Glacier divisional champs, again
The Daily Inter Lake
GREAT FALLS — Another season, another divisional title for Glacier’s tennis programs.
The boys easily won their seventh straight AA championship on Friday while the girls had to battle to capture their sixth overall at the Northern Divisional.
The Glacier boys finished with a team score of 51 points with C.M. Russell a distant second, 31, and Great Falls High third, 16.
The Glacier girls emerged with a tight, and hard-fought 42-40 win over CMR. Great Falls High was third with 26.
Glacier’s Holland Blalack won the boys singles title, besting Miggy San Pedro of Great Falls High in the final 7-5, 6-0. Blalack defeated Leonard Ormseth in the semifinals 6-1, 6-4.
Blalack was the top seed for the divisional. San Pedro was No. 3.
In girls singles, fourth-seed McKenna Tinseth lost in the semifinals to second-seed Anna Johnson of Great Falls 6-3, 6-3. She battled back to finish fourth.
Glacier dominated girls doubles, finishing 1-2-4. Top-seed Maya Buckingham and Anna Cecil defeated teammates and No. 2 seed Tess Howe and McKenna Johnson in the title match 7-5, 6-3.
Fourth-seed Libby Hill and Meagan Gillespie finished fourth.
It was all Wolfpack in the boys doubles semifinals with Jack Desmul and Morgan Cordell besting Ben Desmul and Logan Hill 6-1, 6-2 while second-seed Tyler Keller and Kyle Buckingham topped Akhil Patel and Hunter Watterud 6-2, 7-6 (3). In the final, Keller and Buckingham beat Desmul and Cordell 6-3, 6-3.
Desmul and Hill, who upset the top-seeded doubles team on Thursday, finished fourth.
The boys and girls will both send three doubles teams and two individuals to the Class AA state tournament, which begins Thursday at the Flathead Valley Community College courts.
The top four individuals and doubles teams from all divisionals advance.
“It was kind of what we were gunning for,” Glacier coach Josh Munro said of sweeping titles once again.
“We had a couple of tight matches in the morning, especially in the girls doubles. That was a big semifinal win for Tessa and McKenna and we followed up with the clincher with Libby and Megan finishing fourth.”
Munro said Maggie Rudback and Graham Friedman were one win away from advancing to state. They both lost in the consolation semfinals.
Patel and Hunter Watterud also lost in the consolation semifinals.
Northern AA Divisional
Team Totals
Glacier 51, CMR 31, Great Falls High 16
Boys
Singles
Round 1: Holland Blalack, Glacier, bye; Davis Fawcett, CMR, bye; Andrew Davidson, GFH, bye; Leonard Ormseth, CMR, def. Trevor Woodward, Glacier, 6-1, 6-2; Jeremiah Ormseth, CMR, def. Chase Skelton, Glacier, 6-0, 6-0; Miggy San Pedro, GFH, bye; Graham Friedman, Glacier, def. Sean Robinson, GFH, 6-4, 6-2; Roy Munns, CMR, bye.
Round 2: Blalack, Glacier, def. Fawcett 6-1, 6-0; L. Ormseth, CMR, def. Davidson 6-3, 6-4; San Pedro, GFH, def. J. Ormseth 6-0, 6-1; Munns, CMR, def. Friedman 6-1, 6-2.
Consolation: Fawcett, CMR, def. Woodward 4-6, 6-1, 6-1; Friedman, Glacier, def. Skelton 6-1, 6-2; Robinson, GFH, def. J. Ormseth 6-3, 6-1.
Consolation quarterfinals: Davidson, GFH, def. Fawcett 6-1, 6-1; Friedman def. Robinson, GFH, 7-5, 7-6 (7-2).
Semifinals: Blalack, Glacier, def. L. Ormseth, CMR, 6-1, 6-4; San Pedro, GFH, def. Munns, CMR, 3-6, 6-3, 6-1.
Consolation semifinals: Davidson, GFH, def. Munns, CMR, 6-3, 5-7, 6-6 (8-6); L. Ormseth, CMR, def. Friedman, Glacier 6-3, 6-2.
Consolation final: L. Ormseth, CMR, def. Davidson, GFH, 3-6, 6-0, 6-3.
Championship: Blalack, Glacier, def. San Pedro, GFH, 7-5, 6-0.
Doubles
Round 1: Tyler Patrick/Kyle Korb, bye; Ben Desmul/Logan Hill, Glacier, def. Brandon Vandervolk 7-6, 6-0; Jack Desmul/Morgan Cordell, Glacier, bye; Wyatt Stalsberg/Tristan Krum, CMR, def. Nick Keller/Luke Wyman, GFH, 6-4, 6-3; Aaron Brooks/Zach Stimac, CMR, def. Asher Kartman/Taylor Curry 6-3, 7-6; Askhil Patel/Hunter Watterud, Glacier, bye; Shane Kujala/Jacob Smith, CMR, def. Caimin Boland/Aidan Hefferman, GFH, 6-1, 6-1; Tyler Keller/Kyle Buckingham, Glacier, bye.
