Tennis: Glacier, Flathead, Whitefish win duals
Tennis wasn’t the only thing Glacier singles player Danny Roe had on his mind Thursday afternoon in a dual with Columbia Falls.
“He had a rough start in the first set, then he focused a little bit,” Glacier coach Josh Munro said.
“He had to fight (in the fourth annual Crosstown Boxing Smoker) later (Thursday). I think that was on his mind.”
Roe won his No. 1 singles match 4-6, 6-1, 1-0 (9) over Caleb Baumann of Columbia Falls.
The Glacier boys rolled over Columbia Falls 8-0.
The Glacier girls won their dual with Columbia Falls by the same score.
“A lot of nice, competitive matches in singles ... all the way around,” Munro said.
“Five of the eight singles matches (boys and girls) were very close.”
Keckeley Habel, at No. 2 singles for Glacier, defeated Gabby Keller 3-6, 7-6 (3), 1-0 (8).
“Good fight out of Keckeley,” Munro said.
“She was down the entire match, was down the entire tie-break in the third to win it. She won the last four points.”
Both schools, along with Flathead, will face the three Missoula schools on Saturday in invitational play.
Boys and girls Nos. 1-2 singles and doubles will be played at the Flathead Valley Community College courts.
Girls No. 3 singles and doubles action will be at Thompson Park, while No. 3 boys singles and doubles will be played at Hawthorne Park. All the action starts at 9 a.m.
More than 140 matches will be played with 90 at FVCC.
The top five boys singles players in the state will be competing — Glacier’s Kellen Bates and Hunter Blalack, Missoula Hellgate’s Alex Braun and Dylan Harvala and Flathead’s Glenn Strickler.
Bates is the defending AA state champ while Braun placed second last year.
Boys
Glacier 8, Columbia Falls 0
Singles — Danny Roe, G, def. Caleb Baumann, 4-6, 6-1, 1-0 (9); Izaak Castren, G, def. Casey Burgduff, 6-1, 6-2; Jordan Bridwell, G, def. Chris Whitcamp, 6-2, 6-0; Brad Jones, G, def. Trystan Butcher, 6-0, 6-2.
Doubles — Spencer Johnson/Britt Walton, G, def. Andrew West/Mason Gedlaman, 6-2, 6-0; Logan Iverson/Ryan Edwards, G, def. Gavin Thelan/Josh Potter, 6-4, 6-1; Greg Jones/Ryan Porch, G, def. Zayne Brunz/Logan Carr, 6-2, 6-2; Mitch Byrnes/Orson Phattharaampornchai, G, def. Evan Wells/Grant Wallace, 6-0, 6-2.
Girls
Glacier 8, Columbia Falls 0
Singles — Kayla Harwood, G, def. Emma Covill, 6-0, 7-5; Keckeley Habel, G, def. Gabby Keller, 3-6, 7-6 (3), 1-0 (8); Amber Hamblin, G, def. Hailey Sapa, 6-1, 6-4; Natalie Newberry, G, def. Courtney Seward, 7-6 (5), 6-1.
Doubles — Kailea Vaudt/Veronica Walton, G, def. Micinze Christopherson/Gabby Keller, 6-1, 6-0; Kirstyn Haugenoe/Kali Mathison, G, def. Kiersten Wendt/Sonesta Billow, 6-1, 6-1; Molly Wright/Ingrid Ericksen, G, def. Bailey Brunton/Olivia Lewis-Peterson, 6-0, 6-0; Hannah Davis/Briahna Bennett, G, def. Jessica Ream/Kimberlyn McKracken, 6-0, 6-0.
Flathead upends
Columbia Falls
Flathead tuned-up for invitational play at home on Saturday by beating Columbia Falls 5-3 and 7-0 in boys and girls dual action, respectively, at FVCC.
The Flathead boys won 1-2-3 singles and then won by forfeit at No. 4 singles and doubles.
“We didn’t have our No. 1 singles player,” Flathead coach Sue Corrigan said of Glenn Strickler.
“He will be back for the weekend.”
Strickler missed this match with an illness.
Matt Widen moved up to No. 1 singles for Flathead and won 6-0, 6-0.
“He did just fine,” Corrigan said of Widen.
In girls play, Ashli Petek also moved up from her No. 2 spot in singles to play No. 1 for this outing. She posted a thrilling 7-6 (7-5), 7-6 (8-6) victory over Emma Covill.
“She took it to a tie-break both times,” Corrigan said. “She took it up a level and played well. She’s happy with her performance.”
Boys
Flathead 5, Columia Falls 3
Singles — Matt Widen, F, def. Caleb Baumann, 6-0, 6-0; Tyler Beagley, F, def. Casey Burgduff, 6-3, 6-0; Carson Regoli, F, def. Chris Whitcamp, 7-5, 6-2; Keenan Willis, F, won by forfeit.
