Polson girls team continues to excel

The Polson teams continue to compete well this season with the Polson girls remaining undefeated as a team.

On Friday and Saturday, both teams played Dillon and Whitefish in Polson.

On Friday, the girls defeated Dillon 4-3. Marlee Congdon, Mollie Lemm, and Tessa Nunlist all won singles matches, and Cassie Carlyle and Shawna Lenz made quick work of their doubles opponents.

On Saturday, the girls took on Dillon again, and once again won 4-3. Lemm and Congdon continued their winning ways, and Hunter Tamcke added a win for the Pirates. Lenz and Carlyle defeated their opponents again as well.

Next the team took on Whitefish in a dual. In a 5-2 win, Lemm, Congdon, Natalee Wheeler, and Shea McGuiness all won singles matches. The Polson number one doubles team took their third win of the weekend.

The Polson boys went 0-3 as a team, but individually, they did well. Quaid Harlan won all three of his matches, including one in singles against a Dillon opponent, and two matches in doubles, both played with teammate Colin Kenney. On Saturday in a 2-5 loss to Whitefish, Harlan and Kenney won, as well as Cadis Chowning and Matt Sitter, who teamed up to win in three sets.

Friday

At Polson

Girls

Polson 4, Dillon 3

Singles — Marlee Congdon, P, def. Mariah McClure, 6-2, 6-4; Mollie Lemm, P, def. Nicole Hritco, 6-2, 6-1; Maggie Magee, D, def. Natalee Wheeler, 6-2, 5-7, 10-7; Tessa Nunlist, P, def. Amber Sitz, 6-3, 6-1.

Doubles — Cassie Carlyle/Shawna Lenz, P, def. RachaelNye/Kodi Ferris, 6-1, 6-3; Jennifer Womack/Nicole Thompson, D, def. Olivia Hewston/Kyler Lundeen by forfeit; Tessa Sawyer/Adrianne Sautham, D, def. Sophia Speckert/Hunter Tamcke, 6-2, 6-0.

Boys

Dillon 5, Polson 2

Singles — Brad Rakich, D, def. Colin Kenney, 4-6, 6-4, 6-2; Quaid Harlan, P, def. Jonathan Leonardson, 6-3, 6-4; Jaron Morgan, P, def. Caleb Jones, 3-6, 6-4, 10-8; Nate Leonardson, D, def. Kaiden Forman-Webster, 6-4, 6-2.

Doubles — Todd Nordahl/Kyson Wilson, D, def. Matt Sitter/Cadis Chowning, 6-2, 4-6, 6-2; Isaak Ksolosky/Gunnar Maisch, D, def. Hudson Smith/Wyatt Ducharme, 6-1, 6-2; Luke Peterson/Mark Sautham, D, def. Kabe Forman-Webster/Josh Kinzle, 6-1, 6-1.

Saturday

At Polson

Boys

Dillon 5, Polson 2

Singles — Brad Rakich, D, def. Jaron Morgan, 6-1, 6-2; Jonathan Leondardson, D, def. Josh Kinzle, 6-0, 6-0; Caleb Jones, D, def. Hudson Smith, 6-1, 6-1; Wyatt Ducharme, P, def. Turner Sawyer, 6-3, 6-1.

Doubles — Colin Kenney/Quaid Harlan, P, def. Todd Nordahl/Kyson Wilson, 6-2, 6-2; Isaak Koslosky/Gunnar Maisch, D, def. Matt Sitter/Cadis Chowning, 6-7 (7-5), 6-3, 6-2; Luke Peterson/Mark Sautham, D, def. Carson McDaniel/Kabe Forman-Webster, 6-3, 6-3.

Whitefish 5, Polson 2

Singles — Max Smyley, W, def. Jaron Morgan, 6-3, 4-6, 6-0; Eric Holdhusen, W, def. Kabe Forman-Webster, 6-0, 6-0; Nathan Fauth, W, def. Wyatt Ducharme, 7-5, 6-3; Brendan Buls, W, def. Hudson Smith, 6-0, 6-2.

Doubles — Quaid Harlan/Colin Kenney, P, def. Thomas Carloss/Ethan Poffhoff, 6-3, 6-2; Cadis Chowning/Matt Sitter, P, def. Ryan Brown/Chaffin Ross, 6-3, 2-6, 6-4; Jack Brandt/Clement Delrieux, W, def. Sam Schultz/Kaiden Forman-Webster, 6-1, 6-3.

Girls

Polson 4, Dillon 3

Singles — Mollie Lemm, P, def. Mariah McClure, 6-3, 6-1; Marlee Congdon, P, def. Nicole Hritsco, 6-1,6-0; Maggie Magee, D, def. Tessa Nunlist, 6-4, 6-1; Hunter Tamcke, P, def. Amber Sitz, 6-2, 6-2.

