Bigfork girls tied for 5th in B-C state tennis
MISSOULA — The Bigfork girls are tied for fifth place after first-day action at the Class B-C State Tennis Tournament.
The Valkyries and Fairfield both have eight points.
Townsend is off to a fast start with 17 points. Chinook, 12, is second. Baker and Cut Bank, nine each, are tied for third.
Bigfork’s Lana Berg won her opening match in singles play, but lost in the second round.
Bigfork’s Alanis Stallknecht and Brooke Bonner had a first-round bye in doubles and followed that with a victory in the second round.
Teammates Kayla Casalegno and Alauna Weilacher won their first-round doubles match, but lost in the second round.
In boys action, Bigfork is seventh with five points. Adam Jordt and Isaac Martel posted a win in their lone outing of the day in the first round.
Tournament action continues today.
Class B-C State Tennis
At Playfair Park (girls) and
Peak Racquet Club (boys)
Thursday
GIRLS
Team Totals
Townsend 17, Chinook 12, Baker and Cut Bank 9, Bigfork and Fairfield 8, Choteau, Conrad and Chester 7, Loyola Sacred Heart 6, Wolf Point 5, Superior-Alberton 4, Valley Christian, St. Ignatius, Fort Benton 3, Ronan and Eureka 2, Troy, Simms, Boulder and Darby 1.
Singles
First round
Latisha Marcum, Townsend, def. Ivana Strnadova, Fairfield, 2-6, 6-3, 6-4; Hallie Stringfellow, Choteau, def. Margaret Uecker, Baker, 6-1, 6-2; Lana Berg, Bigfork, def. Breanna Brickey, Darby, 7-5, 6-2; Brooke Nicholson, Chinook, def. Genovieve Gibson, Bigfork, 6-0, 6-0; Paige Larson, Cut Bank, def. Lianna Sweet, Valley Christian, 6-1, 6-0; Susanne Stewart, CJI, def. Kathryn Stein, Eureka, na; Jocelyn Caldwell, Loyola, def. Jacey Giles, Fort Benton, 6-4, 6-4; Cary Vandall, Wolf Point, def. Melanie Booth, Townsend, 7-5, 7-5; Kylie Hadley, Baker, def. Laura Nussbaum, Chinook, 6-3, 7-5; Hailie Baum, Superior-Alberton, def. Kayla Billette, St. Ignatius, 7-5, 6-1; Morgan VanDyke, Conrad, def. Olivia Round, Loyola, 6-3, 6-3; Jenna Shearer, Townsend, def. Madison McCann, Chinook, 5-7, 6-4, 6-4; Mariah Swank, Chinook, def. Daisie VandenBos, St. Ignatius, 6-0, 6-1; Miranda Gower, Townsend, def. Catherine Gannon, 7-6, 6-4; Maggie Leigland, Fairfield, def. Briar Ahlborn, St. Ignatius, 6-1, 6-2; Kaileigh Moser, Valley Christian, def. Tavie Reum, Wolf Point, 6-1, 6-1.
Second round
Marcum def. Stringfellow, 3-6, 6-3, 7-5; Nicholson def. Berg, 6-1, 6-0; Larson def. Stewart, 6-2, 6-0; Caldwell def. Vandall, 6-2, 6-4; Hadley def. Bahm, 6-0, 6-3; VanDyk def. Shearer, 6-4, 6-1; Swank def. Gower, 6-2, 6-1; Leigland def. Moser, 6-3, 6-1.
Doubles
First round
Haley Erickson/Madeline Woods, CJI, def. Allie Anderson/Kodi Hoffman, Cut Bank, 6-3, 6-0; Jade Sparrow/Sadie Wyse, Townsend, def. Sierra Gramm/Sarrah Hodgkiss, Choteau, 6-2, 6-3; Kayla Casalegno/Alauna Weilacher, Bigfork, def. Darci Bullock/Lexi Vossler, Jefferson, 6-4, 7-5; Kinsey Claassen/Miranda Woodhouse, Fort Benton, def. Jessie Finks/Casey Smith, Darvy, 6-2, 6-3; Hannah Bird Rattler/Hannah Kiehn, St. Ignatius, won by forfeit; Jenna Rodriguez/Ali Wakkinen, Conrad, def. Kally Hacker/Casey Cummins, Loyola, 7-5, 6-4; Alex Kraft/Duana Gobert, Cut Bank, def. Heather Kelly/Sophia Williams, Superior-Alberton, 6-1, 6-1; Erin Presser/Sierra Hanks, Wolf Point, def. Hattie Niederregger/Stella Rigg, Chinook, na.
