TENNIS ROUNDUP: Rain rules Missoula invite; Libby sweeps Ronan
MISSOULA — Rain washed out much of the action for Flathead, Glacier and the other schools at the Missoula Invitational tennis tournament on Saturday at Fort Missoula.
Only a few singles matches were played and results from those were not available.
GIRLS
No. 1 doubles
Championship - M. Keiper/K. Koenig vs. O. Panarella/H. Smalls, Hellgate, not finished.
Third place - M. Buckingham/A. Cecil, Glacier, vs. K. Veteto/H. Worden, Sentinel, not finished.
Fifth place - F. Powers/B. Powers, Capital, def. S. Ormesher/Johnson, Big Sky, no score available.
No. 2 doubles
Championship - M. Johnson/C. Bower, Glacier, vs. M. Murdoch/P. Finch, Sentinel, not finished.
Third place - M. Corkish/L. Stone, Flathead, vs. J. Austin/M. Denna, Glacier, not finished.
Fifth place - R. Lauf/A. Clark, def. K. Wingard/M. Gray, no score available.
No. 3 doubles
Championship - E. Braig/L. Hill, Glacier, vs. B. McCormick/M. Keast, Sentinel, not finished.
Third place - A. Althof/B. Lundberg, Helena, vs. S. Samson/K. Culver, Capital, not finished.
Fifth place - D. Buchanan/Melanron, Big Sky, vs. L. Lavilla/K. Stobie, Flathead, not finished.
No. 4 doubles
Championship - L. Tonnerre/E. Thayer, Sentinel, vs. Z. Nelson/K. Greybeal, Hellgate, not finished.
Third place - I. Olivera-Olsen/E. Peasley, Hellgate, vs. T. Huckeba/O. Mohatt, Flathead, not finished.
Fifth place - E. Duncan/K. Branson, Capital, vs. H. Brown/T. Tennant, Sentinel, not finished.
BOYS
No. 1 doubles
Championship - I. Nord/G. Porter, Hellgate, def. J. Boyer/N. Jakovac, Helena, 6-2, 6-2.
Third place - E. Violette/Ramsbacher, Sentinel, def. A. Hanson/B. Belcher, Capital, 8-3.
Fifth place - J. Kuehn/J. Kuehn, Hellgate, def. H. Danz/B. Wright, Glacier, no score available.
No. 2 doubles
Championship - J. Noonan/W. Brown, Hellgate, vs. M. McKay/C. Webster, Hellgate, not finished.
Third place - K. Thomas/T. Stevens, Sentinel, vs. E. Buckingham/E. Lockwood, not finished.
Fifth place - W. Fitz/J. Ballard, Capital, def. A. Lucas/N. Buenz, Flathead, no score available.
No. 3 doubles
Championship - W. Gibbs/S. Deyle, Sentinel, def. A. Romero/B. Kent, Capital, 3-6, 6-3, 10-4.
Third place - R. Tabaracci/K. Giddings, Capital, def. A. Naglich/G. Regoli, Flathead, 8-3.
Fifth place - J. Desmul/T. Keller, Glacier, def. N. Robertson/J. Thomas, Sentinel, no score available.
No. 4 doubles
Championship - L. Nichols/B. Olds, Sentinel, vs. C. Tollefson-Knee/C. Bingham, Hellgate, not finished.
Third place - E. Battershell-Corson/C. Hasquet, Helena, vs. R. Lawrence/T. Carlson, Capital, not finished.
Fifth place - D. Kjelland/T. Briggs, Hellgate, vs. M. LaGrandeur/M. Cordell, Glacier, not finished.
Bitterroot Invitational
Heather Luedtke and Hannah Madsen along with Katie Fyall and Anna Peterson had the best performances for Whitefish at this one-day event.
The two doubles teams won both of their tournament outings.
Nathan Fauth went 1-1 in boys singles for Whitefish and the boys doubles team of Ryan Brown and Austin Reese split their two matches.
