinals, Mee will face Gabi Stenger of Columbia Falls and Harris will tangle with Miroslav Zvyagelskiy, also of Columbia Falls.

Doubles play also begins today.

The tournament is being held at the courts at Flathead Valley Community College and the Glacier Tennis Club. The tournament winds up Saturday.

Western A Div. Tennis

Thursday at Kalispell

Singles only; doubles starts today

No Team Totals

Boys

Singles

First Round

Matt Harris, W, bye; Sean Barrett, B, def. Cody Ercanbrack, L, 6-0, 6-2; Andrew Storro, P, bye; Miroslav Zvyagelskiy, CF, bye; Matt Roberts, P, bye; Tim Spencer, CF, bye; Tyler Schiff, W, def. Zack Schikora, L, 6-3, 6-3; Bridger Mahlum, B, bye; Scott Taylor, B, bye; Joel Mallams, W, def. Jon Riffey, CF, 6-1, 6-1; Tom Deanovic, P, bye; Hunter Sheffield, L, bye; Tanner Hosek, W, bye; Vadim Zvyagelskiy, CF, bye; Colter Mahlum, B, def. Christian McCurdy, P, 6-4, 6-2; Alex Cisclo, L, bye.

Second Round

Cislo def. Mahlum, 6-1, 6-1; Hosek def. V. Zvyagelskiy, 6-3, 6-0; Sheffield def. Deanovic, 6-0, 6-0; Taylor def. Mallams, 6-0, 6-3; Mahlum def. Schiff, 6-1, 6-0; Roberts def. Spencer, 6-1, 6-1; M. Zvyagelskiy def. Storro, 6-2, 7-6; Harris def. Barrett, 6-2, 6-0.

Girls

First Round

Jackie Mee, L, bye; Sara Keeble, P, def. Claire Wilken, B, 6-4, 6-1; Courtney Wilder, W, bye; Gabi Stenger, CF, bye; Alexa Cline, P, bye; Merideth Reed, W, bye; Chelsey Oedewaldt, L, def. Laura Burgi, CF, 6-2, 6-6 (7-4); Jade Bosic, B, bye; Kate Klundt, W, bye; Lindsey Kehn, L, def. Erika Nunlist, P, 6-4, 6-4; Lydia Freeman, CF, bye; Kelly Deaton, B, bye; Audra Poppen, L, bye; Natalie Law, CF, bye; Elyse Myers, B, def. Bailey Chauner, W, 6-0, 6-0; Jane Probst, P, bye.

Second Round

Mee def. Keeble, 6-1, 6-2; Stenger def. Wilder, 6-3, 6-1; Cline def. Reed, 6-1, 6-1; Bosic def. Oedewaldt, 6-0, 6-1; Klundt def. Kehn, 6-0, 6-1; Deaton def. Freeman, 6-0, 6-1; Poppen def. Law, 7-6, 6-0; Probst def. Myers, 6-1, 6-2.