Glacier boys sweep Helena tennis duals
HELENA — The Glacier boys won their opening duals against Helena High and Helena Capital, and the girls split theirs on the opening day of AA tennis on Friday.
The Wolfpack boys defeated both Helena and Capital by a score of 7-1.
Number 2 singles player Will Rudbach was a double winner, as was No. 1 doubles team Alex Galloway/Jimmy Glanville, who won each of their matches in two sets.
Ellie Lorenc and Amber Ramirez, at No. 3 singles, won two matches as well for the Glacier girls, who beat Helena 5-3 and lost 5-2 to Capital.
Glacier next hosts Missoula schools Saturday at the FVCC courts.
Boys
Glacier 7, Capital 1
Singles
Ryan Ashley (Capital) def. Harrison Sanders 6-3, 6-2; Will Rudbach (Glacier) def. Carter Fehr 6-2, 6-1; Kyler Knutson (Glacier) def. Kevin LaChere (no score available); Carl Bitney (Glacier) def. Gabe Sova 6-7(5), 6-0, 10-6.
Doubles
Alex Galloway/Timmy Glanville (Glacier) def. Brady Arnold/Dylan Dobbins 6-2, 6-2; Trey Engellant/Josh Mortenson (Glacier) def. Wes Rose/Trevin Kockler 6-4, 7-5; Calvin Schmidt/Dalyn Mathison (Glacier) def. Logan March/Ben Sova 6-0, 6-1.
Glacier 7, Helena High 1
Singles
Will Johnson (Helena) def. Sanders 7-6(4), 7-6(5); Rudbach def. Neal Bovington 6-0, 6-0; Knutson and Brighton Kelsey matches both forfeits.
Doubles
Galloway/Glanville def. Erik Callery/Rhys Anderson-Foster 6-1, 6-1; Engellant/Schmidt def. Ian McAlpine/Ethan Walsh 6-0, 6-0; Mathison/Rhett Measure (Glacier) def. Elias Cook/Andrei Kopotilov 6-1, 6-0; Mac Adkins/Lane McCoy forfeit.
Girls
Glacier 5, Capital 3
Singles
Catherine Burbridge (Capital) def. Rachel Jutzi 6-2, 6-1; Naomi Jutzi (Glacier) def. Rachel Stacey 7-6(4), 6-4; Kendall Van Aken (Glacier) def. Abi Grotbo 6-1, 6-3; Kynzie Belcher (Capital) def. Bella Teggeman 0-6, 6-4, 10-8.
Doubles
Miranda Sheafor/Abby Wiles (Capital) def. Katy Bitney/Tori Dobis 6-1, 6-2; Madison Terry/Maddie Davis (Glacier) def. Matty Meldrum/Destiny Vogl 0-6, 7-5, 10-7; Ellie Lorenc/Amber Ramirez (Glacier) def. 6-3, 6-1; Quindy Gronley/Tyla Nelson (Glacier) def. Julia Krings/Nayah Cooper 7-5, 6-3.
Helena 5, Glacier 2
Singles
Qayl Kujala (Helena) def. R. Jutzi 6-0, 6-0; Natalie Seburn (Helena) def. N. Jutzi 6-0, 6-4; Hannah Romney (Helena) def. Van Aken 4-6, 6-4, 10-7; No. 4 forfeit.
Doubles
Kimber Miller/Eva Santos (Helena) def. Bitney/Dobis 6-3, 6-2; Ayla Silvonen/Brynn Woodmanser (Helena) def. Terry/Davis 7-6(6), 3-6, 10-7; Lorenc/Ramirez def. Paisley Karlin/Clara Kiser 6-1, 6-2; Gronley/Nelson vs. Joanna Johnson/Kenzie Criswell 6-4, darkness.