Northwestern A players off to good start at state tennis
POLSON/RONAN — Northwestern A divisional champions had a good showing during first-day play at the Class A state tennis tournament on Thursday.
Singles champs Shea McGuinness of Polson and Brendan Buls of Whitefish were undefeated, along with Polson’s Kyler Lundeen and Berkley Ellis in doubles.
Boys divisional champions Mark Anderson and Forrest Kobelt of Whitefish battled through a tough win in the first round, 3-6, 6-1, 6-2, but fell in the quarterfinals 6-3, 5-7, 6-1. The duo stay alive with a consolation 6-3, 4-6, 7-5 win over John Gilk and Tristan Grein of Columbia Falls.
McGuinness had just one match as rain shortened the event. She rolled in the first round 6-1, 6-1 and will face Nicole Hritsco of Dillon in the quarterfinals today.
Buls won 6-2, 6-1 in the first round and 6-0, 6-1 over Hamilton’s Alex Raymond, a state runner-up the last two years, in the quarterfinals. He will face Manuel Gonzalez of Butte Central in today’s semifinals with Marius Godard of Corvallis versus Brad Rakich of Dillon in the other semifinal.
Lundeen and Ellis looked sharp in their opener, cruising 6-0, 6-0. They will face Brooke Gilbertson and Lily Reddick of Belgrade in today’s quarterfinals.
Girls played at Ronan on Thursday with the boys at Polson.
No team scores were available for the boys, but on the girls side, Lewistown, Hamilton and Ronan were all tied for first with 14 points each.
All the action today will be in Polson.
Class A State Tennis
Thursday
Girls
At Ronan
Team Totals
Lewiston 14, Hamilton 14, Ronan 14, Butte Central 10, Miles City 10, Glendive 10, Billings Central 7, Stevensville 7, Havre 7, Dillon 7, Belgrade 6, Polson 3, Hardin 3, Libby 3, Whitefish 3, Corvallis 1, Livington 1.
Singles
First Round
Emma Putnam, BilC, def. Zoe Sullivan, BuC, 6-2, 6-0; Claire Carloss, Whi, def. Paige Nelson, Hav, 7-5, 6-1; Isabelle Martineau, Lib, def. Taylor Walker, Liv, 6-2, 6-2; Olivia Fehr, Cor, def. Abigail Noteboom, Har, no scores listed; Shae McGuinness, Pol, def. Hanna Stokke, Bel, 6-1, 6-1; Nicole Hritsco, Dil, def. Emily Toennis, MCity, 6-4, 6-1; Sarah Trihn, Ham, def. Sharmayne Hardy, Har, 6-4, 4-6, 7-6 (7-5); Reagan Smith, Liv, def. Josie Petersen, Pol, 7-5, 1-6, 6-2.
Consolation
First Round
Nelson def. Sullivan 6-3, 6-3;
Doubles
Makiko Reisig/Kate Murdock, Har, def. Marcee Murphy/Devyn Solomon, Hav, 6-0, 6-1; Jessika Jones/Marissa Wood, Lib, def. Connie Watt/Claire Pickett, Cor, 6 -2, 6-6 (7-2); Aubrey Hanks/Olivia Potthoff, Whi, def. Christina Weidkamkp/Danielle Coates, Cor, 6-0, 6-3; Katherine Kant/Bobbi Lima, Liv, def. Mary Anne Herrera/Cailei Cumins, Har,4-6, 6-4, 7-5; Erin Bartlett/Jackie Westman, Ste, def. Taylor Jarrott/Anna Pickard, CFalls, 6-3, 6-3; Sylvie Schoenen/Kodie Vondra, Liv, def. Talia Zimdars/Skyler Scarpholt, Glen, 6-3, 6-3; Brooke Gilbertson/Lily Reddick, Bel, def. Abby Fitzgerald/Blayne Meyer, BilC, 6-2, 6-1; Kyler Lundeen/Berkley Ellis, Pol, def. Jamyn Beller/Callie Cavill, Ste, 6-0, 6-0.
