Montana Class B-C Tennis @ Missoula
May 24, 2009 By Austin McGrann of Fort Benton High School
Josh Paulson won the singles title, defeating teammate Carl Matt in the finals, and Spencer Lewis and Jace Kimmet finished first in doubles, as the Wolves of veteran coach Jim Gregg captured the Class B-C title for the eighth straight year. Cut Bank scored 50 points in the three-day event at the University of Montana's Lindsay Tennis Center. Fellow District 1B member Conrad was second with 50 points, followed by Missoula Loyola Sacred Heart and St. Ignatius with 17 each. Townsend scored 34 points to edge Baker (33) for the girls' team title. Chinook was third with 26 points, one better than Fort Benton. Paulson defeated Matt in the title match for the second straight year, with a 6-1, 6-0 victory. In the doubles final, Lewis and Kimmet ear ned a 6-0, 6-1 triumph over the Conrad team of Kurt Janzen and Johnny Schlosser. Calen King of Conrad finished fourth in singles. Darbi Brady of Fairfield won the girls' singles championship, defeating Natalja Linke of Fort Benton 6-3, 6-2. Kelsie Hansen of Chinook won the consolation title with a 6-2, 6-2 win over Gaelyn Domino of Townsend. The Townsend duo of Jessica Sagissor and Becky Moudree captured the girls' doubles crown. Cut Bank's Marla Rice and Brianna Bauer finished fourth in doubles. BOYS
Team scores Cut Bank 50, Conrad 39, Loyola Sacred Heart 19, St. Ignatius 19, Valley Christian 17, Troy 16. Singles
Semifinals - Carl Matt, CB, def. Calen King, Con, 6-1, 6-1; Josh Paulson, CB, def. Jaren Van Dyke, Con, 6-3, 6-3. Championship - Josh Paulson, CB, def. Carl Matt, CB, 6-1, 6-0.
Consolation championship - Wyatt McCollum, SI, def. Calen King, Con, 6-4, 6-2.
Loser takes sixth - Jaren VanDyke, Con, def. Cade Cross, LSH, 6-4, 7-6 (7-4).
Doubles
Semifinals - Spencer Lewis/Jace Kimmet, CB, def. Morgan Parsons/Josiah Peterson, VC, 6-2, 6-0; Kurtis Janzen/Johnny Schlosser, Con, def. Nate Kavanagh/Jordan Hoof, CB, 6-3, 6-0. Championship - Spencer Lewis/Jace Kimmet, CB, def. Kurtis Janzen/Johnny Schlosser, Con, 6-0, 6-1.
Consolation championship - Jesse Day/Shado Garrett, T, def. Morgan Parsons/Josiah Peterson, VC, 4-6, 6-4, 6-3.
Loser takes sixth - Nate Kavanagh/Jordan Hoof, CB, def. Paul Heffernan/Jonathan Finch. LSH, 7-5, 6-4.
GIRLS
Team scores Townsend 34, Baker 33, Chinook 27, Fort Benton 26, Fairfield 19, Conrad 16, Valley Christian 16, Cut Bank 15, Darby 10, Boulder 7, Loyola Sacred Heart 6, Wolf Point 4, Choteau 4, Superior 3, Chester 3, Eureka 2, Whitehall 1, Troy 0, St. Ignatius 0, Forsyth 0, Big Sandy 0.
Singles
Quarterfinals - Natalja Linke, FB, def. Sierra Gandy, Dar, 6-2, 7-6 (7-5); Gaelyn Domino, Town, def. Alyssa Brown, Chi, 7-5, 6-3; Darbi Brady, Fai, def. Tabitha Wilson, FB, 6-0, 6-1; Kelsie Hansen, Chi, def. Kylee Peebles, Cho, 6-1, 6-2.
Semifinals - Linke, FB, def. Domino, Town, 4-6, 6-2, 6-2; Brady, Fai, def. Hansen, Chi, 6-3, 6-3.
Championship - Darbi Brady, Fair, def. Natalja Linke, FB, 6-3, 6-2.
Consolation championship - Kelsie Hansen, Chi, def. Gaelyn Domino, Town, 6-2, 6-2.
Loser takes sixth - Jamie Ries, Con, def. Alyssa Brown, Chim 6-1, 6-0.
Doubles
Quarterfinals - Kelsey Hadley/Jamie Nielsen, Bak, def. Beth Grubb/Emily Weisgram, Con, 6-3, 6-3; Meaghan Moore/Heidi Cross, VC, def. Megan Lundy/Casey Naeseth, FB, 7-4 (7-4), 3-6, 6-2; Jessica Sagissor/Megan McLean, Town, def. Tara Sullivan/Natalie Krosch, Dar, 6-4, 6-0; Jennifer Kary/Kaileigh Morris, Bak, def. Marla Rice/Brianna Bauer, CB, 6-2, 6-3.
Semifinals - Moore/Cross, VC, def. Hadley/Nielsen, Bak, 6-2, 6-3; Sagissor/Moudree, Town, def. Kary/Morris, Bak, 7-6 (7-1), 7-5. Championship - Jessica Sagissor/Becky Moudree, Town, def. Meaghan Moore/Heidi Cross, VC, 6-1, 6-1.
Consolation championship - Jennifer Kary/Kaileigh Moore, Bak, def. Marla Rice/Brianna Bauer, CB, 7-5, 6-0.
Loser takes sixth - Kelsey Hadley/Jamie Nelson, Bak, def. Emily Harshman/Sarah Finley, Chi, 7-5, 6-4. |