Foul weather fouls up tennis schedule
COLUMBIA FALLS - The weather stood in the way of Columbia Falls possibly rolling to a perfect score against rival Whitefish on Thursday in a tennis dual.
Columbia Falls won three matches in singles along with No. 1 doubles for a 4-0 advantage when the outing was finally called. No. 4 singles and Nos. 2-3 doubles were not completed.
"We started a few minutes early and we were lucky to complete the matches we did," Columbia Falls coach Jerry Smalley said.
Gabrielle Stenger, No. 1 singles, and Lexie Bartkoski and Marissa Getts, No. 1 doubles, were 6-0, 6-0 winners for the Wildkats over the Bulldogs.
SINGLES - Gabrielle Stenger, CF, def. Laura Turco, 6-0, 6-0; Natalie Law, CF, def. Sloan Ellis, 6-1, 6-0; Domenika Geratova, CF, def. Caroline Carbo, 6-2, 6-3.
DOUBLES - Lexie Bartkoski/Marissa Getts, CF, def. Lindsey Viscomi/Megan Danczyk, 6-0, 6-0.
Columbia Falls boys
at Whitefish
WHITEFISH - No varsity matches were completed because of the weather. The dual has been rescheduled for 3:30 p.m. Monday in Whitefish.
Great Falls/CMR
at Flathead/Glacier
For the second time this season, this double dual was called off because of Mother Nature.
"It was pretty much a cursed match," Flathead coach Buck Measure said.
The duals with the Great Falls schools will not be rescheduled.
Up next for Flathead and Glacier is the Flathead Invitational on Saturday at 9 a.m. Also competing are the three Missoula schools - Big Sky, Hellgate and Sentinel.
Bigfork Flight
Tournament
BIGFORK - This event was also canceled and may not be rescheduled.
Superior 7, Eureka 0
SUPERIOR - Superior dominated singles played and ruled doubles action as well in sweeping Eureka in a Western B dual.
Singles - Cary Chamberlain, S, def. Angela Bailey, 6-0, 6-1; Emma Woolridge, S, def. Kathrin Stein, 6-0, 6-1; Michele Reinelt, S, def. Alika Gillard, 6-0, 6-1; Kiana Cox, S, def. Tori Gondeiro, 6-0, 6-0.
Doubles - Kaylee Crabb/Sarah Wuebkes, S, def. Marissa Jones-Flaget/Ashley Brown, 6-1, 6-4; Myranda Kuhl/Hillary Stevens, S, def. Shannon Stein/Shelby Taurman, 6-2, 6-0; Caitlin Coleman/Sophia Williams, S, def. Bethany Bahlman/Courtney Lingren, 6-0, 6-1.
Polson 7, Ronan 0,
in boys and girls
RONAN — A pair of Polson freshman survived a back-and-forth doubles match and helped the Pirates complete a clean sweep for boys and girls.
Karly Rochin and Mollybeth Hendrix pulled out a 6-1, 6-7 (7-4), 7-6 (7-3) victory in No. 2 doubles and Polson went a perfect 14-0 on the day.
Polson head coach Bob Hislop pointed out that Ronan played the Pirates well in No. 1 and No. 2 singles and doubles on both boys and girls sides, but said the Rochin and Hendrix match at No. 2 doubles was extra special.
“That was the most exciting match of the day,” he said.
Polson plays at Whitefish next Tuesday.
Boys
Singles — Justin Evertz, P, def. Hunter Schima, 6-2, 6-2; Will Davey, P, def. Payton Adams, 6-2, 6-4; Reed Hovenkotter, P, def. Spencer Sucha, 6-1, 6-3; Sam Kimzle, P, def. Joey Dresen, 6-3, 6-3;
Doubles— Brady Hislop/Ian Laimbeer, P, def. Aaron Yazzie/Chase Allen, 6-1, 6-0; Hayden Congdon/Dylan McCrumb, P, def. Tyler Anderson/Daniel Aylesworth, 6-2, 6-2; Andrew Storro/Sam Peel, P, def. Logan Soukkala/Tallon Fortin, 6-0, 6-1.
Girls
Singles — Whitney Zimmerman, P, def. Josie Benedetti, 6-2, 6-3; Jordan Quinn, P, def. Amber Metzger, 6-1, 6-4; Audra Engebretson, P, def. Seri Smith, 6-3, 6-1; Tegan Bauer, P, def. Tashina Barnaby, 6-0, 6-0;
Doubles — Kenzie Clay/Carmen Borchers, P, def. Katelyn Matkovitch/Taylor Courville, 6-4, 4-6, 6-4; Karly Rochin/Mollybeth Hendrix, P, def. Sarah Anderson/Darian Blixt-Leo 6-1, 6-7 (7-4), 7-6 (7-3); Sara Robinson/Dani Howlett, P, def. Aimee Freiberg/Elise Bold, 8-6.