Loyola sweeps State B-C tennis titles
BOZEMAN — Missoula Loyola swept the boys and girls team titles at the State B-C tennis tournament last week, the third consecutive crown for the girls and second straight for the boys.
Loyola’s Evelyn Deschans won her third singles title, and Ava Bellamah and Gio Horner topped the girls doubles bracket.
Ignacio Carrion of Great Falls Central won boys singles, and Central duo Eddie Dewart and Dillon Gray were the doubles champions.
Bigfork’s Emma Berreth and Abby Ransom ended up fifth in girls doubles, and pair Blain Barrows and Caden Leonard were third.
State B tennis
GIRLS
Team scores — Missoula Loyola 39, Simms 33, Choteau 24 (other scores not yet available).
Singles
Fifth place
Broesder (CON) def. Peach (CHOT), score unavailable.
Third place
Sawyer (SIM) def. Berreth (CHI), score unavailable.
Championship
Evelyn Dechans (LOY) def. Katie Major (CHOT), 6-0, 6-1.
Doubles
Fifth place
Emma Berreth/Abby Ransom (BF), score not available.
Third place
Wang/Villeaux (FTB) def. Currie/Umphrey (MISS), score unavailable.
Championship
Ava Bellamah/Gio Horner (LOY) def. Macy Herman/Kaylee Zietzke (SIM), 6-0, 6-1.
BOYS
Team scores — Missoula Loyola 45, Cut Bank 27, Great Falls Central 26, Bigfork 16, Valley Christian 16, Simms 4, Terry 4, Darby 2, Anaconda 2, St. Ignatius 2.
Singles
Fifth place
Pons (SIM) def. Cummuzi (TER), score unavailable.
Third place
Taylor (LOY) def. Berkram (CB), 4-6, 6-4, 6-2.
Championship
Ignacio Carrion (GFC) def. Jake Bellamah (LOY), 6-1, 3-6, 6-0.
Doubles
Fifth place
Aberhold/Warren (GFC) def. Shaffer/Reimer (VC), 6-3, 6-3.
Third place
Blain Barrows/Caden Leonard (BF) def. Caras/O'Neill (LOY), score unavailable.
Championship
Eddie Dewart/Dillon Gray (GFC) def. Carter Topp/Joe Kirschenmann (LOY), 4-6, 6-4, 7-6(7).