Second round
Erickson/Woods def. Anna Pence/Kyra Brabender, Philipsburg, 6-3, 6-2; Alanis Stallknecht/Brooke Bonner, Bigfork, def. Sparrow/Wyse, 6-3, 6-2; Jill Barta/Kaela Baeth, Fairfield, def. Casalegno/Weilacher, 6-2, 6-3; Savannah Hickey/Braylea Wyrick, Baker, def. Classen/Woodhouse, 7-6, 6-4; Lauren Harshman/Cortney Gunderson, Chinook, def. Bird Rattler/Kiehn, 6-0, 6-2; Alecia Fladstol/Carmen Estalella, Choteau, def. Rodrigquez/Wakkinen, 6-2, 7-5; Kraft/Gobert, Cut Bank, def. Katie and Kellie Lundin, Troy, 6-1, 6-3; Kasee Clark/Mariah Saltzman, Townsend, def. Presser/Hanks, 6-3, 6-0.
BOYS
Team Totals
Loyola Sacred Heart 16; Ronan 13; Troy 13; Cut Bank and Conrad 12; St. Ignatius 11; Bigfork 5; Valley Christian 4; 9 Darby 2.
Singles
Play-in - Andrew Esslinger, SI, def. Ben Haggerty, Troy, 6-2, 6-2.
First round - Chris Love, VC, def. Ian Descamps, LSH, 6-4, 6-1; Alex Day, Troy, def. Gunnar Boose, Big, 4-6, 6-3, 6-3; Fisher Shimer, Ron, def. Kyle Wall, Dar, 6-3, 6-2; Jamie Mullins, SI, def. Josh Biegler, Cut, 6-0, 6-0; Brett Peters, Con, def. Connor Wilson, VC, 6-0, 6-1; Dominic Chiaverini, Troy, def. Steven Bravo, SI, 7-6 (3), 6-1; Kalen Christiaens, LSH, def. Caleb Koble, Ron, 6-0, 6-0; Zach Burns, Cut, def. Mack Paine, Big, 6-1, 6-0; Karl Daniels, SI, def. Jordan Castle, Cut, 6-1, 6-0; Matt Roberts, LSH, def. Grant Malinak, Con, 6-0, 6-0; Michael Goe, Troy, def. Gus Dipaulo, Big, 6-0, 6-0; Colter Roullier, Ron, def. Phillip Manuel, VC, 7-6 (2), 4-6, 6-4; Issac Matt, Cut, def. Esslinger, SI, 6-2, 6-2; Juanma Machiavelli, Dar, def. Andrew Hawkins, VC, 6-3, 6-3; Turner Hruby, LSH, def. Kyle Thomson, Big, 6-3, 6-4; Tyler Padilla, Con, def. Tommy Pieroncini, Ron, 6-3, 6-0.
Second round - Descamps, LSH, def. Day, Troy, 6-1, 6-1; Shima, Ron, def. Mullins, SI, 6-4, 7-6 (4); Peters, Con, def. Chiaverini, Troy, 7-6 (5), 6-4; Christiaens, LSH, def. Burns, Cut, 6-1, 6-0; Daniels, SI, def. Roberts, LSH, 6-2, 6-0; Goe, Troy, def. Roullier, Ron, 6-1, 6-2; Matt, Cut, def. Machiavelli, Dar, 6-0, 6-1; Padilla, Con, def. Hruby, LSH, 6-0, 6-0.
Doubles
First round - Daniel Aylesworth/Ron Cullis, Ron, def. Zach Burke/Harry Muth, LSH, 6-4, 7-6 (3); Parker Larsen/Brandon Vanderbush, Con, Daniel Harrison/Blake Keller, Dar, 6-3, 6-2; Michael Kraft/Robert Jennings, Cut, def. Devin Brewer/Jordan Kelly, VC, 6-0, 6-0; Bruce Metz/Luke Haggerty, Troy, def. George Gibson/Ben Russell, Big, 6-3, 6-3; Adam Jordt/Isaac Martel, Big, def. Logan Soukkala/Ethan Blevins, Ron, 6-4, 6-2; Cordell Wittmier/Austin Padilla, Con, def. Nathan Doll/Dom Stallings, SI, 6-2, 7-5; CJ Beard/Craig Helmrick, Troy, def. Kelby Grussling/Joseph Proctor, VC, 6-0, 7-6 (3); Teddy Muth/Stephen Sellman, LSH, def. Che’ Little Dog/Spencer Czech, Cut, 6-0, 6-0.