BOYS
No. 1-2 Singles
First Round - Alex Raymond (Hamilton) def. Nathan Fauth (Whitefish) 6-0, 6-4; Jacob Emery (Stevensville) def. Jake McPherson (Butte Central) 6-3, 6-4; Josh Smith (Corvallis) def. Bradley Rakich (Dillon) 6-1, 6-1; Jonathan Leonardson (Dillon) def. Eric Holdhusen (Whitefish) 2-6, 6-4, 7-6 (1); Colton Belcourt (Stevensville) def. Kyle Wall (Darby) 6-1, 6-2; Caleb Powell (Corvallis) def. Ray Allison (Hamilton) 6-2, 6-2.
Second round - Josh Smith (Corvallis) def. Jacob Emery (Stevensville) 6-0, 6-1; Colton Belcourt (Stevensville) def. Jonathan Leonardson (Dillon) 6-1, 6-1; Alex Raymond (Hamilton) def. Caleb Powell (Corvallis) 4-6, 6-4, 6-4; Bradley Rakich (Dillon) def. Jake McPherson (Butte Central) 6-0, 6-0; Nathan Fauth (Whitefish) def. Ray Allison (Hamilton) 6-3, 4-6, 6-3; Josh Smith (Corvallis) def. Eric Holdhusen (Whitefish) 6-1, 6-1.
No. 1-2 Doubles
First round - Maish/Southam (Dillon) def. Tredik/Mclean (Hamilton) 6-2, 6-1; Sterns/Johnson (Butte Central) def. Parker/Melnarik (Hamilton) 6-1, 6-2; Ross/Potthoff (Whitefish) def. Johnston/Petritz (Butte Central) 6-3, 6-0; Wilson/Nordahl (Dillon) def. Brown/Reese (Whitefish) 3-6, 6-0, 6-3.
Second round - Maish/Southam (Dillon) def. Josey/Mason (Corvallis) 6-3, 4-6, 6-2; Sterns/Johnson (Butte Central) def. Powell/Williams (Corvallis) 6-4, 6-1; Parker/Melnarik (Hamilton) def. Johnston/Petritz (Butte Central) 6-4, 3-6, 6-1; Brown/Reese (Whitefish) def. Tredik/Mclean (Hamilton) 6-3, 6-1; Wilson/Nordahl (Dillon) def. Ross/Potthoff (Whitefish) 7-5, 5-7, 6-1; Sterns/Johnson (Butte Central) def. Josey/Mason (Corvallis) 6-0, 6-1; Maish/Southam (Dillon) def. Powell/Williams (Corvallis) 6-3, 6-2.
GIRLS
No. 1-2 Singles
First round - Lili Szundy (Whitefish) def. Olivia Fehr (Corvallis) 6-4, 6-2; Breanna Brickey (Darby) def. Zoe Sullivan (Butte Central) 6-0, 6-0; Sarah Trihn (Hamilton) def. Nicole Hritsco (Dillon) 7-5, 6-1; Emma Pickett (Corvallis) def. Colleen May (Hamilton) 6-3, 6-1; Mariah McClure (Dillon) def. Paige Sproul (Whitefish) 6-2, 6-1; Sarah Drew (Butte Central) def. Kayla Lambert (Darby) 6-0, 7-5.
Second round - Emma Pickett (Corvallis) def. Sarah Trihn (Hamilton) 6-1, 6-3; Mariah McClure (Dillon) def. Sarah Drew (Butte Central) 6-0, 6-2; Olivia Fehr (Corvallis) def. Zoe Sullivan (Butte Central) 6-1, 6-1; Nicole Hritsco (Dillon) def. Colleen May (Hamilton) 6-0, 6-1; Sarah Drew (Butte Central) def. Paige Sproul (Whitefish) 6-3, 6-4.
