Polson Tennis bests Co-Falls, falls to Whitefish

Whitefish Tennis downs Polson

Polson had some bright spots but the Pirates and Lady Pirates both fell to Whitefish in Northwest A Conference tennis on Tuesday, April 24.

On the girls’ side, Vivian Grainey won her No. 3 singles battle for Polson over Ainsley Grubb 6-4, 6-1. Katie Smith and Julia Barnard won their No. 1 singles bout vs. Ainsley Scott and Maggie Mercer by a score of 6-3, 6-2.

The Polson boys saw Torrin Ellis win his No. 1 singles matchup over Owen Erickson 6-1, 6-1, while Taegan Gage and Teague McElwee won the No. 3 doubles bout 6-0, 6-4 over Whitefish’s Cole Moses and Logan Hyland.

Girls: Whitefish 5, Polson 2

SINGLES – Alivia Lusko def. Summer Newman (P) 7-5,6-1; Liesl Brust def. Lauren Collinge (P) 6-0,6-4; Vivian Grainey (P) def. Ainsley Grubb 6-4,6-1; Dessi Young def. Mackinzi Bartel (P) 7-5; (JV): Delila Vine def. Baylee Lemm 8-6.

DOUBLES – Katie Smith/Julia Barnard (P) def. Ainsley Scott/Maggie Mercer 6-3,6-2; Camry Kelch/Zoey Marzo def. Greta Lund/Hinkley Moss (P) 6-4,6-0; Gretel Vine/Lizzy Holien def. Karly Smith/Josie Henriksen (P) 6-1,6-3. (Tu23Apr24)

Boys: Whitefish 5, Polson 2

SINGLES – Torrin Ellis (P) def. Owen Erickson 6-1,6-1; Jack Oehlerich def. Branson Moss (P) 6-1,6-4; Walt Seigmund def. Max Violett (P) 6-0,6-1; Aaron Anderson def. Strider Gage (P) 6-1,6-1.

DOUBLES – Mason Kelch/Dane Hunt def. Otto Lund /Tate Barentsen (P) 1-6,6-3,6-3; Jesse Burrough/Buren Brust def. Brock Henriksen/Ruger Ellis (P) 6-4,3-6,7-5; Taegan Gage/Teague McElwee (P) def. Cole Moses/Logan Hyland 6-0,6-4.

Polson takes out Columbia Falls

Both the Polson boys and girls battled hard and came out ahead of Northwestern A Conference foe Columbia Falls on Thursday, April 25.

The Polson Boys notched a 5-2 victory over Columbia Falls with several battles up and down the lineup.

In singles action, Tate Barentsen won the No. 1 singles matchup for Polson while Otto Lund won the No. 2 singles battle. Brandon Moss picked up the No. 3 singles win while Strider Gage won a marathon match against Columbia Falls’ Brady Heitz in No. 4 singles action 6-2, 7-6 (7-5).

Truman Sawyer and Noah Flaten picked up a padding win in doubles, defeating Columbia Falls Lane Hoerner and Sol Masters in No. 3 doubles action.

The Polson girls picked up the 4-3 win over the Columbia Falls girls thanks to solid doubles play. Summer Newman and Josie Henriksen won their No. 1 doubles matchup over Lexi Oberholtzer and Lucie Love 6-4, 6-3. Greta Lund and Hinkley Moss won their marathon No. 2 doubles battle 7-5, 6-4.

In singles action, No. 1 singles player Lauren Collinge defeated Aliyah Arends of Columbia Falls 6-1, 6-4. Vivian Grainey won the No. 2 singles matchup for Polson over Bailey Windauer 6-2, 6-2.

Girls: Polson 4, Columbia Falls 3

SINGLES – Lauren Collinge (P) def. Aliyah Arends 6-1,6-4; Vivian Grainey (P) def. Bailey Windauer 6-2,6-2, Fiona Bryant (Col) def. Maddie Lake (P) 6-4,6-1; Ella Heppner (Col) def. Mackinzi Bartel (P) 6-4,6-3.

DOUBLES – Summer Newman/Josie Henriksen (P) def. Lexi Oberholtzer/Lucie Love 6-4,6-3; Greta Lund/Hinkley Moss (P) def. Madi Yerian/Alanis Petersen 7-5,6-4; Kajsa Mohr/Apani Awua def. Karly Smith /Baylee Lemm (P) 6-3,6-0.

Boys: Polson 5, Columbia Falls 2

SINGLES – Tate Barentsen (P) def. Max Ramage 6-0, 6-2; Otto Lund (P) def. Connor Zumalt 6-0,6-1; Branson Moss (P) def. William Oberholtzer 6-1,6-3; Strider Gage (P) def. Brady Heitz 6-2,7-6(7-5).

DOUBLES – Logan Heupel/Will Pickard def. Brock Henriksen/Ruger Ellis (P) 6-3,2-6,6-4; Silas Ypma/Oliver McDonald def. Teague McElwee/Taegen Gage 4-6,6-1,10-2; Truman Sawyer/Noah Flaten (P) def. Lane Hoerner/Sol Masters 6-4,6-3.

Ronan Tennis reaches podium at Libby Invite

Ronan had two places at the Libby Invitational on Saturday, April 26. Beau Decker placed second in the No. 1 singles bracket, falling to Libby’s Ryan Beagle in the championship bout.

Rowan Parks placed third in the No. 4 singles bracket, downing Libby’s Teague Thompson 8-3.

    Lady Pirate Lauren Collinge lost her singles battle to Whitefish last Tuesday, but picked up a win Thursday against Columbia Falls. (Bob Gunderson photo)
  

    Ronan's Beau Decker returns the ball during a recent match against Columbia Falls. (Susan Lake photo)