Bulldogs sweep Bigfork

BIGFORK — Whitefish tennis earned a narrow sweep of Bigfork in a nonconference dual on a dreary overcast day Tuesday.

The Bulldog boys had a strong performance, taking all but one match and sweeping the singles. Holden Roberts, Logan Blades, Nathan Fauth and Jack Brandt each picked up straight set victories for Whitefish.

The team of Isaac Martel and Adam Jordt was the only group to pick up a victory for the Bigfork boys, beating Bailey Jack and Tommy Murphy 6-2, 7-6 (4).

The girls dual was much closer, the Valkyries taking two of three doubles matches. Genovieve Gibson picked up Bigfork’s sole singles victory.

But it was a narrow win at No. 2 singles by Whitefish’s Slone Ellis that sealed the match. Ellis edged Kalia Wicklund 7-6 (9), 6-4 in the closest match of the day to ensure a Bulldogs victory.

Bigfork is back on the court Thursday to host Ronan and Whitefish heads south on Friday for duals against Hamilton and Corvallis.

BOYS

Whitefish 6, Bigfork 1

Singles — Holden Roberts, W, def. Jorge Zavala 6-0, 6-0; Logan Blades, W, def. Kyle Thompson 6-0, 6-2; Nathan Fauth, W, def. Ben Russell 7-5, 7-5; Jack Brandt, W, def. George Gibson 6-1, 6-2.

Doubles — Isaac Martel/Adam Jordt, B, def. Bailey Jack/Tommy Murphy 6-2, 7-6 (4); Chaffin Ross/Ryan Brown, W, def. Mack Paine/Noah VanQueckelberg 6-0, 6-0; Ethan Potthoff/Austin Reese, W, def. Daniel Sewell/Sam Bishop 6-0, 6-0.

GIRLS

Whitefish 4, Bigfork 3

Singles — Simone Craft, W, def. Lana Berg 6-4, 4-6, 1-0 (6); Sloane Ellis, W, def. Kalia Wicklund 7-6 (9), 6-4; Genovieve Gibson, B, def. Makenna Benbrook 6-4, 6-1; Keara Delaney, W, def. Alex Hider 6-2, 6-2.

Doubles — Alanis Stallknecht/Brooke Bonner, B, def. Makenzie Wich/Anna Peterson 6-1, 6-4; Heather Luedke/Caroline Carbo, W, def. Kayla Casalegno/Alauna Weilacher 6-0, 6-2; Alauna Weilacher/Alex Hider, B, def. Cassidy Grady/Annika Gordon 8-4.

Ronan girls 3, Eureka 2

RONAN — Ronan swept Eureka in doubles matches, easily separating itself in a pair of pro sets to earn a dual win over the Lions.

Eureka’s Kathryn Stein and Shaeden Slette cruised in singles wins but the Lions struggled in team play. Ronan’s Shannon Saint picked up a 10-1 win at No. 2 singles to seal the win for the Maidens.

Singles – Kathryn Stein, E, def. Sam Ashley, 10-1; Shannon Saint, R, def. Lacey Marquardt, 10-1; Shae’den Slette, E, def. Julia Matkovich, 8-2.

Doubles – Hannah Bird Rattler/Hannah Kiehn, R, def. Jocelyn Frasier/Tkeya Byrd-Ennis, 10-4; Sam Friedlander/Breanna Turpin, R, def. Josey Smith/Storm Steele, 10-6.