Glacier, Flathead netters top Columbia Falls
Glacier and Flathead tuned-up for this weekend’s Kalispell Invitational tennis tournament with dual action Thursday against Columbia Falls on the courts at Flathead Valley Community College.
Glacier won the girls and boys duals by 6-2 and 5-3 scores, respectively.
Flathead’s girls and boys came out on top 6-2, 5-3.
Hannah Schweiker, Anna Pickard, Neils Getts and Garrett Caffrey were all 2-0 in singles play for Columbia Falls.
Up next for Columbia Falls is the Libby Invitational on Saturday.
The Kalispell Invitational, which will include the three Missoula schools — Big Sky, Hellgate and Sentinel — begins Saturday at 9 a.m. at FVCC.
In a Northwestern A dual on Tuesday in Ronan, the Whitefish boys and girls won by 4-0 and 6-1 scores, respectively, over Ronan.
Girls
Glacier 6, Columbia Falls 2
SINGLES — Hannah Schweikert, CF, def. Nina Friedman, 6-2, 6-4; Anna Pickard, CF, def. Kari Inabnit, 6-0, 7-6 (4); Izy Lyon, G, def. Gwen Foust, 6-1, 6-1; Sarah Rogozynski, G, won by forfeit.
DOUBLES — McKenna Johnson/Maggie Rudbach, G, def. Katy Garate/Taylor Jarrett, 6-1, 6-0; Kirsti Ericksen/Liv Wilson, G, def. Cassidy Norick/Kelsey Wright, 6-7 (2), 6-2, 7-5; Regin Koester/Katie Lessmeier, G, def. Shay Benny/Martina Heupel, 6-1, 6-0; Ashlyn Sliter/Hannah Nikunen, G, def. Noah Kilman/Emma Upton, 6-1, 6-1.
Flathead 6, Columbia Falls 2
SINGLES — Schweikert CF def. Isabelle Sherman, 6-2,6-0; Pickard, CF, def. Delani Long, 6-4,6-1; Alice Addington, F, def. Foust, 6-1,6-1; Teagan Halloran, F, won by default
DOUBLES — Hailey Fennelly/Sierra Dilworth, F, def. Garate/Jarrett, 6-1, 6-0; Olivia Mohatt/Tess Huckeba, F, def. Norick/ Wright, 6-1,6-1; Kendall Pyron/Emma Hawkins, F, def. Benny/ Heupel, 6-1,6-1; Klara Burgstaller/Mallory Slate, F, def. Kilman/Upton, 6-0,6-0
Whitefish 4, Ronan 0
Singles — Claire Carloss, W, def. Morgan Brooks, 6-0, 6-0; Aubrey Hanks, W, def. Maddy Sevier, 6-1, 6-1; Olivia Potthoff, W, def. Skyler Shima, 6-4, 6-2.
Doubles — Payton Kastella/Abigail Shaffer, W, def. Brooks/Sevier, 6-3, 6-3.
Boys
Glacier 5, Columbia Falls 3
SINGLES — John Gilk, CF, def. Ryan Kelly, 6-4, 2-6, 6-2; Neils Getts, CF, def. Trevor Woodward, 0-6, 6-1, 6-4; Robert West, G, def. Dillon Washington, 6-4, 4-6, 6-4; Garrett Caffrey, CF, def. Micah Heil, 6-2, 7-6 (4).
DOUBLES — Tyler Keller/Kyle Buckingham, G, def. Camryn Lingle/Tristan Grein, 6-2, 6-1; Morgan Cordell/Ben Desmul, G, def. Colton Byrd/Tyler Gates, 6-1, 6-1; Ethan Purdy/Drew Engellant, G, def. Malachi Brower/Frank Hartman, 6-0, 6-0; Logan Hill/Hunter Watterud, G, def. Kaleb Bernethy/Greg Williamson, 6-0, 6-3.
Flathead 5, Columbia Falls 3
SINGLES — Ethan Hawkins, F, def. Gilk, 0-6, 6-4, 6-3; Getts, CF, def. David Marburger, 6-2, 6-7 (5-5), 6-1; Caffrey, CF, def. Brett Thompson, 6-0, 6-3; Ryan Thomsen, F, def. Washington, 6-4, 7-5.
DOUBLES — Lingle/Grein, CF, def. Will Taylor Lewellen/Garrett Regoli, 6-1, 6-0; Stephen Bridges/Peyton Snell, F, def. Byrd/Gates, 7-6, (8-6), 4-6, 6-2; Cade Creekmore/ Brian Wells, F, def. Brower/Williamson, 6-2, 6-1; Liam Rehbein/Owen Shilling, F, def. Hartman/Bernethy, 6-1, 6-1.
Whitefish 6, Ronan 1
Singles — Brendan Buls, W, def. Garrett Anderson, 6-0, 6-0; Thomas Yellow Bird, R, def. Jayce Cripe, 6-3, 6-1; Leo Motti, W, def. Conner Cornwell, 6-2, 6-1; Luke Schwaiger, W, def. Austin Taylor, 6-3, 6-4.
Doubles — Mark Anderson/Colter Upton, W, def. Colman Taylor/Anderson, 6-0, 4-6, 6-2; Forrest Kobelt/Zach Brandt, W, def. Caden Bourdon/Vicente Ortega, 6-1, 6-1; Jamie Schwartz/Carver Gilman, W, def. Joey Parnell/Sherman Violette, 6-0, 6-1.