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DIVISIONAL 'A' TENNIS FINAL RESULTS
Northwest A tennis: Whitefish boys, Polson girls win divisional
POLSON -- The sheer number of Whitefish boys and Polson girls that made it to the second day of the Northwest A tennis tournament helped power the two teams to a conference title.
The Bulldog boys, who topped second-place Polson 60-43, put three into the singles' semifinals, and it was an all-Whitefish championship. Max Smiley earned bragging rights among his fellow Bulldogs by taking the title over Eric Holdhusen, 6-2, 6-2.
Stevensville's Colton Belcourt, who lost to Holdhusen in the semifinals, was the only other representative from a different school in the boys' singles championship bracket.
The Polson boys stole some points from the eventual champions, though, as Cadis Chowning and Matt Sitter teamed up to take the doubles title. They beat Whitefish's Ryan Brown and Cole Turgeon in the semis, and Chowning/Sitter won the title against fellow Pirates Quaid Harlan and Colin Kenney by injury default.
The Polson girls trimmed Whitefish, 54-42. Pirates Mollie Lemm and Marlee Congdon each won their semifinal matches and squared off in an all-Polson title match. Congdon won that one, 7-5, 6-4.
Whitefish represented both squads in the girls' doubles championship. Katie Fyall and Anna Peterson beat the duo of Hannah Madsen and Heather Luedke.
BOYS
NORTHWESTERN A TOURNAMENT
at Polson
Team scores – 1, Whitefish 60; 2, Polson 43; 3, Stevensville 9; 4, Columbia Falls 4.
Singles
Semifinals
Max Smiley, Wf, def. Nathan Fauth, Wf, 6-3, 6-0; Eric Holdhusen, Wf, def. Colton Belcourt, Stev, 6-4, 6-1.
Championship
Smiley, Wf, def. Holdhusen, Wf, 6-2, 6-2.
Third place
Belcourt, Stev, def. Fauth, Wf, 6-2, 6-2.
Doubles
Semifinals
Quaid Harlan/Colin Kenney, Pol, def. Ryan Brown/Cole Turgeon, Wf, 6-2, 6-3; Cadis Chowning/Matt Sitter, Pol, def. Chaffin Ross/Ethan Potthoff, Wf, 3-6, 6-2, 6-4.
Championship
Chowning/Sitter, Pol, def. Harlan/Kenney, Pol, injury default.
Third place
Brendan Bulls/Austin Reese, Wf, def. Ryan Brown/Cole Turgeon, Wf, 6-3, 6-3.
GIRLS
NORTHWESTERN A TOURNAMENT
at Polson
Team scores – 1, Polson 54; 2, Whitefish 42; 3, Columbia Falls 19; 4, Stevensville 7.
Singles
Semifinals
Mollie Lemm, Pol, def. Emily Getts, CF, 7-6 (6), 6-3; Marlee Congdon, Pol, def. Lili Szundy, Wf, 7-5, 6-0.
Championship
Congdon, Pol, def. Lemm, Pol, 7-5, 6-4.
Third place
Getts, CF, def. Szundy, Wf, 6-3, 6-2.
Doubles
Semifinals
Hannah Madsen/Heather Luedke, Wf, def. Olivia Hewston/Kyler Lundeen, Pol, 6-2, 7-5; Katie Fyall/Anna Peterson, Wf, def. Cassie Carlyle/Shawna Lenz, Pol, 6-4, 3-6, 6-4.
Championship
Fyall/Peterson, Wf, def. Madsen/Luedke, Wf, 6-3, 6-3.
Third place
Carlyle/Lenz, Pol, def. Hewston/Lundeen, Pol, 3-6, 6-1, 6-2.
Dillon dominates for SWA tennis titles
The Dillon Beavers will be well-represented at next weekend's Class A state tennis tournament after dominating the competition at the Southwestern A divisional in Hamilton.
The Beavers relied on the strength and depth of their doubles duos, sending all six, three girls and boys teams, to next weekend's state meet.
