Flathead tennis downs Great Falls, loses to CMR

Sienna Blanchard earned a pair of victories Saturday, one in singles and another in doubles as Flathead tennis split their duals with the Great Falls schools.

Blanchard and doubles partner Ava Malmin took a 6-3, 6-1 victory against the Bison pair of Breyana Washington and Flora Alt. Blanchard then took the lone Bravettes victory against the Rustlers in singles. 

On the boys side Michael Plamer scored a pair of points for Flathead with a forfeit win over the Bison and a 6-0, 6-1 victory against CMR’s Lawrence Hoven. 

Both Flathead teams defeated Great Falls and fell to CMR. 

Flathead boys 5, Great Falls 3 

SINGLES — Rowan Alexander, Flathead def. Dillon Derr 6-0, 6-1; Holden Askvig, Flathead def. Carson Derr 6-0, 6-1; Ezias Bailey, Flathead def. Eddy Kathan 6-1, 6-0; Michael Palmer wins via default. 

DOUBLES — Billy Zarimiski and Brandon Sturges, Great Falls def. Aiden Skees and Badge Busse 6-4, 6-3; Israel Swanson and Seth Woldtvedt, Great Falls def. Joel Jones and Gavin Bontrager 6-1, 6-2; Andrew Johnson and Kobe Ghekiere, Flathead def. Eddie Boland and Leonard Smith 7-5, 6-3; Jarich Jay and Jayce Riggs, Great Falls def. Ole Bridge and Storm Lister 6-4, 6-2. 

CMR boys 7, Flathead 1 

SINGLES — Howard Daniel, CMR def. Rowan Alexander 6-3, 6-1; Fleming Daniel, CMR def. Holden Askvig 6-0, 6-3; Wiwo Balunbacal, CMR def. Ezias Bailey 6-0, 6-1; Michael Plamer, Flathead def. Lawrence Hoven 6-0, 6-1. 

DOUBLES — Eli Crist and Brady Pike, CMR def. Aiden Skees and Badge Busse 6-0, 6-0; Conner Sherman and Michael Waldenberg, CMR def. Joel Jones and Gavin Bontrager 6-0, 6-1; Charlie Bruce and Nick Stimac, CMR def. Andrew Johnson and Kobe Ghekiere 6-0, 6-0; Jackob Cordich and Mateo Campos, CMR def. Storm Lister and Ole Bridge 6-0, 6-1. 

Flathead girls 5, Great Falls 3 

SINGLES — Azalea Bailey, Flathead def. Emily Woods 6-2, 6-3; Allie Goff, Flathead def. Calissa Ward 6-2, 6-2; Laura Fitzpatrick, Great Falls def. Graci White 1-6, 6-4,12-10; Iris Moore, Great Falls def. Illyassu Ba 6-1, 6-1. 

DOUBLES — Sarah Loran and Nina Parris, Flathead def. Skylar Deck and Sevyn Hocevar 6-4, 6-4; Natalie Haag and Hazel Bridge, Flathead def. Taylor Whitfield and Claire Woods 6-3, 3-6, 11-9; Ava Malmin and Sienna Blanchard, Flathead def. Breyana Washington and Flora Alt 6-3, 6-1; Lilliana Corbett and Elizabeth Aakre win via forfeit. 

CMR girls 7, Flathead 1 

SINGLES — Coco Brown, CMR def. Azalea Bailey 6-1, 6-1; Cays Habel, CMR def. Allie Goff 7-5, 6-0; Adelynn Riphenberg, CMR def. Graci White 6-3, 6-1; Sienna Blanchard, Flathead def. Zoe Hanson 6-4, 6-3. 

DOUBLES — Quincy Weymouth and Grace Kauffman, CMR def. Sarah Loran and Nina Parris 6-3, 6-1; Kaylee Wasilewski and Kanie Dyke, CMR def. Hazel Bridge and Natalie Haag 6-3, 6-1; Kenzie Engel and Lilli Skaer, CMR def. Illyassu Ba and Ava Malmin 6-1, 6-1; Delaney Youngers and Chloe Wasilewski, CMR win via forfeit.