NW A title matches set
Northwestern A Divisional tennis action winds down today with finals and consolations matches on the courts at Flathead Valley Community College, weather permitting, or The Summit, if rain forces play inside. Action will begin at 8 a.m.
All total, 24 matches are scheduled.
The girls finalists are Gracie Smyley of Whitefish and Hannah Schweikert of Columbia Falls.
Polson’s Shea McGuinness, the defending divisional and state champion, lost to Smyley in the semifinals on Thursday, 6-3, 6-2.
The boys singles finalists are Brendan Buls of Whitefish and Joe McDonald of Polson.
In girls doubles, Berkley Ellis/Qia Harlan of Polson will face Aubrey Hanks/Olivia Potthoff of Whitefish for the divisional title.
In boys doubles, Mark Anderson/Colter Upton of Whitefish will face John Gilk/Camryn Lingle of Columbia Falls in the championship match.
Anderson/Upton and Gilk/Lingle, 11-0 on the season, did not face off against each other in the regular season.
“They played fabulous today,” Columbia Falls coach Michelle Colliander said of Gilk/Lingle.
“Their serves were on, they got to net, were talking ... it was fun to watch. If they keep playing like they have been, they can do it.”
Gilk was a divisional doubles champion a year ago with Tristan Grein, who has graduated.
The top four finishers in singles and doubles advance to state play at FVCC next week. State action starts Thursday.
Girls
Singles
Second Round
Gracie Smyley, W, def. Maria Vizcay, CF, 6-0, 6-1; Shea McGuinness, P, def. Marissa Wood, L, 6-1, 6-1; Jessika Jones, L, def. Claire Carloss, W, 2-6, 6-4, 7-6 (7-4); Hannah Schweiker, CF, def. Sarah Kinzle, P, 6-0, 6-0.
Semifinals
Smyley def. McGuinness, 6-3, 6-2; Schweikert def. Jones, 6-2, 6-3.
Consolation
First Round
Laneigha Zeiler, L, def. Taylor Collinge, P, 6-3, 7-5; Anaya Cripe, W, def. Julia Sowerine, CF, 6-0, 6-1; Taylor Bloomfield, P, def. Gwen Foust, CF, 6-4, 6-3; Lauren Brown, W, def. Starlyn Mayberry, L, 6-3, 6-2.
Second Round
Kinzle def. Zeiler, 6-3, 6-1; Carloss def. Cripe, 6-0, 6-2; Wood def. Bloomfield, 6-3, 6-3; Brown def. Vizcay 6-3, 6-1.
Doubles
First Round
Berkley Ellis/Qia Harlan, P, bye; Skylar Shima/Aalivah Decker, R, def. Ivy Pierce/Gabby Hibpsham, L, 6-2, 6-0; Payton Kastella/Jesse Grawunder, W, def. Sierra Lundeen/Avah Eggebrecht, P, 6-0, 6-0; Taylor Jarrett/Katy Garate, CF, def. Gabby Fantozzi/Annika Thorstenson, L, 6-2, 6-4; Elise Erickson/Ciera Lucas, L, def. Ali Hirsch/Abigail Shaffer, W, 6-4, 6-1; Ara Mercer/Megan Rost, P, def, Kylee Dougherty/Alyssa Williams, CF, 6-1, 6-0; Cassidy Norick/Grace Gedlaman, CF, def. Courtney Bourdon/Lavia Pretty On Top, R, 6-0, 6-0; Aubrey Hanks/Olivia Potthoff, W, bye.
Second Round
Ellis/Harlan def. Shima/Decker, 6-2, 6-3; Kastella/Grawunder def. Jarrett/Garate, 6-3, 6-3; Mercer/Rost def. Erickson/Lucas, 6-1, 6-4; Hanks/Potthoff def. Norick/Gedlaman, 6-0, 6-1.
Semifinals
Ellis/Harlan def. Kastella Grawunder 6-0, 6-1; Hanks/Potthoff def. Mercer/Rost, 6-2, 6-3.
Consolation
First Round
Fantozzi/Thorstenson def. Lundeen/Eggebrecht, 3-6, 6-1, 6-2; Hirsch/Shaffer def. Dougherty/Williams, 6-0, 6-1.
