Libby's Mee looking for 4th straight divisional singles title
Jackie Mee, the defending Class A state singles tennis champion, will be looking to win her fourth-straight Western A divisional title starting today at the Glacier Tennis Club at The Summit.
Mee is the top seed and will have a first-round bye when play begins at noon.
Mee went 20-0 last year and did not drop a set until the championship match.
This year the senior standout is 12-0 and has not lost a set.
Mee finished sixth at state her junior season and fourth as a freshman.
She is the lone Libby player to win a state singles title.
Boys singles and doubles, and girls doubles action begins today at 10 a.m. at the Flathead Valley Community College courts.
Play resumes Friday at 8 a.m.
The top four singles players and doubles teams advance to state tournament play May 27-29 in Billings.
The Whitefish boys and Polson girls are defending divisional champions. Whitefish will be shooting for its fifth-straight championship, while the Polson girls are going for their fourth in a row.
The Whitefish boys and Libby girls both finished third at state last year.
The Whitefish boys and Polson’s girls won state titles in 2008.
Libby’s Alex Cislo, who finished fourth in divisional singles last year, is playing doubles this year. His partner is TJ Benson. They are seeded first in the divisional.
Teammate Nate Broden, fourth in divisional doubles a year ago, also has a new partner this year in Lewis Brossman.
Polson’s Shad Giles, third in doubles in 2009, is back this time with Justin Evertz.
Polson’s Jane Probst, a runner-up to Mee last year in divisional singles, returns in singles.
Teammates Kayla Rochin, a senior, and Kendyall Rochin, a junior, are back to defend their doubles divisional crown.
The Rochins have not lost a conference match in two years.
Libby’s Anna Valentine, second in doubles last year, is playing this spring with Audra Poppen.
And Whitefish’s Anne Miller, fourth in doubles last year, has a new partner in Hannah Weaver.
Western A Divisional Tennis
Flathead Valley Community College
Kalispell
Today-Friday
Competing schools: Columbia Falls, Libby, Polson, Ronan, Whitefish
Seeds
Boys
Singles
1. Cree Maloney, Libby; 2. Matt Roberts, Polson; 3. Joel Mallams, Whitefish; 4. Parker Johnson, Columbia Falls.
Doubles
1. TJ Benson/Alex Cislo, Libby; 2. Justin Evertz/Shad Giles, Polson; 3. Nate Broden/Lewis Brossman; 4. Brian Marcille/Vadim Zvygelskiy, Columbia Falls.
Girls
Singles
1. Jackie Mee, Libby; 2. Jane Probst, Polson; 3. Gabrielle Stenger, Columbia Falls; 4. Tami Kolatschek, Columbia Falls.
Doubles
1. Kayla Rochin/Kendyall Rochin, Polson; 2. Lexie Bartkoski/Marissa Getts, Columbia Falls; 3. Anna Valentine/Audra Poppen, Libby; 4. Anne Miller/Hannah Weaver, Whitefish
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Today
First Round
Boys
Singles
Top Bracket
Cree Maloney, Lib, bye; Chase Allen, Ron, vs. Jon Riffy, CF; Andrew Storro, Pol, bye; Jake Morison, Whi, bye; Austin Butler, Ron, bye; Christian McCurdy, Pol, bye; Mike Wise, Lib, vs. Cody Ling, Whi; Parker Johnson, CF, bye
Bottom Bracket
Joel Mallams, Whi, bye; Zack Schikora, Lib, vs. Reed Hovenkotter, Pol; Kyle Yankey, Ron, bye; Miroslav Zvygelskiy, CF, bye; Crawford Dinning, Lib, bye; Tim Spencer, CF, bye; Jess Smith, Ron, vs. Austin Sattler, Whi; Matt Roberts, Pol, bye
Doubles
Top Bracket
TJ Benson/Alex Cislo, Lib, bye; Hayden Congdon/Sam Peel, Pol, vs. Connor Ellis/Joel Bacher, Whi; Will Davey/Ian Laimbeer, Pol, vs. Jeff Blixt/Colten Cheff, Ron; Nick Jack/Casey Beiser, Whi, vs. Brian Marcille/Vadim Zvygelskiy, CF
Bottom Bracket
Payton Adams/Michael Elliott, Ron, vs. Lewis Brossman/Nate Broden, Lib; Nathan Carr/Jordan Mueller, CF, vs. Tyler Schiff/Francisco Valley, Whi; Hunter Shima/Spencer Sucha, Ron, vs. Nick Emerson/Chris King, CF; Chris Faulkner/Kyle Sweedman, Lib, vs. Justin Evertz/Shad Giles, Pol
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Girls
Singles
Top Bracket
Jackie Mee, Lib, bye; Tashina Barnaby, Ron, vs. Kendall Sattler, Whi; Natalie Law, CF, bye; Karmen Borchers, Pol, bye; Erika Nunlist, Pol, bye; Courtney Wilder, Whi, bye; Tana Wilson, Lib, vs. Bugin Chinzong, Ron; Tami Kolatschek, CF, bye
Bottom Bracket
Gabrielle Stenger, CF, bye; Chelsey Oedewaldt, Lib, vs. Megan Danczyk, Whi; Whitney Zimmerman, Pol, bye; Amber Metzger, Ron, bye; Lindsey Kehn, Lib, bye; Elena Potter, CF, bye; Tara Sullivan, Whi, vs. Jonelle Lauer, Ron; Jane Probst, Pol, bye
Doubles
Top Bracket
Kayla Rochin/Kendyall Rochin, Pol, bye; Alissa Buti/Kyla O’Brien, Lib, vs. Pepper Borland/Franki Anderson, CF; Katelyn Matkovich/Darian Blixt, Ron, vs. Tawnya Granger/Ashley Shaw, Lib; Shay Grilley/Krystal Bedford, CF, vs. Anne Miller/Hannah Weaver, Whi
Bottom Bracket
Anna Valentine/Audra Poppen, Lib, vs. Taylir Courville/Sarah Anderson, Ron; Bailey Chauner/Alexa Holliday, Whi, vs. Kelsie Howell/Mackenzie Clay, Pol; Jordan Quinn/Audra Engebretson, Pol, vs. Seri Smith/Brianna Frank, Ron; Ryan Chauner/Hailey Craven, Whi, vs. Lexie Bartkoski/Marissa Getts, CF