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Polson

POLSON – The Pirates and Lady Pirates would accept nothing less than complete domination Saturday as they hosted Columbia Falls and Stevensville and pulled wins on both the boys’ and girls’ sides of the courts.

While posting a couple of double-bagels and a complete sweep, the Pirates beat Columbia Falls 7-0 and Stevensville 4-3.

Doubles teams Colin Kenney/Quaid Harlan and Josh Kinzle/Carson McDaniel each shut out their opponents 6-0, 6-0 against the Wildcats while Tim Russell, Matt Sitter and Jaron Morgan all had 6-0, 6-1 matches.

The Lady Pirates also claimed victory with a 6-1 win against Columbia Falls and 5-2 against Stevensville.

Marlee Congdon and Cassie Carlyle logged the top scores of 6-0, 6-2 and 6-2, 6-0 on the singles side against Columbia Falls while teams Taylor Rost/Shawna Lenz and Danielle Haacke/Saya Shimazaki each finished their matches against Stevensville 6-2, 6-3.

Polson will finish out their regular season with a trip to Whitefish Thursday and then on to Libby Saturday.

 

Results

Boys

Polson 7, Columbia Falls 0

Singles — Tim Russell (Pol) def. Gabby DeLorme 6-0, 6-1; Matt Sitter (Pol) def. Julian Street 6-0, 6-1; Jaron Morgan (Pol) def. Quinn Ingraham 6-1, 6-0; Kabe Forman-Webster (Pol) def. Garret Caffery 6-0, 6-2

Doubles — Cadis Chowning/Tommy Mercer (Pol) def. Trevor Wick/Brock Denny 6-1, 5-7, 6-1; Colin Kenney/Quaid Harlan (Pol) def. Cooper Wendt/Patrick Tillman 6-0, 6-0; Josh Kinzle/Carson McDaniel (Pol) def. Caleb Fleury/Willie Baltz, 6-0, 6-0

Polson 4, Stevensville 3

Singles — Quaid Harlan (Pol) won by forfeit; Payden Belcourt (Stev) def. Matt Sitter 7-5, 6-2; Camilo Aguirre (Stev) def. Scott Sicz 6-4, 6-3; Kaiden Morman-Webster (Pol) def. Tristen Delgadillo, 6-0, 6-3

Doubles — Colton Belcourtt/Curtis Liston (Stev) def. Tim Russell/Colin Kenney 4-6, 6-4, 6-1; Tommy Mercer/Cadis Chowning (Pol) def. Henrik Skagen/Tom Trangmoe 6-2, 7-5; Kabe Forman-Webster/Jaron Morgan (Pol) def. Ben Hale/Sam Hale 6-2, 6-1

Girls

Polson 6, Columbia Falls 1

Singles — Marlee Congdon (Pol) def. Hailey Sapa 6-0, 6-2; Cassie Carlyle (Pol) def. Molly Schmit 6-2, 6-0; Tessa Nunlist (Pol) def. Harley Molchan 6-2, 6-1; Morgan Stenger (CF) def. Madison Reilley 6-2, 6-1

Doubles — Taylor Rost/Shawna Lenz (Pol) def. Kaylee Flanigan/Samantha Gilk 6-1, 6-2; Kyler Lundeen/Natalee Wheeler (Pol) def. Mariah Lingel/Meghan McCallum 6-4, 6-2; Hunter Tamcke/Sophie Steckert (Pol) def. Kayla Nicol/Gabby Merre 5-7, 6-2, 6-4

Polson 5, Stevensville 2

Singles — Marlee Congdon (Pol) def. Allison Enzler 6-2, 4-1 (injury default); Cassie Carlyle (Pol) def. Shelby Stokaw 6-1, 6-1; Tessa Nunlist (Pol) def. Jackie Westman 6-2, 6-4; Alex Deschamps (Stev) def. Hunter Tamcke 6-3, 4-2 (injury default)

Doubles — Taylor Rost/Shawna Lenz (Pol) def. Danielle Haacke/Saya Shimazaki 6-2, 6-3; Kyler Lundeen/Natalee Wheeler (Pol)def. Jennifer Harthan/Madison Hebner 6-2, 6-3; Valeriya Aleynikova/Ali Ward (Stev) def. Madison Reilley/Sophie Steckert 6-4, 7-6, 7-4 

 

Ronan

BIGFORK – At Bigfork on Wednesday, the Chiefs and Maidens tennis teams took on the Vikings and Valkyries in a couple of close runs, with the girls falling behind and the boys meeting in the middle.

It was a close-but-no-prize kind of day for the Maidens as they fell to Bigfork 3-4. Maidens Sam Ashley and Hannah Kiehn won their matches in the singles division while doubles team Sam Friedlander/ Breanna Turpin took their win into extra sets 4-6, 6-4, 7-5.

For the Chiefs the singles matches took center stage as Fisher Shima, Ryan Dresen and Coleman Taylor all came out on top with Dresen beating his opponent 6-0, 6-2.

Divisionals will boot up for the girls May 8 in Bigfork while the boys will head to Best of the West May 9 with State right behind May 14-16 in Great Falls.

 

Results

Boys

Ronan 3, Bigfork 3

Singles - Fisher Shima (Ron) def. Kyle Thomson 6-4, 4-6, 6-4; Ryan Dresen (Ron) def. Tyler Zavala 6-0, 6-2; Coleman Taylor (Ron) def. Alex Buenz 6/3 2/6 10/7; Mack Paine (BF) def. Jacob Dresen 3-6, 5-7

Doubles - Isaac Martel/Adam Jordt (BF) def. Ethan Blevins/Colton Roullier 1-6, 1-6; Ben Russell/George Gibson (BF) def. Caleb Koble/Coleman Taylor 0-6, 0-6

Girls

Ronan 3, Bigfork 4

Singles - Lana Berg (BF) def. Sam Ashley 1-6, 0-6; Kalia Wicklund (BF) def. Hannah Bird Rattler 1-6, 0-6; Hannah Kiehn (Ron) def. Karlee Park 8-4; Sam Ashley (Ron) def. Wilson Vogt no score

Doubles - Brooke Bonner/Alana Weilachr (BF) def. Hannah Bird Rattler/Hannah Kiehn 2-6, 1-6; Sam Friedlander/Breanna Turpin (Ron) def. Jamie Berg/Sophie Hasselmeier 4-6, 6-4, 7-5; Karlee Park/Wilson Vogt (BF) def. Jenaya Burns/Morgan Brooks 0-6, 0-6

 

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