Invite challenges netters
Flathead's Glenn Strickler and Glacier's Cami Mathison both finished second on Saturday in the Main Draw of singles play at the Kalispell Invitational tennis tournament.
The Main Draw featured the top three singles players from the five competing schools, which also included Missoula Big Sky, Hellgate and Sentinel, all in the same bracket.
There was also action at No. 4 singles and doubles.
"Each weekend he keeps improving," Flathead coach Buck Measure said of Strickler.
"As a freshman, he just shows really good poise and overall the ability to adapt to new players and new situations. He's very mature for his age."
Tony Mayer of Hellgate defeated Strickler in the final, 6-1, 6-1.
Dani Sheridan of Big Sky defeated Mathison in their final, 6-4, 6-2. Mathison normally plays doubles.
Glacier was missing Liana Bates, Kellen Bates, Hailey Blalack and Katya Kulikova, who were all in Las Vegas for an Intermountain Tennis Association Easter Circuit tournament. Hellgate's Alex Braun was also in Las Vegas playing.
Glacier's Veronica Walton missed this event because of a family commitment.
"We challenged kids to play different competition levels," Glacier coach Josh Munro said.
"A lot of them took it pretty well. It was a unique challenge and good preparation for divisionals, which uses this format."
Glacier's Conner Watterud finished second in No. 4 singles while Quintyn Menegazzi and Izaak Castren were runners-up in No. 4 doubles.
Flathead's other top showing in singles play was turned in by Barrie Sugarman. She fell to Mathison in the seminals, 7-5, 6-4.
"She's very happy with her performance against very touch competition," Measure said of Sugarman.
"(Mathison) is a well-rounded player."
The Bravettes doubles team of Andrea Battello and Annie Marshall also lost in the semifinals of the Main Draw.
"Our whole team today showed a lot of improvement," Measure said.
"The kids had a good attitude coming off the court, even after they lost the match."
Even though the invitational began at 9 a.m., play was eventually called because of darkness in Main Draw singles and doubles matches for girls and boys in consolation play.
No team scores were kept.
Kalispell Invitational
Saturday
Boys
Singles
Main Draw (1-2-3)
First Round
Tony Mayer, Hlgt, bye; Zach Peevey, Hlgt, def. Brandon Doty, Gla, 6-2, 6-2; Austin Violette, Sen, def. Andrew Klinginsmith, Fla, 6-2, 6-3; Cesar Robles-Lastra, BS, def. Jordan Bridwell, Gla, 6-3, 6-3; Nick Klaudt, Hlgt, def. Riley Bahin, BS, 6-3, 6-2; Phillip Phattharaampornchai, Gla, def. Michael Thomas, Sen, 6-2, 6-2; Daniel Harvala, Hlgt, bye; Glenn Strickler, Fla, def. Derek Colberg, Sen, 6-2, 6-2.
Quarterfinals
Mayer def. Peevey, 6-2, 6-2; Violette def. Robles-Lastra 4-6, 6-3, 13-11; Klaudt def. Phattharaampornchai 6-4, 6-1; Strickler def. Harvala, 6-3, 6-3.
Semifinals
Mayer def. Violette, 6-4, 6-2; Strickler def. Klaudt, 4-6, 6-4, 10-4.
Final
Mayer def. Strickler, 6-1, 6-1.
Consolation
Round 1
Doty, bye; Klinginsmith def. Bridwell, 6-4, 7-1; Bahin def. Thomas, no score listed; Colberg, bye
Round 2
Robles-Lastra def. Doty, 6-3, 6-3; Peevey def. Klinginsmith, 6-3, 6-4; Harvala def. Thomas, 6-3, 6-2; Phattharaampornchai def. Colberg, 6-2, 6-2
Round 3
Peevey def. Robles-Lastra 6-2, 4-6, 10-4; Harvala def. Phattharaampornchai, 7-6 (6), 6-4.
No 4
First Round
Chris LaPorte, Sen, def. Jeremy Zug, Fla, 6-3, 6-2; Dallas Rosslow, BS, def. Andy Walling, Gla, no score listed; Jakeb Wilson, Fla, bye; Conner Watterud, Gla, def. (No first name) Burnett, Fla, 6-2, 6-3.
Semifinals
Rosslow def. LaPorte, 6-0, 6-0; Watterud def. Wilson, 6-2, 5-7, 11-9.
Final
Rosslow def. Watterud, 6-0, 6-0.
Consolation
First Round
Zug def. Walling, 6-2, 6-4; Burnett Bye
Third Place
Zug def. Wilson, 6-4, 6-3; LaPorte def. Burnett, 6-2, 6-2.