Round 2: B. Desmul/Hill, Glacier, def. Patrick/Korb 6-3, 6-4; J. Desmul/Cordell, Glacier, def. Stalsberg/Krum 6-0, 6-4; Patel/Watterud, Glacier, def. Brooks/Stimac 6-0, 6-1; Keller/Buckingham, Glacier, def. Kujala/Smith 6-2, 6-1.
Consolation: Stalsberg/Krum, CMR, def. Vandervolk/Reiman 6-2, 6-3; Korb/Patrick, CMR, def. Keller/Wyman 6-2, 7-5; Kujala/Smith, CMR, def. Kartman/Curry 6-2, 6-0; Brooks/Stimac, CMR, def. Boland/Hefferman 6-1, 6-3.
Consolation quarterfinals: Korb/Patrick, CMR, def. Stalsburg/Krum, CMR, 6-0, 6-2; Kujala/Smith, CMR, def. Brooks/Stimac, CMR, 6-2, 7-5.
Semifinals: J. Desmul/Cordell, Glacier, def. B. Desmul/Hill, Glacier, 6-1, 6-2; Keller/Buckingham, Glacier, def. Patel/Watterud, Glacier 6-2, 7-6.
Consolation semifinals: Korb/Patrick def. Patel/Watterud 6-4, 2-6, 6-3; B. Desmul/Hill, def. Kujala/Smith 6-0, 7-6 (7-1).
Consolation final: Korb/Patrick, CMR, def. B. Desmul/Hill, Glacier, 6-3, 6-3.
Championship: Keller/Buckingham, Glacier, def. J. Desmul/Cordell 6-3, 6-3.
Girls
Team Totals
Glacier 42, CMR 40, Great Falls High 26
Singles
Round 1: Mackenzie George, CMR, had bye; Meredith Shockley, GFH, def. Nina Friedman, Glacier, 6-2, 6-0; Gail Parambi, CMR, had bye; Maggie Rudbach, Glacier, def. Mikayla Thurston, GFH, 6-1, 4-6, 6-1; Anna Rich, CMR, def. Harren Seerha, GFH, 6-1, 6-1; McKenna Tinseth, Glacier, had bye; Serena Hinojosa, CMR, def. Kari Inabnit, Glacier, 2-6, 6-3, 7-5; Anna Johnson, GFH, had bye
Round 2: George, CMR, def. Shockley, GFH, 6-2, 6-0; Parambi, CMR, def. Rudbach, Glacier, 6-4, 6-1; Tinseth, Glacier, def. Rich, CMR, 6-2, 6-4; Johnson, GFH, def. Hinojosa, CMR, 6-1, 6-0
Consolation: Rudbach, Glacier, def. Friedman, Glacier 6-2, 6-0; Thurston, GFH, def. Shockley, GFH, 6-2, 6-4; Hinojosa, CMR, def. Seerha, GFH, 4-6, 6-1, 6-0; Rich, CMR, def. Inabnit, Glacier, 6-0, 6-0
Consolation quarterfinals: Rudbach, Glacier, def. Thurston, GFH, 6-4, 7-5; Rich, CMR, def. Hinojosa, CMR, 4-6, 6-1, 6-0.
Semifinals: George, CMR, def. Parambi, CMR, 6-2, 6-0; Johnson, GFH, def. Tinseth, Glacier, 6-3, 6-3.
Consolation semifinals: Tinseth, Glacier, def. Rudbach, Glacier 6-3, 5-7, 7-5; Parambi, CMR, def. Rich, CMR, 6-0, 6-1.
Consolation final: Parambi, CMR, def. Tinseth, Glacier, 6-3, 6-2
Championship: George, CMR, def. Johnson, GFH, 6-1, 6-0
Doubles
Round 1: Maya Buckingham-Anna Cecil, Glacier, had bye; Kylie Anderson-Jordan Garrington, GFH, def. Emily Cappis-Madi Hill, CMR, 6-1, 6-3; Libby Hill-Meagan Gillespie, Glacier, had bye; Trinity Taylor-Sarah Keller, GFH, def. Laura Smith-Symbal Slambyere, CMR, 6-2, 6-4; Katie Lessmeier-Kitty Paulson, Glacier, def. Ariel Manderle-Gabby McCabe, 4-6, 6-0, 6-1; Ally Dube-Erynn Murphy, CMR, had bye; Paigo Kujala-Andrea Lane, CMR, def. Hailey Little-Delaney Leo, GFH, 6-1, 6-1; Tessa Howe-McKenna Johnson, Glacier, had bye
Round 2: Buckingham-Cecil, Glacier, def. Anderson-Garrington, 6-1, 6-1; Hill-Gillespie, Glacier, def. Taylor-Keller, GFH, 6-1, 6-0; Dube-Murphy, CMR, def. Lessmeier-Paulson, Glacier, 6-1, 6-2; Howe-Johnson, Glacier, def. Kajala-Lane, CMR, 4-6, 6-2, 6-4
Consolation: Taylor-Keller-GFH, def. Cappis-Hill, CMR, 6-1, 6-2; Anderson-Garlington, GFH, dec. Smith-Slambyere, CMR, 6-0, 6-1; Kujala-Lane, CMR, def. Manderle-McCabe, GFH, 6-0, 6-0; Little-Leo, GFH, def. Lessmeier-Paulson, Glacier, 6-4, 3-6, 6-3
Consolation quarterfinals: Anderson/Garlibngton, GFH, def. Taylor/Keller, GFH, 6-2, 6-1; Kujala/Lane, CMR, def. Little/Leo, GFH, 6-4, 3-6, 6-3.
