Pirates sweep Northwest A

KALISPELL — Polson’s netters dominated the headlines at the Northwest A divisional tournament last weekend.

Pirates senior Brady Hislop finished out his strong weekend with a clean sweep in boys singles, winning every match 6-0, 6-0. The top seed entering the tournament, Hislop took little time to win his second divisional championship, and his first since his sophomore year after a second place finish last season.

Polson’s top doubles teams also rolled. Dylan McCrumb and Layne Zimmerman cruised in each of their two matches on the final day, despite inclement weather pausing momentum in play.

“It took us a little bit to get started in the morning, but after the rain delay we put it together and got it done in both matches,” Zimmerman said.

McCrumb, the singles champion from last season, won a title for his second straight season.

The top Polson girls doubles team of Mollybeth Hendrix and Taylor Rost beat Pirates teammates Karly Rochin and Marlee Congdon in the final to win the championship.

Polson ran away with the team titles, the girls winning their eighth straight divisional and the boys their third straight.

The top four finishers in singles and doubles advanced to the state tournament, held May 22-23 in Billings.

Polson also saw junior Quaid Harlan qualify in boys’ singles and Shannon and Shawna Oakley in girls’ singles.

The Oakleys played each other in the semis, a match that the lower-seeded Shawna won. Both will advance to the state tournament in singles.

Northwestern A Divisional Tennis Tournament (from A1)

Thursday and Friday

Flathead Valley Community College, Kalispell

BOYS

Team Scores — Polson 47, Whitefish 35, Columbia Falls 20, Libby 19.

Singles

Championship bracket

First round

Brady Hislop, P, def. Kody Bailey, L, 6-0, 6-0; Grant Wallace, CF, def. Jack Brandt, WF, 7-6 (8-6), 0-6, 6-1; Chaffin Ross, WF, def. Cooper Wendt, CF, 6-2, 6-1; Colin Kenney, P, def. Jason Brant, L, 6-2, 6-3; Gavin Thelen, CF, def. Austin Reese, WF, 7-5, 6-3; Quaid Harlan, P, def. Adam Kirschenmann, L, 6-1, 6-1; Thomas Crosby, P, def. Colin Maloney, L, 7-6 (7-4), 6-2; Holden Roberts, WF, def. Brock Denny, CF, 6-1, 6-0.

Quarterfinals

Hislop def. Wallace, 6-0, 6-0; Ross def. Kenney, 6-2, 7-6; Thelen def. Harlan, 1-6, 6-3, 6-1; Roberts def. Crosby, 6-1, 6-1.

Semifinals

Brady Hislop, P, def. Chaffin Ross, WF, 6-0, 6-0; Holden Roberts, WF, def. Gavin Thelen, CF, 6-0, 7-5.

Finals

Hislop def. Roberts, 6-0, 6-0.

Consolation bracket

First round

Brandt def. Bailey, 6-3, 4-6, 7-6 (7-1); Brant def. Wendt, 6-2, 6-4; Reese def. Kirschenmann, 6-3, 6-3; Maloney def. Denny, 6-4, 6-2.

Consolation second round

Brandt def. Crosby, 7-6 (7-5), 6-2; Harlan def. Brant, 1-6, 6-3, 7-5; Reese, def. Kenney, 6-2, 6-0; Maloney def. Wallace, 6-2, 6-1.

Third round

Harlan def. Crosby, 6-1, 6-1; Maloney def. Kenney, 2-6, 6-4, 7-6 (7-5).

Semifinals

Harlan def. Ross, 6-3, 7-5; Thelen def. Maloney, 2-6, 6-4, 7-6 (7-5).

Third place

Thelen def. Harlan, 6-1, 7-6 (10-8).

Doubles

Championship bracket

First Round

Ryan Nagle/Gabe Peck, L, def. Evan Wells/Thanakorn Naunphong, CF, 6-2, 6-1; Logan Blades/Nathan Fauth, WF, def. Rayson Arnold/Raymond Sadewasser, L, 6-0, 6-1; Bailey Jack/Tommy Murphy, WF, def. Cadis Chowning/Tim Russell, P, 2-6, 6-2, 6-0; Ryan Brown/Ethan Potthoff, WF, def. Jayden Wirkus/Trevor Wick, CF, 6-3, 6-1.

Quarterfinals

Dylan McCrumb/Layne Zimmerman, P, def. Nagle/Peck, 6-0, 6-0; Mason Gedlaman/Caleb Baumann, CF, def. Blades/Fauth, 7-5, 2-6, 6-3; Jason Schnackenberg/Cody Wood, L, def. Jack/Murphy, 6-1, 6-4; Tyler Dupuis/Tommy Mercer, P, def. Brown/Potthoff, 6-2, 6-0.

Semifinals

McCrumb/Zimmerman def. Gedlaman/Baumann, 6-2, 6-1; Schnackenberg/Wood def. Dupuis/Mercer, 6-4, 6-4.

Finals

McCrumb/Zimmerman def. Schnackenberg/Wood, 6-2, 6-3.