Consolation
First Round
Watt/Pickett def. Murphy/Solomon, 6-0, 6-4; Herrera/Cumins def. Weidkamp/Coates, 6-4, 7-5; Zimdars/Scarpholt def. Jarrott/Pickard, 6-1, 6-1; Fitzgerald/Meyer def. Beller/Cavill, 6-0, 6-4
At Polson
Boys
Team Totals
Not available
Singles
First Round
Marius Godard, Cor, def. Gabe Passes, Har, 6-4,6-0; Eric Holdhusen, Whi, def. Tommy Brown, Hav, 6-4, 6-0; Johnny Moore, Pol, def. Brendan Johnson, Liv, 5-7, 6-3, 6-0; Brad Rakich, Dil, def. Jace Guptill, Har, 6-0, 6-0; Brendan Buls, Whi, def. Danner Purkett, Liv, 6-2, 6-1; Alex Raymond, Ham, def. Elliot Keller, BilC, 6-0, 6-0; Manuel Gonzalez, ButC, def. Jake O’Leary, BilC, no score listed; Jakim Ricketts, Liv, def. Jayce Cripe, Whi, 6-1, 6-0.
Quarterfinals
Godard def. Holdhusen, 7-6, 6-4; Rakich def. Moore, 6-1, 6-4; Buls def. Raymond, 6-0, 6-1; Gonzalez def. Ricketts, 7-5, 4-6, 6-3.
Consolation
First Round
Passes def. Brown,6-4, 6-4; Johnson def. Guptill 6-3, 6-1; Purkett def. Keller, 6-2, 6-2; O’Leary def. Crope 6-3, 6-2.
Second Round
Passes vs. Ricketts; Johnson def. Raymond, 6-0, 6-2; Moore def. Purkett, 6-3, 6-3; O’Leary vs. Holdhusen
Doubles
First Round
Caleb Mason/Jonathan Noteboom, Har, def. Colemon Taylor/Thomas Yellow Bird III, Ron, 6-1, 6-2; Mark Southam/Luke Peterson, Dil, def. Brady Ophus/Tyrel Kjersem, Hav, 6-3, 6-0; Cameron Johnson/Guido Ossello, ButC, def. Chase Farrar/Westten Church, Lew, 6-1, 7-5; Mark Anderson, Forrest Kobelt, Whi, def. Maguire Payne/Ben Harsha, BilC, 3-6, 6-1, 6-2; Trey Murphy/Kennedy McKay, Hav, def. Logan Harrington/Noah McGee, ButC, 6-1, 6-0; Ryan Old Crow/Famous Left Hand, Har, def. John Gilk/Tristan Grein, CFalls, 6-1, 6-0; David Evans/Ben Noteboom, Har, def. Carson McDaniel/Joe McDonald, Pol, 6-4, 6-1; Caleb Warnken/Gabe De Leo, Cor, def. Connor McCauley/Javen Chisholm, Bel,6-4, 6-1.
Second Round
Mason/Noteboom def. Southam/Peterson, 7-6 (8-6), 5-7, 7-6 (7-2); Johnson/Ossello def. Anderson/Kobelt, 6-3, 5-7, 6-1; Murphy/McKay def. Old Crow/Left Hand, 6-2, 6-3; Warnken/De Leo def. Evans/Noteboom, 6-2, 6-2.
Consolation
First Round
Ophus/Kjersem def. Taylor/Yellow Bird III, 7-6 (10-8), 6-4; Farrar/Church def. Payne/Harsha, 6-4, 6-0; Gilk/Grein def. Harrington/McGee, 6-0, 6-4; McDaniel/McDonald def. McCauley/Chisholm, 7-5, 3-6, 6-4.
Second Round
Ophus/Jersem def. Evans/Noteboom, 7-6 (7-5), 2-6, 3-3 injury default; Old Crow/Left Hand def. Farrar/Church,6-0, 1-6, 6-2; Anderson/Kobelt def. Gilk/Brein, 6-3, 4-6, 7-5; McDaniel/McDonald vs. Southam/Peterson