That helped the Beavers to 69 points on the girls' side, well clear of second place Corvallis' 27. The Beaver boys finished with 53 to score a convincing divisional crown.
Butte Central's girls finished third with 18 points, while the Maroon boys were fourth with 17.
The Beaver girls saw the doubles duos of Kodi Ferris and Rachael Nye meet with Jen Womack and Nicole Thompson for the district crown after both clinched state bids with semifinal wins.
Womack and Thompson then picked up a 1-6, 6-4, 6-4 win for the divisional title.
In the consolation finals, Tessa Sawyer and Adrianna Southam gave the Beavers a third place finish after beating Ali Guldseth and Kellsie Quinn, 6-3, 6-4. Both duos will be at state next weekend.
In singles play, Dillon's Mariah McClure and Maggie Magee met in the finals of the winner's bracket, with McClure winning 6-2, 6-1 for the district title and the No. 1 seed at state.
Like their girls' doubles teammates, all three of Dillon's boys' doubles teams clinched bids to the state tournament.
The Gunnar Maisch and Isaak Koslosky took on Kyson Wilson and Todd Nordahl in the winner's bracket finals before Wilson and Nordahl emerged with a 6-3, 6-3 win for the title.
In the consolation finals, Butte Central's Sam Sterns and Cam Johnson dropped Mark Southam and Luke Peterson, 6-4, 6-2. Sterns and Johnson are the only Butte Central boys who clinched a spot at state. Both duos in the consolation finals needed three set wins to clinch their trips.
In boys' singles action, Brad Rakich of Dillon was the lone local player to clinch a spot in Bozeman next week, beating teammate Caleb Jones in three sets in the consolation semifinals to clinch a spot, then taking third with a 6-0, 7-6 (7-2) win over Josh Smith of Corvallis.
Southwestern A Divisional
BOYS
At Hamilton
Team scores – 1, Dillon 53; 2, Hamilton 25; 3, Corvallis 24; 4, Butte Central 17.
Singles
Semifinals – Alex Raymond, H, def. Bradley Rakich, D, 6-3, 6-2; Caleb Powell, C, def. Josh Smith, C, 6-4, 6-4.
Championship – Raymond, H, def. Powell, C, 6-3, 2-6, 6-3.
Third place – Rakich, D, def. Smith, C, 6-0, 7-6 (2).
Doubles
Semifinals – Maisch/Koslosky, D, def. Sterns/Johnson, BC, 7-6 (10), 6-3; Wilson/Nordahl, D, def. Southam/Peterson, D, 6-2, 6-3.
Championship – Wilson/Nordahl, D, def. Maisch/Koslosky, D, 6-3, 6-3.
Third place – Sterns/Johnson, BC, def. Southam/Peterson, D, 6-4, 6-2.
GIRLS
At Corvallis
Team scores – 1, Dillon 69; 2, Corvallis 27; 3, Butte Central 18; 4, Hamilton 7.
Singles
Semifinals – Mariah McClure, Dil, def. Olivia Fehr, Cor, 6-0, 6-1; Maggie Magee, Dil, def. Emma Pickett, Cor, 7-5, 6-4.
Championship – McClure, Dil, def. Magee, Dil, 6-2, 6-1.
Third place – Pickett, Cor, def. Fehr, Cor, 6-3, 6-2.
Doubles
Semifinals – Ferris/Nye, Dil, def. Guldseth/Quinn, BC, 6-3, 6-4; Womack/Thompson, Dil, def. Sawyer/Southam, Dil, 6-4, 4-6, 6-3.
Championship – Womack/Thompson, Dil, def. Ferris/Nye, Dil, 1-6, 6-4, 6-4.
Third place – Sawyer/Southam, Dil, def. Guldseth/Quinn, BC, 6-3, 6-4.
EASTERN A
At Hardin
Final results
BOYS
Team scores: Billings Central 54, Glendive 46, Hardin 11, Miles City 9
Singles
Championship: Harrison Fagg, BC, def. Matthis Rivard 6-2, 6-2
Third place: Michael Hopfauf, Gle, def. Caleb Barndt, BC, 6-7 (8), 6-4, 7-5
Semifinals: Harrison Fagg, BC, def. Michael Hopfauf, Gle, 6-3, 6-3; Matthis Rivard, Gle, def. Caleb Barndt, BC, 3-6, 6-0, 6-1.
