Bates, Blalack singles champs for Glacier at Flathead Invitational
The Flathead Invitational tennis tournament stretched for 12 hours on Saturday with all but one of the 144 matches completed.
Darkness prevented a third-place winner at No. 1 boys doubles.
“Lots of really good play from all schools,” Glacier coach Josh Munro said.
“The competition was being played at a very high level all the way around.”
Flathead coach Jeff Anderson agreed.
“Especially the No. 1 brackets in singles and doubles,” he said.
“They were stacked today. They were deep and some great tennis was played.”
Glacier had the top finish at both boys and girls No. 1 singles with Kellen Bates and Hailey Blalack.
“Kellen overcame a slow start today and finished strong,” Munro said.
Hailey and Veronica (Walton) played some tough singles. It’s always tough to play your teammate, but they handled it well.”
Blalack defeated Walton 6-4, 6-2 in his final.
Bates dropped Alex Braun of Hellgate 6-2, 6-2 in the final.
Braun advanced from the semifinals with a tough 6-4, 7-6 win over Glacier’s Hunter Blalack.
“Hunter battled all day,” Munro said.
“He ended up third. He had a great match against Braun. You can’t get much better than that.”
Overall ...
“I’m happy with the way we played tie-breakers today,” Munro said.
‘We played a lot of them, a lot of close ones. We won a lot of them and the ones we lost were close. That’s where we want to be ... in every point in every match.”
For Flathead, Anderson was pleased with the showing of several individuals.
“Jeremy Zug, a senior, made his first tournament finals at third singles and just played a super day of tennis. I’m very happy with Jeremy.”
Zug lost to Sam Peel of Polson, 6-4, 7-5.
“Jon Pfeifer (No. 2 singles) played probably his best tennis of the year today,” Anderson said.
“He finished fourth, did some great things on the court.”
Anderson said Andrew Klingensmith, fourth at No. 3 singles, “played super today.”
On the girls side, Anderson said Willow Fantino “was able to put a number of good matches together.”
She finished third at No. 3 singles.
Polson’s Whitney Zimmerman finished first at No. 2 singles and Brady Hislop was second at No. 2 singles.
“Just fabulous experience for them,” Polson coach Bob Hislop said for Zimmerman and Brady Hislop.
“Very competitive matches at a higher level than we normally play. It was a good experience for them.”
Polson also had a champion at No. 3 boys singles and doubles and No. 3 girls doubles.
Boys
Singles
No. 1
First Round
Kellen Bates, Gl, bye; Blake Miller, MH, def. Glenn Strickler, F, 7-5, 6-3; Alex Braun, MH, def. Aaron Koerner, MBS, 6-3, 6-3; Hunter Blalack, Gl, def. Lucas Veteto, MS, 6-4, 6-4.
Semifinals
Bates def. Miller, 6-3, 7-5 (2); Braun def. Blalack, 6-4, 7-6.
Final
Bates def. Braun, 6-2, 6-2.
Consolation
First Round
Strickler, bye; Veteto def. Koerner, 6-2, 6-2.
Second Round
Blalack def. Strickler, 6-3, 2-6, 1-0 (7); Miller def. Veteto, 6-3, 6-2.
Third Place
Blalack def. Miller, 6-1, 7-5.
No. 2
First Round
Jon Pfeifer, F, def. Michael Thomas, MS, 6-2, 6-4; Will Ballew, MH, def. Brian Marcille, CF, 6-4, 6-2; Paul Wrobel, MH, def. Orson Phattharaampornchai, Gl, 6-3, 6-4; Brady Hislop, Pol, def. Koahl DeShazer, MS, 6-2, 6-2.
Semifinals
Ballew def. Pfeifer, 6-2, 6-2; Hislop def. Wrobel, 6-4, 3-6, 10-8.
Final
Ballew def. Hislop, 6-1, 6-4.
Consolation
First Round
Marcille def. Thomas, 7-6 (7), 5-7, 10-1; DeShazer def. Phattharaampornchai, 6-4, 0-6, 13-11.
Second Round
Wrobel def. Marcille, 6-4, 6-4; Pfeifer def. DeShazer, 7-5, 6-4.
Third Place
Wrobel def. Pfeifer, 6-2, 6-3.
No. 3
First Round
Dallas Rosslow, MBS, def. Andrew Klingensmith, F, 7-5, 6-3; Sam Peel, Pol, won by forfeit; Jeremy Zug, F, def. Brad Jones, Gl, 6-2, 6-3; Jackson Langland, MBS, def. Justin Smith, MS, 7-5, 6-4.
Semifinals
Peel def. Rosslow, 7-5 7-6 (7-4); Zug def. Langland, 4-6, 7-6, 10-8.
Final
Peel def. Zug, 6-4, 7-5.
Consolation
First Round
Smith def. Jones, 6-2, 6-2.
Second Round
Rosslow def. Smith, 6-2, 6-2; Klingensmith def. Langland, 6-2, 7-5.
Third Place
Rosslow def. Klingensmith, 7-5, 10-7.
