Pirates navigate Cut Bank gusts

CUT BANK — Polson tennis nearly finished the day undefeated at the Cut Bank Invitational, winning both girls matches as the boys earned a split in high winds on the east side of the mountains.

Gusts reached 40-50 miles per hour during the meet, as each team tried to adjust to the poor conditions.

The Pirate girls edged Havre 4-3 with Olivia Hewston and Kaitlyn Kackmann earning wins at singles as they took two of three in doubles. They did even better against Northwestern A rival Whitefish, beating the Bulldogs 6-1. Heather Luedtke earned the only win for Whitefish, topping Hannah Masen 8-2 in No. 4 singles.

Polson’s boys dropped their dual with Havre 4-3, winning just one doubles match and splitting in singles. Singles wins from Brady Hislop, Tyler Dupuis and Colin Kenney pushed the Pirates past Whitefish 4-3, needing just a win at No. 1 doubles from Dylan McCrumb and Layne Zimmerman to seal the win. The pair came back from down 6-3 in the pro-set match to win 8-6.

“For the most part, everything went very well for us,” Polson coach Bob Hislop said. “We’re playing with a lot of JV and freshman level kids ... and we’re still winning, that’s cool.”   

Cut Bank Tennis Invite

GIRLS

Polson 4, Havre 3

Singles — Brandy Lambourne, H, def. Marlee Congdon 8-2; Tatiana Ralph, H, def. Lauren Dupuis 8-3; Olivia Hewston, P, def. Shannon Herring 8-5; Kaitlyn Kackmann, P, def. Megan Smith 8-1.

Doubles — Breck Don/Ellery Bressler, H, def. Cassie Carlyle/Karly Rochin 8-4; Mollie Lemm/Shawna Lenz, P, def. Rainey Stoner/Madison Huebsch 8-5; Hannah Madsen/Izabella Seamann, P, def. Ashley Hoffland/Alara Vogel 8-1.

Polson 6, Whitefish 1

Singles — Lauren Dupuis, P, def. Simone Craft 8-6; Olivia Hewston, P, def. Caroline Carbo 8-3; Cassie Carlyle, P, def. McKenzie Wick 8-1; Heather Luedtke, W, def. Hannah Masen 8-2.

Doubles — Marlee Congdon/Karly Rochin, P, def. Anna Peterson/Katie Fyall 8-2; Shawna Lenz/Mollie Lemm, P, def. Kaera Delaney/Addie Elm 8-2; Izabella Seamann/Natalie Wheeler, P, def. Cassidy Grady/Annika Gordon 8-4.

BOYS

Havre 4, Polson 3

Singles — Jeff Miller, H, def. Dylan McCrumb 8-2; Layne Zimmerman, P, def. Zach Hellegaard 8-3; Jarod Boles, H, def. Thomas Crosby 8-1; Cadis Chowning, P, def. Jamie Lueberg 8-3.

Doubles — Brady Hislop/Tyler Dupuis, P, def. Malone/Smith 8-6; Lindbloom/Landgraf, H, def. Matt Sitter/Colin Kenney 8-6; Sedahl/Korb, H, def. Josh Kinzle/Nick Becker 8-2.

Polson 4, Whitefish 3

Singles — Brady Hislop, P, def. Bailey Jack 8-0; Tyler Dupuis, P, def. Tommy Murphy 8-3; Jack Brandt, W, def. Thomas Crosby 8-4; Colin Kenney, P, def. Ryan Brown 8-6.

Doubles — Dylan McCrumb/Layne Zimmerman, P, def. Holden Roberts/Logan Blades 8-6; Nathan Fauthe/Chaffin Ross, W, def. Matt Sitter/Cadis Chowning 8-6; Ethan Pothoff/Jack Kahle, W, def. Nick Becker/Josh Kinzle 8-3.