Second Round
Norick/Gedlaman def. Pierce/Hibpsham, 6-2, 3-6, 6-1; Erickson/Lucas def. Fantozzi/Thorstenson, 6-3, 6-2; Hirsch Shaffer def. Jarrett/Garate, 6-2, 6-3; Shima/Decker def. Bourdon/Pretty On Top, 6-0, 6-0.
Boys
Singles
Third Round
Brendan Buls, W, def. Zack Morrison, L, 6-0, 6-0; Neils Getts, CF, def. Carver Gilman, W, 6-3, 5-7,6-4; Jayce Cripe, W, def. Matt Hobbs, P, 6-1, 6-0; Joe McDonald, P, def. Ryker McElmurry, L, 6-2,6-0.
Semifinals
Buls def. Getts, 6-1, 6-0; McDonald def. Cripe, 6-1, 6-1.
Consolation
First Round
Colton Byrd, CF, bye; Joseph Parnell, R, bye; Trey Perkins, CF, bye.
Second Round
Mikey Hollingsworth, L, def. Byrd, 6-1,6-0; Dillon Washington, CF, bye; Vincente Oretega, R, bye; Highland Lee-French, bye; Makauly Morrison, P, def. Parnell, 6-0, 6-2; Dillon Pretty On Top, R, bye; Colby Delvin, P, bye; Brady Dresden, R, def. Perkins, 6-1, 6-1.
Third Round
Washington def. Hollingsworth,6-4, 6-1; Lee-French def.oretega, 6-2,6-0; Morrison def. Pretty On Top,6-3,3-6, 6-3; Delvin def. Perkins, 6-4, 6-3.
Fourth Round
Gilman def. Washington, 6-2, 6-1; Morrison def. Lee-French, 6-3,6-4; McElmurry def. Morrison, 6-2, 6-0; Delvin def. Hobbs, 6-4, 6-3.
Doubles
First Round
Mark Anderson/Colter Upton, W, bye; Sherman Violetter/Connor Cornnell, R, def. Malachi Brower/Caleb Reinsberg, CF, 6-1, 6-0; Kendal Forman-Webster/Bridger Wenzel, P, def. Jackson Carson/Pierce Janssen, W, 6-1, 6-0; Zach Carter/Trey Thompson, L, def. Larenz Alvarez/Caden Bourdon, R, 6-2, 6-0; Anton Lefthand/Trevor Schultz, P, def. Bobby Dewbre/Dyllan Anderson, CF, 6-0, 6-0; Garrett Anderson/Thomas Yellowbird, R, def. Cayman Lee/Colton Halvorson, L, 6-4, 6-2; Michael Smith/Tai Schriver, P, def. Joseph Brandt/Aaron Dicks, W, 2-6, 6-3, 6-3; John Gilk/Camryn Lingle, CF, def. Ryan Collins/Tyler Serna, L, 6-0, 6-1.
Second Round
Anderson/Upton def. Violetter/Cornnell,6-0, 6-1; Forman-Webster/Wenzel def. Carter/Thompson, 6-4, 4-6, 7-6 (7-2); Lefthand/Schultz def. Anderson/Yellowbird, 7-5, 6-1; Gilk/Lingle def. Smith/Schriver, 6-0, 6-2.
Semifinals
Anderson/Upton def. Webster-Forman/Wenzel, 6-0, 6-3; Gilk/Lingle def. Lefthand/Schultz, 6-1, 6-2.
Consolation
First Round
Carson/Janssen def. Alvarez/Bourdon, 6-3, 4-6, 6-3; Lee/Halvorson def. Dewbre/Anderson, 6-3, 6-0; Brandt/Dicks def. Collins/Serna, 6-0, 6-0.
Second Round
Smith/Schriver def. Brower/Reinsberg, 6-2, 6-2; Anderson/Yellowbird def. Carson/Janssen, 6-4, 6-0; Carter Thompson def. Lee/Halvorson, 6-2, 7-6 (7-4); Violetter/Cornnell def. Brandt/Dicks, 7-6 (10-7), 6-4.