Glacier netters ease to victories over Flathead
Glacier got the better of its crosstown rival for the second time this season on the tennis courts, besting Flathead 6-2 in girls matches and 7-1 in boys competition on Tuesday afternoon.
Maria Frampton led the Glacier girls from the No. 1 position, winning in straight sets without losing a game. Nina Friedman and Kari Inabnit also picked up singles wins for the Wolfpack.
Flathead’s wins came courtesy of Emma Hawkins in singles and Hailey Fennell and Sierra Dilwoeth in doubles.
Ryan Thomson claimed the Braves’ only boys win in his No. 3 singles match.
Rory Smith, Ryan Kelly and Micah Heil all cruised to straight-sets victories for Glacier in singles play.
The Wolfpack met no resistance in doubles competition, sweeping all four matches without much of a challenge.
Girls
Singles — Maria Frampton, G, def. Delani Long, 6-0, 6-0; Nina Friedman, G, def. Isabelle Sherman, 6-0, 6-2; Kari Inabnit, G, def. Kendall Pyron, 3-6, 6-6, 6-2; Emma Hawkins, F, def. Izy Lyon, 7-5, 6-2.
Doubles — McKenna Johnson/Maggie Rudbach, G, def. Tess Huckaba/Olivia Mohatt, 6-2, 7-6 (4); Hailey Fennell/Sierra Dilwoeth, F, def. Katie Lessmeier/Regin Koester, 6-1, 6-0; Liv Wilson/Kirsti Ericksen, G, def. Alive Addington/Teagan Halloran, 7-5, 6-4; Hannah Nikunen/Ashlyn Sliter, G, def. Mikel Twichel/Cassidy Lavin, 6-3, 6-0.
Boys
Singles — Rory Smith, G, def. Ethan Hawkins, 6-0, 6-0; Ryan Kelly, G, def. Garrett Regoli, 6-1, 6-4; Ryan Thomson, F, def. Trevor Woodward, 0-6,6-4, 7-6 (12); Micah Heil, G, def. Brett Thompson, 6-1, 6-1.
Doubles — Tyler Keller/Kyle Buckingham, G, def. Will Taylor-Llewellyn/David Marburger, 6-2, 6-0; Morgan Cordell/Logan Hill, G, def. Brian Wells/Cade Creekmore, 6-1, 6-1; Ben Desmul/Hunter Watterud, G, def. Stephen Bridges/Peyton Snell, 6-2, 6-1; Drew Engellant/Ethan Purdy, G, def. Liam Rehbein/Brendan Barnes, 6-0, 6-1.
Polson 5, Whitefish 1 (girls)
Whitefish 6, Polson 1 (boys)
POLSON — Polson and Whitefish each enjoyed dominant performances in a matchup of Northwest A foes.
The Polson girls cruised to a 5-1 win over the Bulldogs, and the Whitefish boys emerged a 6-1 victor over the Pirates.
Shea McGuinness and Josie Peterson breezed to comfortable wins in girls singles play for Polson. Aubrey Hanks and Olivia Potthoff picked up a doubles win for Whitefish’s only point.
Johnny Moore won his No. 1 singles match, but Polson struggled to find success elsewhere in boys play.
Whitefish’s Brendan Buls didn’t lose a game in his singles win.
The Bulldogs swept the three doubles matchs.
Girls
Singles — Shea McGuinness, P, def. Claire Carloss, 6-0, 6-1; Josie Peterson, P, def. Bella Wilson, 6-1, 6-0; Sharmaine Zempel, P, def. Jesse Grawunder, 6-4, 3-6, 6-4; Sarah Kinzie, P, vs. Gracie Young, 6-2, 4-4 (match unfinished due to weather).
Doubles — Kyler Lundeen/Berkely Ellis, P, def. Kit Anderson/Autumn Roalson, 6-0, 6-2; Aubrey Hanks/Olivia Potthoff, W, def. Qia Harlan/Megan Rost, 6-3, 6-2; Elizabeth Violett/Ara Mercer, P, def. Payton Kastella/Abigail Shaffer, 6-1, 6-3.
Boys
Singles — Johnny Moore, P, def. Eric Holdhusen, 6-2, 7-6 (8-6); Brendan Buls, W, def. Joe McDonald, 6-0, 6-0; Jayce Cripe, W, def. Sam Schultz, 6-4, 6-4; Noah Fauth, W, def. Colby Devlin, 6-4, 4-6, 7-6 (12-10).
Doubles — Mark Anderson/Forrest Kobelt, W, def. Carson McDaniel/Kaiden Forman-Webster, 4-6, 6-0, 6-2; Colter Upton/Simon Olivier, W, def. Trevor Schultz/Kendal Forman-Webster, 6-4, 6-0; Jamie Schwartz/Carver Gilman, W, def. Alex Mausshardt/Anton Lefthand, 2-6, 7-5, 6-1.