Bigfork's Berreth, Reichenbachs state tennis champs
The Daily Inter Lake
GREAT FALLS — Bigfork’s Ellie Berreth and Clayton and Colton Reichenbach captured Class B-C state girls singles and boys doubles tennis titles on Saturday.
Berreth defeated Michaela Gunderson of Choteau 6-2, 6-1 in the final. Berreth, a senior, did not drop a set at the three-day event.
She topped Emily Clotfelter of Fairfield in the semifinals 6-0, 6-3, and Melanie Benson of Missoula Loyola in the quarterfinals 6-1, 6-3.
She rolled past Emma Hopwood of Clark Fork in the opening round 6-0, 6-0.
Berreth finished fifth at state last year.
The Reichenbachs beat David Ramsey and Dan Kaleva of Loyola in the championship match 6-3, 4-6, 6-1.
Earlier, the Bigfork duo won 6-0, 6-2 over Jette Pruttis and Ron Barnhill of Conrad; 6-4, 6-3, over Aidan McCloy and Caleb Colwell of Valley Christian; and 7-6 (7), 6-1 over Leroy Wilson and Joe Freze of Anaconda.
Bigfork’s head coach, Paul Sullivan Jr., won a doubles state championship at Bigfork in 2000 alongside Danny Day.
Those perfomances also helped Bigfork cash in on the team front. The girls tied Fairfield for second while the boys were third.
Class B-C State Tennis
At Great Falls
BOYS
Team Totals
Great Falls Central 48, Loyola 28, Bigfork 26, Valley Christian 25, Anaconda 10, Cut Bank 9, Conrad 8, St. Ignatius 4, Troy 3, Darby and Choteau 2.
Singles
Final: Nicholas Scott, Great Falls Central, def. Roger Mai, Great Falls Central, 6-2, 4-6, 6-4.
Consolation final: Trey Christiaens, Valley Christian, def. Jacob Hollenback, Loyola, 6-1, 6-2.
Doubles
Final: Colton/Clayton Reichenbach, Bigfork, def. David Ramsey/Dan Kaleva, Loyola, 6-3, 4-6, 6-1.
Consolation final: Walters/Chu, Great Falls Central, def. Matt/Kraft, Cut Bank, 7-6 (6), 6-0.
GIRLS
Team Totals
Choteau 26, Fairfield 23, Bigfork 23, Loyola 19, Townsend 12, Fort Benton 10, Chinook 9, Conrad and Forsyth 8, Cut Bank 7, Boulder 6, Philipsburg and Lone Peak 5, Baker and CJI and Darby and Harlem and Simms 4, Great Falls Central 2.
Singles
Final: Ellie Berreth, Bigfork, def. Michaela Gunderson, Choteau, 6-2, 6-1.
Consolation final: Clotfelter, Fairfield, def. Funk, Choteau, 6-3, 2-6, 7-6 (3).
Doubles
Final: Megan Clark/Katie Giles, Fort Benton, def. Sierra Swank/Megan Pruttis, Chinook, 7-5, 6-1.
Consolation final: Jones/Van Dyke, Conrad, def. Barrett/Bird, Cut Bank, 6-2, 6-4.