Doubles
No. 1
First Round
Lee Fritsen/Dylan Harvala, MH, def. Parker Johnson/Miroslav Zvyagelskiy, CF, 6-3, 6-3; Ryan Halligan/Austin Violette, MS, def. Ryan Edwards/Ryan Schmauch, Gl, 6-2, 6-2; Daniel Harvala/Zach Peevey, MH, def. Colin Bahin/Riley Bahin, MBS, 6-3, 6-3; Danny Roe/Evan Froystad, Gla, def. Tucker Moe/Miles Sorlie, F, 6-2, 7-5.
Semifinals
Fritsen/Harvala def. Halligan/Violette, 6-2, 6-3; Harvala/Peevey def. Roe/Froystad, 6-3, 6-3.
Final
Fritsen/Harvala def. Harvala/Peevey, 6-4, 6-3.
Consolation
First Round
Johnson/Zvyagelskiy def. Edwards/Schmauch, 6-4, 6-2; Bahin/Bahin def. Moe/Sorlie, 6-4, 6-4.
Second Round
Johnson/Zvyagelskiy def. Roe/Froystad, 3-6, 6-3, 1-0 (5); Halligan/Violette def. Bahin/Bahin, 6-4, 6-7, 1-0 (4).
Third Place
Did not finish
No. 2
First Round
Christian Schroeder/Nick Klaudt, MH def. Andrew Harris/Austin Rosenbaum, MB, 6-2, 6-3; Logan Iverson/Andy Boyer, Gl, def. Shane Caye/Shawnery Adair, MS, 7-5, 7-5; Drum Caras/Quinn Andrew, MS, def. C.J. Schumacher/Ben Mason, F, 6-4, 6-2; Reid Birgenheier/Ethan Howard, MH, def. Will Davey/Ian Laimbeer, Pol, 6-4, 6-2.
Semifinals
Schroeder/Klaudt def. Iverson/Boyer, Birgenheier/Howard def. Caras/Andrew, 6-3, 6-2.
Final
Schroeder/Klaudt def. Birgenheier/Howard, 6-2, 6-3.
Consolation
First Round
Caye/Adair def. Harris/Rosenbaum, 2-6, 6-3, 10-3; Davey/Laimbeer def. Schumacher/Mason, no scores listed
Second Round
Caras/Andrew def. Caye/Adair, 6-3, 3-6, 1-0 (6); Laimbeer/Davey def. Iverson/Boyer, 6-3, 5-7, 1-0 (4).
Third Place
Laimbeer/Davey def. Caras/Andrew 6-3, 6-0.
No. 3
First Round
Jacob Himber/Gavin Kearns, MBS, def. Robbie Krueger/Ryan Porch, Gl, 7-6 (7), 4-6, 10-8; Hayden Congdon/Dylan McCrumb, Pol, def. Tristan Dills/Connor Roettig, F, 6-3, 6-3; Reed Hovenkotter/Sam Kinzle, Pol, def. Jesse Mueller/Joey Simonich, MS, 6-2, 6-4; Sam Niederman/Nathaniel Solberg, MBS, def. Tyler Beagley/Carson Regoli, F, 6-4, 6-2.
Semifinals
Congdon/McCrumb def. Himber/Kearns, 7-5, 6-3; Hovenkotter/Kinzle def. Niederman/Solberg, 4-6, 6-2, 10-7.
Final
Congdon/McCrumb def. Hovenkotter/Kinzle, 6-3, 6-1.
Consolation
First Round
Krueger/Porch def. Dills/Roettig, 6-2, 6-3; Mueller/Simonich def. Beagley/Regoli, 6-2, 7-5.
Second Round
Krueger/Porch def. Niederman/Solberg, 7-6, 6-3; Mueller/Simonich def. Himber/Kearns, 2-6, 6-3, 10-4.
Third Place
Krueger/Porch def. Mueller/Simonich, 6-3, 4-6, 10-8.
Girls
Singles
No. 1
First Round
Barry Sugarman, F, def. Brianna Speltz, MBS, 6-3, 6-4; Hailey Blalack, Gl, bye; Veronica Walton, Gl, bye; Sarah Harmsworth, MH, def. Jenna Donovan, MS, 6-4, 7-6.
Semifinals
Blalack def. Sugarman, 6-2, 6-3; Walton def. Harmsworth, 4-6, 6-4, 10-0.
Final
Blalack def. Walton, 6-4, 6-2.
Consolation
First Round
Speltz, bye; Donovan, bye
Second Round
Harmsworth def. Speltz, 6-4, 7-5; Donovan def. Sugarman, 6-4, 6-3.
Third Place
Donovan def. Harmsworth, 6-1, 6-1.
No. 2
First Round
Maddie Murdock, MS, bye; Toni Mischke, MH, def. Ashli Petek, F, 6-3, 6-3; Kaylee Bauer, MS, def. Kelsey Donnelly, MBS, 6-4, 6-2; Whitney Zimmerman, Pol, def. Wylie Richardson, MH, 6-3, 6-2.
Semifinals
Mischke def. Murdock, 6-3, 6-2; Zimmerman def. Bauer, 6-2, 6-2.
Final
Zimmerman def. Mischke, 6-3, 0-6, 1-0 (4).