Semifinals: Buckingham/Cecil, Glacier, def. Hill/Gillespie, Glacier, 6-4, 6-2; Howe/Hohnson, TGlacier, def. Dube/Murphy, CMR, 4-6, 6-2, 6-4.
Consolation semifinals: Dube/Murphy, CMR, def. Anderson/Garlington, GFH, 6-2, 6-1; Hill/Gillespie, Glacier, def. Kujala/Lane, CMR, 6-3, 6-4.
Consolation final: Dube/Murphy, CMR, def. Hill/Gillespie, Glacier, 6-1, 6-0.
Championship: Buckingham/Cecil, Glacier, def. Howe/Johnson, Glacier 7-5, 6-3.
Western AA Divisional
MISSOULA — Second-day action was halted by rain after a few matches. Play will resume today at the University of Montana.
Competing are Flathead, Missoula Big Sky, Hellgate and Sentinel.
The top four individuals and doubles teams advance to the Class AA state tournament, which begins Thursday at the Flathead Valley Community College courts.
Girls
Girls’ consolation singles: Meredith Murdock, SHS, def. Isla Olivera-Olsen, MH, 6-1, 6-0; Maya Heffernan, MH, def. Danielle Buchanan, MBS, na.
Consolation doubles: Katie Greybeal/Zoe Nelson, MH, def. Leah Tonnerre/Erin Thayer, SHS, 6-2, 5-7, 6-4.
Boys
Consolation singles: Connor D’Angelo, MH, def. Aaron Young, MH, 6-0, 6-0; Cody Curtis, SHS, def. James Thomas, SHS, 6-1, 6-1.
Consolation doubles: Cole Tolleson-Knee/Henry Ledyard, MH, def. Olsen/Olsen, SHS, 7-6 (2), 6-2; Wyatt Brown/Henry Stahl, MH, def. Gibbs/Deyle, SHS, 6-1, 7-5.
Western B Divisional
LIBBY — The Libby boys and Bigfork girls dominated the court action.
Libby went 1-2 in singles with Colin Maloney upsetting Jhamall Sykes 6-4, 3-6, 6-1 in the final and 1-2 in doubles with Eric Lauer/Braden Thom topping Ryan Nagle/Gio Cano 6-2, 7-5.
Bigfork’s Ellie Berreth won the singles title while teammates Kalia Wicklund/Ahna Fox and Wilson Vogt/Xiao Xiao Strong finished 1-2 in doubles. Wicklund/Fox won the title match 6-2, 6-2.
Berreth, a AA divisional runner-up last year for Flathead, defeated Allie Brown of Troy in the final 7-6 (7-5), 6-4.
For the boys, the top six singles players and top four doubles teams advance to Class B state action on Thursday in Missoula.
The top four singles and top three doubles teams from divisional action for girls advance to Missoula for state play.
The Libby boys are defending state champions.
The two-day tournament ended Friday.
Teams Competing
Bigfork, Libby, Troy
Boys
Singles
Championship
Colin Maloney, L, def. Jhamaal Sykes, L, 6-4, 3-6, 6-1
Third Place
Alex Buenz, B, def. AJ Sauer, T, 6-0, 6-1.
Semfinals
Sykes def. Michael Bedford, BF, 6-2, 6-3; Maloney beat Buenz, 6-3, 4-6, 7-5
Fifth Place
Bedford def. Austin McCully, T, 6-4, 6-4
Doubles
Championship
Eric Lauer/Braden Thom, L, def. Ryan Nagle/Gio Cano, L, 6-2, 7-5.
Third Place
Colton Reichenbach/Clayton Reichenbach, BF, def. Noah Caballero/Dylan Cummings, T, 6-0, 6-3
Semifinals
Lauer/Thom def. Wyatt Reichenbach/Reid Barrows, BF, 6-0, 6-0; Nagle/Cano def. Reichenbach/Reichenbach, 4-6, 6-4, 6-2
Girls
Singles
Championship
Ellie Berreth, BF, def. Allie Brown, T, 7-6 (7-5), 6-4
Third Place
Isabelle Martineau, L, def. Mehki Sykes, L, 6-1, 6-4
Semifinals
Berreth def. Martineau, 6-2, 6-2; Brown def. Sykes 6-4, 6-1
Doubles
Championship
Kalia Wicklund/Ahna Fox, BF, def. Wilson Vogt/Xiao Xiao Strong, BF, 6-2, 6-2
Third Place
Jessika Jones/Marissa Wood, L, def. Laurynn Lauer/Morgan Snyder, L, 3-6, 6-4, 7-6 (7-5)
Semifinals
Wicklund/Fox def. Jones/Wood, 6-4, 6-3; Vogt/Strong def. Lauer/Snyder, 6-0. 6-3.