Consolation semifinals: Caleb Barndt, BC, def. Jett Campbell, BC, 6-0, 6-2; Michael Hopfauf, Gle, def. Jacob Pankratz, BC, 6-3, 7-5.
Consolation third round: Jett Campbell, BC, def. Kelly Irion, MC, 4-6, 6-1, 7-5; Jacob Pankratz, BC, def. Jordel Yarlott, Har, 6-3, 6-2.
Doubles
Championship: Simon Marshall/Joey Nichols, BC, def. Jarod Asche/Bret Vester, Gle, 6-4, 4-6, 6-3.
Third place: Josh Hoffer/Jory Opp, Gle, def. Darnell Left Hand/Sean Neeser, Har, 6-2, 6-3.
Semifinals: Jarod Asche/Bret Vester, Gle, def. Deven Doughty/Christian Stradley, MC, 6-3, 6-2; Simon Marshall/Joey Nichols, BC, def. Josh Hoffer/Jory Opp, Gle, 6-4, 3-6, 6-3.
Consolation semifinals: Josh Hoffer/Jory Opp, Gle, def. Alex Bierwaltes/Cairo Morton, BC, 6-3, 6-1; Darnell Left Hand/Sean Neeser, Har, def. Deven Doughty/Christian Stradley, MC, 6-0, 6-4.
Consolation second round: Alex Bierwaltes/Cairo Morton, BC, def. Isaac Birdwell/Andrew Nelson, BC, 7-6 (10), 6-3; Darnell Left Hand/Sean Neeser, Har, def. Drake Davis/Adam Glasscock, MC, 6-0, 6-0.
GIRLS
Team scores: Billings Central 50, Glendive 35, Hardin 33, Miles City 3
Singles
Championship: Barclay Fagg, BC, def. Madisan Chavez, Har, 6-1, 6-0.
Third place: Alyssa Kessel, Gle, def. Brittney Schaff, Har, 6-3, 7-6 (4).
Semifinals: Barclay Fagg, BC, def. Brittney Schaff, Har, 6-2, 6-0; Madisan Chavez, Har, def. Alyssa Kessel, Gle, 5-7, 6-4, 6-3.
Consolation semifinals: Alyssa Kessel, Gle, def. Lisa Cai, Har, 6-3, 6-3; Brittney Schaff, Har, def. Meg Fitzgerald, BC, 6-3, 6-3.
Consolation third round: Lisa Cai, Har, def. Emma Putnam, BC, 6-4, 6-2; Meg Fitzgerald, BC, def. Shyla Greer, MC, 6-3, 6-3.
Doubles
Championship: Marenah Crockett/Ceeara Staiger, Gle, def. Blayne Meyer/Molly Putnam, BC, 6-3, 5-7, 6-1.
Third place: Kenna Adolph/Hailey Keller, BC, def. Naumie DuShane/Imani Kindness, Har, 6-4, 4-6, 6-4.
Semifinals: Marenah Crockett/Ceeara Staiger, Gle, def. Naumie DuShane/Imani Kindness, Har, 6-2, 6-1; Blayne Meyer/Molly Putnam, BC, def. Hannah Bogar/Katrielle Carney, Gle, 6-3, 5-7, 6-1.
Consolation semifinals: Kenna Adolph/Hailey Keller, BC, def. Hannah Bogar/Katrielle Carney, Gle, 6-0, 6-4; Naumie DuShane/Imani Kindness, Har, def. Sami Hubbard/Abby Hill, Gle, 6-2, 7-6 (4).
Consolation third round: Kenna Adolph/Hailey Keller, BC, def. Emily Frey/Abby Fitzgerald, BC, 7-5, 6-4; Sami Hubbard/Abby Hill, Gle, def. Katie Murdock/Makiko Reisig, Har, 6-1, 6-2.
