Glacier dominates crosstown mixed doubles

Glacier cruised past Flathead in the first-ever crosstown mixed doubles tennis dual on Tuesday at Flathead Valley Community College.

Suggested by the students, the event paired the best players from the boys and girls teams in a fun display of teamwork. Glacier won 11 of the 12 matches, including each of the top four.

The team of Kody Butts and Jenna Jensen was the only Flathead team to pull out a victory, winning 6-2, 6-3.

Crosstown mixed doubles dual

Glacier 11, Flathead 1

Hunter Blalack/Kali Mathison, G, def. Glenn Strickler/Melanie Treece 6-2, 6-2; Spencer Johnson/Kayla Harwood, G, def. Tyler Beagley/Courtney Rufenach 6-0, 6-0; Greg Jones/Anna Cecil, G, def. Eric West/Noelle Senner 6-1, 6-2; Kyler Harkins/Natalie Newberry, G, def. Tristan Dills/Makenna Marvin 6-0, 6-2; Sam Stern/Maya Buckingham, G, def. Joey Wisher/Jenna Jensen 6-2, 4-6 (10-6); Kody Butts/Jenna Jensen, F, def. Holland Blalack/Holly McDonald 6-2, 6-3; Eli Hertlein/Berta Jover Llorens, G, def. Carson Regali/Makayla Dillon 6-1, 6-3; Grant Germann/Amber Hamblin, G, def. Katie Goodnough/Bodie Schiefer 6-0, 6-3; Keanan Brown/McKenna Tinseth, G, def. Bridger Putnam/Liz Stone 6-2, 6-1; Ben Wright/Olivia Malchi, G, def. Daniel Tome/Emily Dardis 6-4, 6-3; Ben Grieser/Miranda Hoffman, G, def. Dan Olszewski/Morgan Corkish 6-1, 6-1; Chazz Upton/Jazmyn Austin, G, def. Mick Buenz/Mia Rotter 6-4, 6-0.

Polson boys 6,

Whitefish 1

Polson girls 6,

Whitefish 1

POLSON — Polson tennis saw each its boys and girls teams beat Whitefish at home in a Northwestern A tennis dual.

The Pirate boys swept the singles matches, only dropping one game in the top two pairings.

Whitefish’s No. 2 doubles team of Bailey Jack and Tommy Murphy won the only match for the Bulldogs 6-2, 4-6, 6-3 in the closest contest of the dual.

Polson’s girls took their advantage in doubles, winning all three matches. Shannon Oakley, Lauren Dupuis and Olivia Hewston also won singles matches.

Heather Luedke won 6-3, 6-4 at No. 3 singles for the only win of the dual for Whitefish.

BOYS

Polson 6, Whitefish 1

Singles — Brady Hislop, P, def. Logan Blades 6-0, 6-1; Dylan McCrumb, P, def. Nathan Fauth 6-0, 6-0; Quaid Harlan, P, Ethan Potthoff 7-5, 6-1; Thomas Crosby, P, def. Martin Petrina 6-3, 6-3.

Doubles — Tommy Mercer/Tyler Dupuis, P, def. Logan Blades/Holden Roberts 7-5, 6-1; Bailey Jack/Tommy Murphy, W, def. Cadis Chowning/Tim Russell 6-2, 4-6, 6-3; Matt Sitter/Colin Kenney, P, def. Ryan Brown/Austin Reese 6-4, 7-5.

GIRLS

Polson 6, Whitefish 1

Singles — Shannon Oakley, P, def. Simone Craft 6-2, 6-4; Lauren Dupuis, P, def. Caroline Carbo 6-1, 7-6 (7-2); Heather Luedke, W, def. Shawna Oakley 6-3, 6-4; Olivia Hewston, P, won by forfeit.

Doubles — Mollybeth Hendrix/Taylor Rost, P, def. Anna Peterson/McKenzie Wick 6-2, 6-1; Karly Rochin/Marlee Congdon, P, def. Keara Delaney/Katie Fyall 6-1, 6-2; Shawna Lenz/Mollie Lemm, P, def/ Kate Streibich/Haley Hall 6-0, 6-1.

Libby boys 5, Bigfork 2

Bigfork girls 4, Libby 3

BIGFORK — The Bigfork and Libby boys and girls teams split a close nonconference dual, each team a few points from swinging the momentum.

The Libby boys won two three-set matches against the Vikings, including a close win from Jason Brant at No. 1 singles that led a sweep of the singles matches. The Loggers’ top doubles pair of Jason Schnackenberg and Cody Wood needed a 10th tiebreaker point to win their match in three sets.

Bigfork No. 2 doubles team of Ben Russell and George Gibson came back from a narrow loss in the first set to win the final two and pick up the first of two doubles matches for the Vikings.

The Bigfork girls didn’t play quite as long, but were just as close with Libby. After splitting the singles matches, the Vals dominated in doubles, the top pair of Alanis Stallknecht and Brooke Bonner winning 6-0, 6-0.

BOYS

Libby 5, Bigfork 2

Singles — Jason Brant, L, def. Kyle Thomson 4-6, 7-5, 6-2; Colin Maloney, L, def. Jorge Zavala 6-0, 6-2; Adam Kirschenmann, L, def. Mack Paine 6-2, 6-2; Kody Bailey, L, def. Noah VanQueckleberg 6-2, 6-1.

Doubles — Jason Schnackenberg/Cody Wood, L, def. Isaac Martel/Adam Jordt 6-3, 3-6, 7-6 (10-8); Ben Russell/George Gibson, B, def. Gabe Peck/Ryan Nagle 6-7 (7-5), 6-4, 6-0; Zack Hider/Gus DiPaulo, B, def. Raymond Sadewasser/Rayson Arnold 6-3, 6-3.

GIRLS

Bigfork 4, Libby 3

Singles — Kaylene Hudson, L, def. Kalia Wicklund 6-3, 6-3; Lana Berg, B, def. Melanie Oedewaldt 6-3, 6-2; Genovieve Gibson, B, def. Sarah McBride 6-2, 6-1; Katie Alspaw, L, def. Alex Hider 6-4, 6-4.

Doubles — Alanis Stallknecht/Brooke Bonner, B, def. McKenzie Cosgriff/Jenna Barick 6-0, 6-0; Alauna Weilacher/Kayla Caslegno, B, def. Cloie Bordner/Dani Hawthorne 6-1, 6-2; Alasandia Buckner/Jolena Lawrence, L, def. Cassandra Butterfield/Carly Park 6-2, 6-2.