Consolation bracket

First round

Brown/Potthoff def. Wells/Naunphong, 6-1, 6-0; Jack/Murphy def. Arnold/Sadewasser, 6-0, 6-0; Blades/Fauth def. Chowning/Russell, 6-1, 6-0; Wirkus/Wick def. Nagle/Peck.

Second Round

Murphy/Jack, def. Brown/Potthoff, 6-3, 6-0; Blades/Fauth, def. Wirkus/Wick, 6-0, 6-0.

Semifinals

Gedlaman/Baumann def. Murphy/Jack, 6-4, 6-2; Blades/Fauth def. Dupuis/Mercer, 3-6, 6-3, 6-4.

Third Place

Blades/Fauth def. Gedlaman/Baumann, 6-4, 6-0.

GIRLS

Team Scores — Polson 60, Whitefish 32, Columbia Falls 21, Libby 9.

Singles

Championship bracket

First round

Emily Getts, CF, def. Keara Delaney, WF, 6-1, 6-1; Kaylene Hudson, L, def. Cassie Carlyle, P, 6-4, 6-3; Lauren Dupuis, P, def. Sarah McBride, L, 6-0, 6-3; Sloan Ellis, WF, def. Molly Schmit, CF, 6-2, 6-2; Simone Craft, WF, def. Katie Alspaw, L, 6-0, 6-0; Shawna Oakley, P, def. Hailey Sapa, CF, 6-1, 6-2; Katie Fyall, WF, def. Melanie Thomas, L, 6-2, 6-1; Shannon Oakley, P, def. Kaylee Flanigan, CF, 6-4, 6-0.

Quarterfinals

Getts def. Carlyle, 6-1, 6-1; Ellis def. Dupuis, 6-3, 6-1; Shawna Oakley def. Craft, 7-5, 6-4; Shannon Oakley def. Fyall, 6-4, 6-4.

Semifinals

Getts def. Ellis, 2-6, 6-4, 6-1; Shawna Oakley def. Shannon Oakley, 6-2, 6-3.

Finals

Getts def. Shawna Oakley, 6-1, 6-3.

Consolation bracket

First round

Hudson def. Delaney, 6-0, 6-1; McBride def. Schmit, 6-3, 6-4; Sapa def. Alspaw, 6-1, 6-1; Flanigan def. Thomas, 7-5, 6-3.

Second round

Fyall def. Hudson, 4-6, 6-3, 6-2; Craft def. McBride, 6-3, 6-3; Dupuis def. Sapa, 3-6, 6-3, 6-1; Carlyle def. Flanigan, 6-2, 6-2.

Third Round

Fyall def. Craft, 7-6 (8-6), 6-1; Dupuis def. Carlyle, 6-4, 7-5.

Semifinals

Ellis def. Fyall, 7-6 (7-4), 6-3; Shannon Oakley def. Dupuis, 6-2, 6-3.

Third Place

Ellis def. Shannon Oakley, 6-2, 6-4.

Doubles

Championship bracket

First round

Dani Hawthorne/Cloie Boardner, L, def. Cassidy Grady/Annika Gordon, WF, 6-1, 6-7 (7-1), 6-4; McKenzie Wick/Anna Peterson, WF, def. Ally Buckner/Shae Munro, L, 7-6 (7-0), 6-0; Jenna Barrick/McKenzie Cosgriff, L, def. Natalie Ward/Tarah Hoyt, CF, 6-1, 4-6, 6-4; Shawna Lenz/Mollie Lemm, P, def. Samantha Gilk/Shelby Anderson, CF, 6-1, 6-1.

Quarterfinals

Mollybeth Hendrix/Taylor Rost, P, def. Hawthorne/Boardner, 6-1, 6-1; Wick/Peterson def. Baylee Brinton/Elizabeth Jackson, CF, 7-6 (7-3), 6-4; Karly Rochin/Marlee Condon, P, def. Barrick/Cosgriff, 6-3, 6-1; Caroline Carbo/Heather Luedke, WF, def. Lenz/Lemm, 2-6, 6-4, 6-4.

Semifinals

Hendrix/Rost def. Wick/Peterson, 6-1, 6-4; Rochin/Congdon def. Carbo/Luedke, 6-3, 7-5.

Finals

Hendrix/Rost def. Rochin/Congdon, 6-3, 3-3 (inj. def.)

Consolation bracket

First round

Lenz/Lemm def. Grady/Gordon, 6-2, 6-0; Barrick/Cosgrove def. Buckner/Munro, 0-6, 7-5, 6-4; Brinton/Jackson def. Ward/Hoyt, 6-0, 6-1; Hawthorne/Boardner def. Gilk/Anderson, 1-6, 6-1, 6-1.

Second Round

Lenz/Lemm, P, def. Barrick Cosgriff, L, 6-1, 6-3; Brinton/Jackson, CF, def. Hawthorne/Boardner, L, 6-1, 7-5.

Semifinals

Wick/Peterson def. Lenz/Lemm, 6-1, 6-4; Carbo/Luedke def. Brinton/Jackson, 6-3, 6-3.

Third Place

Carbo/Luedke def. Wick/Peterson, 6-2, 6-3.