Tennis: Whitefish sweeps Bigfork netters
BIGFORK — The Whitefish boys swept singles and the girls swept doubles as each team topped Bigfork on the road in a nonconference tennis dual on Tuesday.
Whitefish’s Max Smyley topped Kyle Thomson at No. 1 singles 7-5, 6-1, in the closest match of the day. The Bulldogs’ Nathan Fauth, Eric Holdhusen and Cole Turgeon won handily, giving up a combined four games in their three matches.
Isaac Martel and Adam Jordt won in doubles, picking up the only win for the Vikings in the dual.
The Bulldog girls edged Bigfork in three of four three-set matches to make the difference in the dual. Heather Luedke topped Kalia Wicklund 10-6 in the final set at No. 2 singles and the teams of Katie Fyall and Anna Peterson and Paige Sproul and Melissa Pollock recovered from dropped second sets in doubles to pick up wins for Whitefish.
Bigfork’s Karlee Park won a three-set match at No. 3 singles. Lana Berg won in straight sets at No. 1 singles to pick up the other point for the Valkyries.
Boys
Whitefish 6, Bigfork 1
Singles — Max Smyley, WF, def. Kyle Thomson 7-5, 6-1; Nathan Fauth, WF, def. Tyler Zavala 6-0, 6-0; Eric Holdhusen, WF, def. Alex Buenz 6-1, 6-1; Cole Turgeon, WF, def. Mack Paine 6-0, 6-2.
Doubles — Isaac Martel/Adam Jordt, BF, def. Chaffin Ross/Thomas Carloss 6-4, 6-2; Ryan Brown/Ethan Potthoff, WF, def. George Gibson/Ben Russell 7-5, 6-4; Austin Reese/Jack Brandt, WF, def. Gus DiPaulo/Keegan 6-1, 6-3.
Girls
Whitefish 5, Bigfork 2
Singles — Lana Berg, BF, def. Hannah Madsen 6-2, 6-3; Heather Luedke, WF, def. Kalia Wicklund 6-2, 2-6, 10-6; Karlee Park, BF, def. Keara Delaney 4-6, 6-4, 6-3; Makenna Benbrook, WF, def. Wilson Vogt 6-2, 6-2.
Doubles — Katie Fyall/Anna Peterson, WF, def. Alauna Weilacher/Brooke Bonner 6-2, 5-7, 6-0; Paige Sproul/Melissa Pollock, WF, def. Sophie Hasslemeier/Jaime Berg 6-3, 0-6, 6-4; Cailyn Ross/Amara McDaniel, WF, def. Kassandra Butterfield/Stacey Paulson 6-2, 6-1.
Loyola boys 4, Polson 3
Polson girls 7, Loyola 0
POLSON — The Polson girls swept Loyola Sacred Heart on the courts while the Pirate boys fell in a close dual with the Rams in a pair of nonconference matchups.
The girls were dominant, sealing the win with a three-set victory by Marlee Congdon at No. 1 singles. Mollie Lemm and Shawna Lenz each won in straight sets and Madison Reilly won by forfeit in singles.
Tim Russell won at No. 2 singles and Cadis Chowning at No. 3 singles for the Polson boys, but the Pirates struggled in doubles, dropping two of three matches. Carson McDaniel and Kaiden Forman-Webster won 6-2, 6-3, at No. 3 doubles to take the only other point for the Pirates.
BOYS
Loyola Sacred Heart 4, Polson 3
Singles — Kalen Christians, L, def. Colin Kenney, 6-1, 6-1; Tim Russell, P, def. Carson Christian, 6-3, 6-4; Cadis Chowning, P, def. River Richardson, 6-4, 6-2; Ian Deschamps, L, def. Scott Sicz, 6-1, 6-0.
Doubles — Matt Roberts/Stephen Sellman, L, def. Matt Sitter/Quaid Harlen, 6-4, 6-0; Alex Nagata/Harry Muth, L, def. Jaron Morgan/Kabe Forman-Webster, 6-1, 7-5; Carson McDaniel/Kaiden Forman-Webster, P, def. Thomas Campbell/Tanner Condit, 6-2, 6-3.
GIRLS
Polson 7, Loyola Sacred Heart 0
Singles — Marlee Congdon, P, def. Casey Cummins, 7-5, 3-6, 6-2; Mollie Lemm, P, def. Mattie Burke, 6-3, 6-2; Shawna Lenz, P, def. Maddie Kaleva, 6-1, 6-2; Madison Reilly, P, won by forfeit.
Doubles — Cassie Carlyle/Olivia Houston, P, def. Whitney Bowditch/Sami Worster, 6-3, 6-0; Natalee Wheeler/Kyler Lundeen, P, def. Caroline Murphy/Jacy Job, 6-1, 6-4; Tessa Nunlist/Sarah Konen, P, def. Tyler Bostick/Emma Bryan, 6-3, 6-1.