Doubles — Shawna Lenz/Cassie Carlyle, P, def. Jessica Womack/Nicole Thompson, 3-6, 6-2, 6-3; Tessa Sawyer/Adrianne Sautham, D, def. Natalee Wheeler/Kyler Lundeen, 6-3, 6-2; Kodi Ferris/Rachal Nye, D, def. Sophia Speckert/Shea McGuiness, 6-0, 6-0.

Polson 5, Whitefish 2

Singles — Mollie Lemm, P, def. Paige Sproul, 6-1, 6-1; Marlee Congdon, P, def. Janette Kolarzik, 6-3, 6-1; Natalee Wheeler, P, def. Savannah Krause, 6-2, 6-3; Shea McGuiness, P, def. Jessica McCoy, 6-1, 6-2.

Doubles — Shawna Lenz/Cassie Carlyle, P, def. Katie Fyall/Anna Peterson, 7-5, 6-3; Heather Luedtke/Hannah Madsen, W, def. Oliva Hewston/Kyler Lundeen, 6-2, 6-3; Cailyn Ross/Amara McDaniel, W, def. Sophia Speckert/Hunter Tamcke, 6-3, 6-4.

On Thursday, the other two tennis teams in the valley, Ronan and Mission, met up in Ronan for a dual.

On the boys’ side of things Ronan’s Fisher Shima defeated Mission’s Tim Van Elst in the number one singles match. Mission took the next three singles matches, as Andrew Esslinger, Nate Doll, and Warren Castor all defeated their opponents. Castor won his match against Thomas Yellowbird in three sets.

For the girls competition, Ronan’s Breanna Turpin defeated Mission’s Daisie VanderBos in the number one singles match. Again, Mission took the next three matches with wins by Brooklinn Hunt, Alyssa Rith, and Sierra Esslinger.

On Saturday, Mission traveled to Bigfork, where they struggled against both Troy and Bigfork. The only wins of the day came from Andrew Esslinger, who defeated AJ Fauer in a singles match, and by Warren Castor, who defeated Noah Caballero.

On Monday, the Ronan girls took on Columbia Falls and Bigfork. The team was shut out, but the number one doubles team, Hannah Moss and Julia Matkovich, did go to three sets against Bigfork.

Ronan vs. Mission

Thursday

Boys singles:

#1 Fisher Shima (W) 6-1, 6-2 VS. Tim Van Elst

#2 Bailey Moss 4-6, 5-7 VS. (W) Andrew Esslinger

#3 Caleb Koble 3-6, 1-6 VS. (W) Nate Doll

#4 Thomas Yellowbird 6-2, 2-6, 4-6 VS. (W) Warren Caster

Girls singles:

#1 Breanna Turpin (W) 6-1, 6-2 VS. Daisie VanderBos

#2 Morgan Brooks 4-6, 2-6 VS. (W) Brooklinn Hunt

#3 Jeneya Burns 4-6, 4-6 VS. (W) Alyssa Rith

#4 Aurrora Watkins 2-6, 3-6 VS. (W) Sierra Esslinger

At Bigfork

Saturday

GIRLS

Bigfork 4, St. Ignatius 0

Singles: Kalia Wicklund, BF, def. Daisy VandenBos, 6-2, 6-1; Karlee Park, BF, def. Brooklyn Hunt, 6-0, 6-3; Wilson Vogt, BF, def. Alyssa Rith, 6-1, 6-0; Julia Saunders, BF, def. Sierra Esslinger, 6-2, 6-2.

Troy 2, St. Ignatius 0

Singles: Allie Brown, T, def. Daisie VandenBos, 7-6 (3), 6-1; Molly Walters, T, def. Brooklinn, Hunt.

BOYS

Bigfork 2, St. Ignatius 0

Singles: George Gibson, B, def. Andrew Esslinger, 6-3, 6-3; Alex Buenz, B, def. Warren Castor, 6-4, 6-1.

St. Ignatius 2, Bigfork 0

Singles: Andrew Esslinger, SI, def. AJ Fauer, 6-0, 6-0; Warren Castor, SI, def. Noah Caballero, T, 6-0, 6-7 (9), 10-7.

Monday at Bigfork

vs COLUMBIA FALLS

#1 Hannah Moss 1-6, 0-6 VS. (W) Emily Getts

#2 Jenaya Burns 0-6, 0-6 VS. (W) Molly Schmit

#1 Julia Matkovich & Breanna Turpin 1-6, 0-6 VS. (W) Sydney Grilley & Morgan Stenger

#2 Aurrora Watkins & Kelea Ilac 1-6, 0-6 VS. (W) Samantha Gilk & Meghan McCallum

vsBIGFORK

#1 Breanna Turpin 4-6, 2-6 VS. (W) Kalia Wicklund

#2 Jenaya Burns 0-6, 0-6 VS. (W) Alauna Weilacher

#1 Hannah Moss & Julia Matkovich 6-4, 1-6, 5-10 VS. (W) Wilson Vogt & Karlee Park

#2 Makayla Camel & Aurrora Watkins 2-6, 1-6 VS. (W) Xiau Xiau Strong & Anna Fox