Libby, G. Falls Central tied in state boys tennis lead
MISSOULA — Defending champion Libby and Great Falls Central are tied for the boys team lead after Friday’s play at the Class B-C state tennis tournament.
Libby’s Erik Lauer and Braydon Thom won their semifinal match.
BOYS
Teams Totals
Libby and Great Falls Central 17, Valley Christian 16, Bigfork 15, Loyola Sacred Heart 12, Ronan 10, Conrad 6, Troy 4, Cut Bank 4, St. Ignatius and Anaconda 3, Darby 1.
Singles
Quarterfinals: Jhamaal Sykes, LB, def. Michael Bedford, BF, 6-2, 6-2; Roger Mai, GFC, def. Jake Hollenback, LSH, 6-4, 6-0; Bailey Moss, RN, def. Colin Maloney, LB, 3-6, 6-1, 6-3; Trey Christiaens, VCS, def. Nick Diekans, GFC, 6-1, 6-1.
Semifinals: Mai def. Sykes, 6-2, 6-3; Christiaens def. Moss, 6-1, 6-0.
Consolation fourth round: Buenz def. Diekans, 6-0, 6-2; Hollenback def. Bedford, 6-2, 6-0. *Buenz will play Sykes and Hollenback will play Moss for spots in consolation final.
Doubles
Semifinals: Erik Lauer/Braydon Thom, LB, def. Clint Judisch/Austin Padilla, CON, 6-3, 6-2; Fisher Richardson/David Ramsey, LSH, def. Dawson Matt/Colby Kraft, CB, 6-1, 6-2.
Consolation third round: Colton Reichenbach/Clayton Reichenbach, BF, def. Ryan Nagel/Gio Cano, LB, 6-4, 6-2; ; Wyatt Walters/Benson Chu, GFC, def. Warren Castor/Tine Toemkoa, SI, 6-2, 6-3. *Reichenbach/Reichenbach will play Judisch/Padilla and Walters/Chu will play Matt/Kraft for a spot in the consolation final.
GIRLS
Teams Totals
Lone Peak and Townsend 14, Loyola and Baker 13, Fairfield and Chinook 12, Bigfork 11, Choteau 10, Fort Benton 9, St. Ignatius, Valley Christian and Conrad 6, Clark Fork, Philipsburg and Troy 4, Libby, Forsyth and Anaconda 3, CJI Chester, Cut Bank and Darby 2.
Singles
Quarterfinals: Jesse Hamlen, TOW, def. Cheyenne Jones, VCS, 6-3, 6-7, 6-2; Ashley Lundstrom, LP, def. Alise Ruthford, CF, 6-1, 6-0; Ellen Widell, BK, def. Ellie Berreth, BF, 6-3, 6-1; Elsa Kylen, SI, def. Luisa Locker, LP, 6-2, 6-4.
Semifinals: Widell def. Kylen, 6-3, 6-1; Hamlen def. Lundstrom, 6-1, 1-6, 6-2.
Consolation fifth round: Jones def. Espeland, 4-6, 7-5, 7-5; Berreth def. Locker, 7-6, 6-4. *Jones will play Kylen and Berreth will play Lundstrom for a berth in the consolation final.
Doubles
Quarterfinals: Amelia Konen/Annie Townsend, FF, def. Jaden Comings/Sara Goff, PHI, 6-4, 6-3; Kara Saltzman/Alexa Olsen, TOW, def. Heather Miller/Heather Antonsen, CHO, na; Dania Jones/Dalayne Van Dyke, CON, def. Anna Toon/Megan Clark, FB, 6-4, 6-2; Sierra Swank/Megan Pruttis, CHI, def. Lexi Giles/Katlynn Giles, FB, 7-6, 6-7, 6-2.
Semifinals: Konen/Townsend def. Saltzman/Olsen, 6-1, 6-3; Jones/Van Dyke def. Swank/Pruttis, 6-2, 6-7, 6-2.
Consolation fourth round: Wicklund/Fox, BF, def. Toon/Clark, FB, 2-6, 6-3, 6-0; Job/Burke, LSH, def. Miller/Antonsen, CHO, 4-6, 6-1, 6-1. *Wicklund/Fox will play Saltzman/Olsen and Job/Burke will play Swank/Pruttis for spots in consolation final.