Bigfork, Eureka netters in B-C semis

by The Daily Inter Lake
| May 17, 2014 12:12 AM

RONAN — Bigfork’s Lana Berg and Eureka’s Kathryn Stein both won first- and second-round matches in singles play on Friday at the Western B-C divisional girls tennis tournament.

Both players will be on the courts today for semifinal play.

In doubles competition, Bigfork’s Kayla Casalegno and Alauna Weilacher and Alanis Stallknecht and Brooke Bonner both won quarterfinal matches and will also be in action today for the semifinals.

The top four singles players and doubles teams advance to the Class B state tournament May 23-24 in Missoula.

Western B-C divisional

Friday at Ronan

(Teams: Bigfork, Eureka, Ronan,

St. Ignatius, Troy).

GIRLS

Singles

First round

Alex Hider, B, def. Jocelyn Frasier, E.

Second round

Briar Ahlborn, SI, def. Kasey Faur, T; Genevieve Gibson, B, def. Samantha Ashley, R; Kalia Wicklund, B, def. Cierra Dougherty, SI; Kathryn Stein, E, def. Allie Brown, T; Lana Berg, B, def. Julia Matkovich, R; Daisie VandenBos, SI, def. Azure Stever, T; Shannon Saint, R, def. Kaylee Stecher, T; Kayla Billette, SI, def. Hider.

Quarterfinals

Ahlborn def. Gibson; Stein def. Wicklund; Berg def. VandenBos; Billette def. Saint.

Doubles

First round

Samantha Friedlander/Breanna Turpin, R, def. Lacey Marquardt/Tkaya Byrd-Ennis, E; Megan Hight/Taylor Brown, T, def. Lina Koethke/Julia Gisell, SI.

Doubles

Quarterfinals

Katie/Kellie Lindin, T, def. Friedlander/Turpin; Kayla Casalegno/Alauna Weilacher, B, def. Hannah Vaughan/Allie Kosherbek, SI; Hannah Bird Rattler/Hannah Kiehn, R, def. Haley Dorman/Josey Smith, E; Alanis Stallknecht/Brooke Bonner, B, def. Hight/Brown.