Doubles
Main Draw (1-2-3)
First Round
Avery Howard/Cody Jahrig, Hlgt, bye; Andy Bixler/Luke Gunter, Sen, def. Jacob Harris/Josh Reiner, BS, 6-3, 6-3; Brandon Simpson/Patrick Phattharaampornchai, Gla, def. Ryan Halligan/Josh Lathom, Sen, 6-2, 6-3; Sam Waldorf/Aidan Avery, Hlgt, bye; Anders Nord/Dylan Harvala, Hlgt, def. Andrew Harris/Austin Rosenbaum, 6-2, 6-2; Karl Hellwig/Evan Froystad, Gla, def. Tucker Moe/Miles Sorlie, Fla, 7-5, 6-3; Lee Fritsen/Sam Angel, Hlgt, def. Ryan Edwards/Ryan Schmauch, 6-2, 6-2; Alec Shull/Lucas Veteto, no score listed.
Quarterfinals
Howard/Jahrig def. Bixler/Gunter, 6-4, 6-4; Waldorf/Avery def. Simpson/Phattharaampornchai, no score listed; Nord/Harvala def. Hellwig/Froystad, 6-4, 6-2; Fritsen/Angel def. Shull Veteto, 6-2, 6-4.
Semifinals
Howard/Jahrig def. Waldorf/Avery, 6-2, 6-2; Fristen/Angel def. Nord/Harvala, 3-6, 6-3, 10-4.
Final
Fritsen/Angel def. Howard/Jahrig, 3-6, 6-2, 10-3.
Consolation
First Round
Harris/Reiner, bye; Halligan/Lathom, bye; Harris/Rosenbaum def. Moe/Sorlie, no score listed; Edwards/Schmauch, bye.
Second Round
Simpson/Phattharaampornchai def. Harris/Reiner, 6-3, 6-2; Bixler/Gunter def. Halligan/Lathom, 7-5, 6-2; Shull/Veteto def. Harris/Rosenbaum, 6-3, 6-2; Froystad/Hellwig def. Edwards/Schmauch, 7-6 (3), 5-7, 10-5.
Third Round
Simpson/Phattharaampornchai def. Bixler/Gunter, 6-3, 6-2; Shull/Veteto def. Froystad/Hellwig, 6-2, 6-2.
No. 4 Doubles
First Round
Drum Caras/Koahl Deshazer, Sen, bye; Kalen Reed/Reece Erickson, Gla, def. Sam Niederman/Gavin Kearns, BS, 7-5, 5-7, 10-7; Jackson Langland/Nathan Solberg, BS, def. Ben Mason/CJ Schumacher, Fla, 6-3, 7-5; Quintyn Menegazzi/Izaak Castren, Gla, bye.
Semifinals
Caras/Deshazer def. Reed/Erickson, 7-5, 6-3; Menegazzi/Castren def. Langland/Solberg, 6-2, 6-2.
Final
Caras/Deshazer def. Menegazzi/Castren, 6-4, 4-6, 6-4.
Consolation
First Round
Niederman/Kearns, bye; Mason/Schumacher, bye
Second Round
Niederman/Kearns def. Langland/Solberg, 6-4, 9-7; Reed/Erickson def. Mason/Schumacher, 6-4, 7-2
Third Place
Reed/Erickson def. Niederman/Kearns, 5-7, 6-4, 11-9
Girls
Singles
Main Draw (1-2-3)
First Round
Dani Sheridan, BS, def. Emily Finnegan, Hlgt, 6-2, 6-3; Ashli Petek, Fla, def. Nikki Olsen, Gla, 6-2, 6-2; Toni Mischke, Hlgt, def. Kendall Sattler, Gla, 6-2, 6-2; Jenna Donovan, Sen, def. McCall Smith, Fla, 6-3, 6-2; Hannah Willstein, Hlgt, def. Kelsey Donnelly, BS, 4-6, 6-2, 10-7; Cami Mathison, Gla, def. Kaylee Bauer, Sen, 6-3, 6-3; Maddie Murdock, Sen, def. Hilary Syvertson, Gla, 6-3, 6-4; Barrie Sugarman, Fla, def. Brianna Speltz, BS, 6-3, 6-2.
Quarterfinals
Sheridan def. Petek, 6-2, 6-3; Donovan def. Mischke, 7-5, 6-4; Mathison def. Willstein, 6-3, 6-3; Sugarman def. Murdock, 6-3, 6-7 (7-5), 10-5.
Semifinals
Sheridan def. Donovan, 6-2, 6-2; Mathison def. Sugarman, 7-5, 6-4.
Final
Sheridan def. Mathison, 6-4, 6-2.