First Round
Petek, bye; Richardson def. Donnelly, 7-5, 0-6, 11-9.
Second Round
Bauer def. Petek, 6-2, 6-2; Murdock def. Richardson, 6-3, 6-2.
Third Place
Murdock def. Bauer, 0-6, 6-0, 1-0 (4).
No. 3
First Round
Dana Pfeifer, F, def. Miranda Meyer, Gl, 6-2, 2-6, 1-0 (6); Mariah Skiftun, MH, def. Molly Langland, MBS, 6-2, 6-2; Amber Hamblin, Gl, def. Rachel Schmidt, MBS, 6-3, 6-2; Seeley Small, MS, def. Willow Fantino, F, 78-5, 6-3.
Semifinals
Skiftun def. Pfeifer, 6-4, 7-5; Small def. Hamblin, 6-3, 6-4.
Final
Small def. Skiftun, 6-2, 6-4.
Consolation
First Round
Langland def. Meyer, 6-3, 4-6, 1-0 (4); Fantino def. Schmnidt, 6-3, 6-4.
Second Round
Langland def. Hamblin, 6-2, 6-7, 1-0 (8); Fantino def. Pfeifer, 6-3, 6-4.
Third Place
Fantino def. Langland, 6-0, 6-4.
Doubles
No. 1
First Round
Kali Mathison/Kirstyn Haugenoe, Gl, def. Morgan Keck/Jessica Parks, MB, 7-6 (2), 6-4; Emily Finnegan/Mackenzie Keiper, MH, def. Mollybeth Hendrix/Kenzie Clay, Pol, 9-7, 6-2; Kailea Vaudt/Ingrid Ericksen, Gl, bye; Morgan Simkins/Anna Ballew, MH, def. Gwen Lockman/Katie Tabaracci, MS, 6-2, 6-2.
Semifinals
Finnegan/Keiper def. Mathison/Haugenoe, 7-6 (2), 6-2; Simkins/Ballew def. Vaudt/Ericksen, 7-5, 6-3.
Final
Finnegan/Keiper def. Simkins/Ballew, 7-5, 7-6 (3).
Consolation
First Round
Hendrix/Clay def. Keck/Parks, 6-3, 6-2; Lockman/Tabaracci, bye.
Second Round
Hendrix/Clay def. Vaudt/Ericksen, 4-6, 7-6, 1-0 (4); Lockman/Tabaracci def. Mathison/Haugenoe, 7-5, 3-6, no score listed.
Third Place
Hendrix/Clay def. Lockman/Tabaracci, 6-1, 6-3.
No. 2
First Round
Megan Woody/Wren Matelich, MH, def. Darbi Anderson/Bre Harris, MS, 4-6, 6-3, 10-6; Karly Rochin/Jordan Quinn, Pol, def. Isabelle Brooks/Bayne Tilton, F, 6-3, 6-3; Keckeley Habel/Kayla Harwood, Gl, def. Micaela Peck/Sarah Ramsbachler, MS, 6-2, 7-5; Alexandra Moe/Anna Milheim, F, def. Logan Hegedus/Karly Terrell, MBS, 6-2, 6-2.
Semifinals
Woody/Matelich def. Rochin/Quinn, 6-2, 6-4; Habel/Harwood def. Moe/Milheim, 5-7, 6-2, 11-9.
Final
Woody/Matelich def. Habel/Harwood, 6-0, 7-6 (6).
Consolation
First Round
Anderson/Harris def. Brooks/Tilton, 6-2, 6-4; Peck/Ramsbacher def. Hegedus/Terrell, 6-2, 7-5.
Second Round
Anderson/Harris def. Moe/Milheim, 6-2, 4-6, 1-0 (4); Rochin/Quinn def. Peck/Ramsbacher, 7-6 (3), 6-4.
Third Place
Rochin/Quinn def. Anderson/Harris, 8-2.
No. 3
Karmen Borchers/Audra Engebretson, Pol, def. Jasmine Hanson/Taylor Johnson, MBS, 6-2, 6-3; Briahna Bennett/Kendall Sattler, Gl, def. Emily King/Mackenzie Williams, F, 7-6 (3), 6-4; Kealey Johnson/Kate Hopkins, MS, def. Jaycee Rocha/Katie Goodnough, F, 6-3, 6-4; Rachel Reaves/Hannah Willstein, MH, def. Anna Slown/Chelsea Wiherski, MBS, 6-4, 6-4.
Semifinals
Borchers/Engebretson def. Bennett/Sattler, 7-5, 6-3; Reaves/Willstein def. Johnson/Hopkins, 6-4, 6-2.
Final
Borchers/Engebretson def. Reaves/Willstein, no scores listed
Consolation
First Round
King/Williams def. Johnson/Hopkins, 7-6, 3-6, 1-0 (9); Rocha/Goodnough def. Slown/Wiherski, 6-4, 6-4.
Second Round
Johnson/Hopkins def. Bennett/Sattler, 7-5, 6-7 (4), 1-0 (4).
Third Place
Bennett/Sattler def. Johnson/Hopkins, 6-4, 4-6, 1-0 (5).