Doubles — Andrew West/Mason Gedlaman, CF, def. Connor Roettig/Tristan Dills, 6-1, 6-1; Gavin Thelan/Josh Potter, CF, def. Joey Swisher/Daniel Olszewski, 6-0, 6-3; Zayne Brunz/Logan Carr, CF, def. Kody Butts/Eric West, 6, 6-2, 6-2; Wyatt McGillen/Jake Williams, F, won by forfeit.
Girls
Flathead 7, Columbia Falls 0
Singles — Ashli Petek, F, def. Emma Covill, 7-6 (7-5), 7-6 (8-6); Jenna Boles, F. def. Hailey Sapa, 6-4, 6-4; Sarah Christiansenova, F, won by forfeit; Camas Carlson, F, won by forfeit.
Doubles — Sarah Christiansenova/Dana Pfeifer, F, def. Courtney Seward/Kiersten Wendt, 6-3, 6-0; Katie Goodnough/Mckenzie Williams, F, def. Bailee Bailey Brunton/Sonesta Billow, 6-4, 6-3; Jenna McGurie/Camas Carlson, F, def. Kimberlyn McKracken/Jessica Ream, 6-3, 6-2.
Whitefish sweeps
Bigfork
WHITEFISH — The Whitefish girls improved to 5-0 in dual action with a 5-2 victory over Bigfork.
Bigfork posted wins at No. 2 singles and No. 1 doubles.
“No. 1 doubles was a very entertaining match,” Whitefish coach Patrick Dryden said.
“They (Bigfork’s Alannis Stallknecht and Shelby Scoggins) had control of the net. It seemed like we were constantly behind. If we pulled even, we fell behind immediately.”
Stallknecht and Scoggins defeated Megan Danczyk and Lindsey Viscomi 6-1, 3-6, 7-6 (7-3).
Dryden said Ryan Chauner, at No. 1 singles, was “consistent, played very steady.” She beat Madison Fraley 6-0, 6-2.
In the boys dual, it was all Whitefish as the Bulldogs triumphed 7-0.
“I am proud of how my team played,” Whitefish coach Chris Schwaderer said.
“Some of the younger players are starting to look more comfortable on the court as they continue to develop. The older guys showed their experience by winning matches that could have gone the other way. I look forward to seeing how we compete with Polson and Dillon on Saturday.”
Girls
Whitefish 5, Bigfork 2
Singles — Ryan Chauner, W, def. Madison Fraley, 6-0, 6-2; Brooke Bonner, B, def. Sloan Ellis, 6-3, 7-6 (7-5); Kendall Sattler, W, def. Genovieve Gibson, 6-2, 6-1; Caroline Carbo, W, def. Alex Hider, 6-0, 6-1.
Doubles — Alannis Stallknecht/Shelby Scoggins, B, def. Megan Danczyk/Lindsey Viscomi, 6-1, 3-6, 7-6 (7-3); Haley Craven/Lauren Cain, W, def. Kayla Casalegno/Mariah Bradstreet, 6-2, 6-3; Katie Fyall/Anna Peterson, W, def. Alauna Weilacher/Cassandra Butterfield, 6-0, 6-0.
Boys
Whitefish 7, Bigfork 0
Singles — Holden Roberts, W, def. Guvanch Agajumayer, 7-5, 6-4; Nevada Kramer, W, def. Isaac Martel, 6-3, 6-4; Noah Roalson, W, def. Isaac Reichner, 6-1, 6-0; Hayden Eaton, W, def. Gunnar Boose, 6-3, 6-1.
Doubles — Logan Blades/Sean Janni, W, def. Logan Lamm/Seth Roessmann, 6-2, 6-4; Bailey Jack/Nathan Fauth, W, def. Guvanch Agajumayer/Isaac Martel, 6-3, 6-4; Chaffin Ross/Ryan Brown, W, def. Mac Paine/Isaac Reichner, 6-1, 6-1.
Ronan 4, Eureka 2
RONAN — Eureka won at Nos. 1-2 singles with Kathryn Stein and Bethany Bahlmann.
Singles – Kathryn Stein, E, def. Sarah Anderson, 6-2, 6-1; Bethany Bahlmann, E, def. Amber Quequesah, 6-2, 6-2; Hannah Birdfeather, R, def. Tori Gondeiro 6-2, 6-1; Samantha Ashley, R, def. Chrissy Nimnicht, 6-2, 6-3.
Doubles – Sarah Anderson/Hannah Birdfeather, R, def. Meagan Duram/Courtney Harmon, 6-1, 6-7 (5-7), 6-4; Amber Quequesah/Samantha Ashley, R, def. Claudia Naumer/Lacey Marquardt, 6-1, 6-0.