Consolation
First Round
(Scores not listed)
Finnigan def. Olsen; Sattler def. Smith; Bauer def. Donnelly; Speltz def. Syvertson.
Second Round
Mischke def. Finnegan, 6-2, 6-3; Petek def. Sattler, 6-3, 6-4; Murdock def. Bauer, 3-6, 6-4, 10-7; Speltz def. Willstein, 6-4, 6-4.
Third Round
Mischke def. Petek, 6-4, 7-5; Speltz def. Murdock, 6-7 (4), 6-3, 11-9.
No. 4
First Round
Mackenzie Keiper, Hlgt, def. Jaryn Ravetto, 6-2, 6-2; Keckeley Habel, Gla, def. Brittany Brown, BS, 6-3, 6-4; Hannah Davis, Gla, def. def. Kate Hopkins, BS, 7-6 (4), 6-4; Meredith Rappold, Hlgt, def. Alex Bardwell, Fla, 6-2, 6-2.
Semifinals
Keiper def. Habel, 6-3, 6-2; Rappold def. Davis, 6-3, 6-4.
Final
Rappold def. Keiper, 7-5, 5-7, 10-7.
Consolation
First Round
Ravetto def. Brown, 6-7, 6-4, 10-5; Hopkins def. Bardwell, 6-3, 6-3.
Second Round
Davis def. Ravetto, 6-4, 4-6, 10-5; Habel def. Hopkins, 6-4, 7-5.
Third Place
Davis def. Mabel, 6-2, 7-5.
Doubles
Main Draw (1-2-3)
First Round
Morgan Simkins/Claire Rappold, Hlgt, bye; Gwen Lockman/Katie Rehbein, Sen, def. Jessica Parks/Jillian Walsh, 3-6, 7-6 (2), 7-6 (4); Andrea Batello/Annie Marshall, Fla, def. Alyssa Harrington/Morgan Keck, BS, 6-2, 6-2; Kailea Vaudt/Amy Snipstead, Gla, def. Katie Tabaracci/Darby Anderson, Sen, 7-6 (1), 6-3; Katie Martens/Anna Ballew, Hlgt, def. Susan Sievers/Grace Hagger, Fla, 6-2, 6-4; Emily Griffith/Kate Tryhus, BS, def. Shelby Ballard/Ingrid Ericksen, Gla, 6-4, 7-6 (3); Jenna Nickless/Stephanie Ehrlich, Sen, bye; Kelsey Klein/Cyrra Robinson, Hlgt, def. Kirstyn Haugenoe/Lauren Jones, Gla, 6-2, 6-2.
Quarterfinals
Simkins/Rappold def. Lockman/Rehbein, 6-3, 6-2; Batello/Marshall def. Vaudt/Snipstead, 7-6 (1), 6-3; Griffith/Tryhus def. Martens/Ballew, 6-3, 6-3; Nickless/Ehrlich def. Klein/Robinson, 6-2, 6-3.
Semifinals
Simkins/Rappold def. Batello/Marshall, 6-4, 6-4; Nickless/Ehrlich def. Griffith/Tryhus, 6-4, 6-2.
Final
Nickless/Ehrlich def. Simkins/Rappold, 2-6, 7-6 (6), 10-6.
Consolation
First Round
(No scores listed)
Parks/Walsh, bye; Tabaracci/Anderson def. Harrington/Keck; Ballard/Ericksen def. Sievers/Hagger; Haugenoe/Jones, bye.
Second Round
Vaudt/Snipstead def. Parks/Walsh, 7-6, 7-5; Lockman/Rehbein def. Tabaracci/Anderson, 6-3, 7-5; Klein/Robinson def. Ballard/Ericksen, 6-4, 7-5; Martens/Ballew def. Haugenoe/Jones, 6-4, 6-2.
Third Round
Vaudt/Snipstead def. Lockman/Rehbein, 7-5, 6-2; Martens/Ballew def. Klein/Robinson, 6-2, 5-7, 10-6.
No. 4
First Round
Rachel Dickson/Hailey Shulund, BS, bye; Briahna Bennett/Molly Wright, Gla, bye; Megan Woody/Hayley Olson, Hlgt, def. Anna Stone/Isabelle Brooks, Fla, 6-4, 6-3; Bri Pollock/Miceala Peck, Sen, bye.
Semifinals
Dickson/Shulund def. Bennett/Wright, 7-6, 2-6, 10-7; Woody/Olson def. Pollock/Peck, no score listed.
Final
Woody/Olson def. Dickson/Shulund, 6-1, 6-3.
Consolation
Semifinal
Stone/Brooks def. Bennett/Wright, 6-4, 6-4.
Third Place
Stone/Brooks def. Pollock/Peck, 6-2, 6-2.