No. 1-2 Doubles
First round - Pickett/Wetzsteon (Corvallis) def. Toynbee/Weidow (Darby) 6-0, 6-2; Luedke/Madsen (Whitefish) def. Pica/Trudnowski (Butte Central) 6-0, 6-0; Sawyer/Southam (Dillon) def. Trihn/Schmit (Hamilton) 6-0, 6-2; Fyall/Peterson (Whitefish) def. Guldseth/Quinn (Butte Central) 6-3, 6-1; Womack/Thompson (Dillon) def. Gale/Saturday (Corvallis) 6-2, 6-1; Smith/Finks (Darby) def. Casbarra/Homyak (Hamilton) 6-0, 6-0.
Second round - Luedke/Madsen (Whitefish) def. Womack/Thompson (Dillon) 6-3, 6-2; Fyall/Peterson (Whitefish) def. Sawyer/Southam (Dillon) 7-5, 7-6 (8); Pica/Trudnowski (Butte Central) def. Pickett/Wetzsteon (Corvallis) 6-2, 6-3; Guldseth/Quinn (Butte Central) def. Trihn/Schmit (Hamilton) 6-2, 6-0; Gale/Saturday (Corvallis) def. Casbarra/Homyak (Hamilton) 6-2, 6-2.
Libby sweeps Ronan
LIBBY — Libby’s girls cruised to a 6-0 verdict while the Libby boys won twice in singles and doubles for a 4-2 triumph in Western B dual action with Ronan.
The Libby girls did not drop a set on the afternoon while Jessika Jones, at No. 4 singles, won 6-0, 6-0.
The most competitive match in boys play was at No. 4 singles with Caleb Kobel of Ronan besting Raffi Weber, 6-4, 7-5.
Libby’s No. 2 doubles team of Gio Cano and Ryan Nagle breezed to a 6-0, 6-1 win.
Libby hosts Bigfork on Friday in the regular-season finale.
Bigfork hosts a Western B divisional on May 13-14 with state to follow May 18-21 in Missoula.
GIRLS
Libby 6, Ronan 0
Singles — Kaylene Hudson, L, def. Breanna Turpin, 6-2, 6-1; Sarah McBride, L, def. Hannah Moss, 6-3, 6-1; Isabelle Martineau, L, def. Morgan Brooks; 6-0, 6-1; Jessika Jones, L, def. Aurrora Wattans, 6-0, 6-0.
Doubles — Dani Hawthorne/Mehki Sykes, L, def. Breanna Turpin/Julia Matkovich, 6-2, 6-2; Jenna Barrick/Cloie Boardner, L, def. Morgan Brooks/Kelia Ilac, 6-1, 6-1.
BOYS
Libby 4, Ronan 2
Singles — Fisher Shima, R, def. Jhamaal Sykes, 6-3, 6-1; Jason Brant, L, def. Colton Roullier, 6-2, 6-3; Colin Maloney, L, def. Bailey Moss, 6-1, 6-2; Caleb Kobel, R, def. Raffi Weber, 6-4, 7-5.
Doubles — Erik Lauer/Braydan Thom, L, def. Colton Roullier/Ethan Bleurins, 6-3, 6-4; Gio Cano/Ryan Nagle, L, def. Mark De-France-Hiebert/Andrew Koehler, 6-0, 6-1.
Troy splits with Ronan
LIBBY — The Ronan boys won three singles matches and both doubles outings for a 5-0 victory over Troy in a Western B dual.
Both teams had just one girl on the court and Allie Brown of Troy won that matchup, 6-0, 6-1, over Breanna Turpin at No. 1 singles.
GIRLS
Troy 1, Ronan 0
Singles - Allie Brown, T, def. Breanna Turpin, 6-0, 6-1.
BOYS
Ronan 5, Troy 0
Singles - Fisher Shima, R, def. Ben Haggerty, 6-0, 6-1; Bailey Moss, R, def. Noah Caballero, 6-3, 6-4; Caleb Kobel, R, def. Austin McCully, 6-2,6-4.
Doubles - Ethan Blevins/Colt Roullier, R, def. Cody Osterberg/Dylan Cummings, 6-1, 6-0; Andrew Kuchler/DeFrance Heybert, R, def. Cy Winslow/Jaymin Stever, T, 6-3, 6-3.