Divisional A tennis: Polson girls, Libby boys retain titles
LIBBY - For Polson's girls and Libby's boys, it was just like last year.
Both teams defended their titles over the weekend at the Northwestern A divisional tennis tournament.
Polson, which has now won five-straight divisional crowns, used a 1-2-3 finish in singles (Kendyall Rochin, Whitney Zimmerman and Sara Robinson) and a second in doubles (Kenzie Clay and Jordan Quinn) for a 74-point total in the three-day event, which ended Saturday.
Columbia Falls, led by doubles champs Marissa Getts and Lexie Bartkoski, was second with 36.
The Libby boys, 48 points, held off Polson, 43, to repeat as champs. The Loggers dominated singles, placing 1-2-4 (Cree Maloney, Alex Cislo and Crawford Dinning).
Polson had the boys doubles champs (Justin Evertz and Will Davey).
The top four finishers advance to state, which begins Thursday in Great Falls.
Boys
Team Totals
Libby 48, Polson 43, Columbia Falls 24, Whitefish 22, Ronan 10
Singles
Final
Cree Maloney, L, def. Alex Cislo, L, 7-5, 6-2
Third place
Parker Johnson, CF, def. Crawford Dinning, L, 2-6, 6-2, 7-6 (7-4)
Consolation semifinals
Dinning def. Jake Morison, W, 5-7, 6-2, 6-3; Johnson def. Hunter Shima, R, 6-4, 6-3.
Doubles
Final
Justin Evertz/Will Davey, P, def. Vadim Zvygelskiy/Miroslav Zvygelskiy, CF, 3-6, 7-6 (7-5), 6-4
Third place
Connor Ellis/Camp Kenyon, W, def. Brady Hislop/Ian Laimbeer, P, 7-5, 7-5.
Consolation semifinals
Ellis/Kenyon def. Casey Beiser/Austin Sattler, W, 6-1, 6-3; Hislop/Laimbeer def. Brian Marcille/Jordan Mueller, CF, 6-1, 6-3.
Girls
Team Totals
Polson 74, Columbia Falls 36, Ronan 15, Whitefish 14, Libby 9
Singles
Final
Kendyall Rochin, P, def. Whitney Zimmerman, P, 6-3, 2-6, 6-4
Third place
Sara Robinson, P, def. Gabrielle Stenger, CF, 6-7 (3-7), 6-2, 6-2
Consolation semifinals
Robinson def. Josie Benedetti, R, 6-4, 4-6, 7-5; Stenger def. Tegan Bauer, P, 6-1,6-1.
Doubles
Final
Marissa Getts/Lexie Bartkoski, CF, def. Kenzie Clay/Jordan Quinn, P, 6-0, 7-6 (7-3)
Third place
Audra Engeberetson/Carmen Borchers, P, def. Katelyn Matkovich/Taylor Courville, R, 6-3, 7-6 (10-8)
Consolation semifinals
Engebretson/Borchers def. Alissa Buti/Kyla O'Brien, L, 7-5, 7-6 (7-4); Matkovich/Courville def. Karly Rochin/Mollybeth Hendrix, P, 6-2, 3-6, 6-4.