Lady Pirate tennis brings home the gold
It was a runaway in the girls standings, as Polson won the team title with 37 points. The Pirates’ top placers were Berkely Ellis and Qia Harlan, who defeated teammates Ara Mercer and Megan Rost in the doubles final. The duo of Clara Todd and Taylor Collinge finished in fourth place.
This is Polson’s fourth girls championship and the first since 2018. Whitefish, with 19 points, was the runner up while Corvallis, with 14, finished in third place.
Polson girls claim State A tennis crown
Daily Interlake
BILLINGS — Polson won the girls’ championship and Whitefish’s Gracie Smyley repeated as girls singles champion Friday at the State A tennis tournament on Friday.
Polson’ first place team finish is the school’s third overall and second since 2018.
Berkley Ellis and Qia Harlan triumphed in an all-Polson girls doubles final, beating teammates Ara Mercer and Clara Todd. Taylor Collinge and Megan Rost helped add to the team points by finishing fourth.
Smyley won her second state title over Columbia Falls’ Hannah Schweikert, 6-1, 6-2.
Whitefish’s Jayce Cripe and Niels Getts of Columbia Falls both fell in the semifinal but ended up playing each other for third place. Cripe came out on top, 6-3, 6-1.
The doubles pair of Highland Lee-French and Aaron Dicks placed fourth.
Polson also got a strong showing from doubles pair Michael Smith and Torrin Ellis, who fell to Ben Noteboom and Kent Swisse of Hardin in the fina, 6-2, 6-4.
The Bulldog boys and girls were both runners-up in the team points. Havre won the boys overall title with 23 points.
State A Tennis
GIRLS
Team scores — Polson 37, Whitefish 19, Corvallis 14, Columbia Falls 13, Hamilton 10, Hardin 10, Miles City 6, Glendive 3, Libby 3, Livingston 3, Dillon 2, Havre 1.
Singles
Semifinal
Hannah Schweikert (Columbia Falls) d. Eliana Foss (Hamilton) 6-2, 6-2. Gracie Smyley (Whitefish) d. Maddie Weber (Stevensville) 6-0, 6-1.
Championship
Smyley d. Schweikert 6-1, 6-2.
Third place
Foss d. Weber 7-5, 6-1.
Fifth place
Emily Daughty (Miles City) d. Lauren Brown (Whitefish) 6-0, 7-5.
Doubles
Semifinal
Berkley Ellis/Qia Harlan (Polson) d. Macie Flamm/Rilee Green (Hardin) 6-1, 6-2. Ara Mercer/Megan Rost (Polson) d. Taylor Collinge/Clara Todd (Polson) 3-6, 6-2, 7-2.
Championship
Ellis/Harlan d. Mercer/Rost 6-1, 6-1.
Third place
Molly Powell/Taylor Jessop (Corvallis) d. Collinge/Todd 4-6, 6-3, 6-2.
BOYS
Team scores — Havre 23, Whitefish 21, Hardin 20, Miles City 17, Polson 13, Dillon 13, Columbia Falls 9, Hamilton 6, Corvallis 5, Glendive 3, Billings Central 1, Livingston 1.
Semifinal
Josh Currie (Havre) d. Niels Getts (Columbia Falls) 6-3, 3-6, 6-3. Dalton Polesky (Miles City) d. Jayce Cripe (Whitefish) 6-1, 6-4.
Championship
Polesky d. Currie 6-1, 6-2.
Third place
Cripe d. Getts 6-3, 6-1.
Doubles
Semifinal
Michael Smith/Torrin Ellis (Polson) d. Jace Guptill/Sean Mehling (Hardin) 6-2, 4-6, 6-4. Ben Noteboom/Kent Swisse (Hardin) d. Josh Warp/Trenton Maloughney (Havre) 6-2, 6-4.
Championship
Noteboom/Swisse d. Smith/Ellis 6-3, 6-4.
Third place
Warp/Maloughney d. Highland Lee-French/Aaron Dicks (Whitefish) 6-4, 6-1.
Thursday, May 27, 2021
Polson tennis has great first day
Lady Pirates lead after day 1
GIRLS
Team scores — Polson 12, Columbia Falls 8, Hardin 8, Whitefish 5, Stevensville 4, Hamilton 4, Miles City 3.
Singles
Round 1
Abi Noteboom (Hardin) d. Tiani Ertel (Corvallis) 6-0, 6-2. Hannah Schweikert (Columbia Falls) d. Bryn Coffin (Miles City) 6-0, 6-2. Laniegha Zeiler (Libby) d. Grace Gundlach (Miles City) 6-2, 4-6, 6-1. Eliana Foss (Hamilton) d. Evelyn Nelson (Billings Central) 6-3, 6-0. Gracie Smyley (Whitefish) d. Kayla Arndt (Lewistown) 6-0, 6-0. Katana Reisig (Hardin) d. Madeline DeLeo (Corvallis) 4-6, 6-4, 6-4. Maddie Weber (Stevensville) d. Jonna Lind (Hardin) 6-2, 6-3. Emily Daughty (Miles City) d. Lauren Brown (Whitefish) 7-5, 6-3.
Round 2
Schweikert (CF) d. Noteboom (Hardin) 6-1, 6-1. Foss (Hamilton) d. Zeiler (Libby) 6-1, 6-1. Smyley (WF) d. Reisig (Hardin) 6-1, 6-1.
Consolation round 1
Ertel (Corvallis) d. Coffin (Miles City) 7-3, 4-6, 6-1. Gundlach (Miles City) d. Nelson (B. Central) 2-6, 4-6, 6-1. DeLeo (Corvallis) d. Arndt (Lewistown) 6-2, 6-3. Brown (WF) d. Lind (Hardin) 6-3, 6-2.
Doubles
Round 1
Macie Flamm/Rilee Green (Hardin) d. Ali Hirsch/Tallory Workman (Whitefish) 3-6, 6-2, 7-4. Mackaela Hawthorne/Crystal St. Germain (Stevensville) d. Talia Ralph/Grace Crantz (Havre) 6-4, 3-6, 6-2. Hailey Anderson/Madison Henry (Corvallis) d. Emma Barlog/Lainey Smith (Miles City) 6-1, 6-1. Berkley Ellis/Qia Harlan (Polson) d. Natalie Jennings/Loree Reck (Billings Central) 6-0, 6-0. Jillian Litwiller/Addison Marx (Glendive) d. Rachel Fluckiger/Eden Kindberg 6-0, 7-5. Taylor Collinge/Clara Todd (Polson) d. LeFaye Russell/Leighton Green (Dillon) 6-3, 6-4. Ara Mercer/Megan Rost (Polson) d. Debbie Chambers/Tess Cocotos (Park) 5-7, 6-2, 6-3. Molly Powell/Bailey Jessop (Corvallis) d. Mataya Tipton/Madeline Steinbron (Glendive) 6-3, 6-1.
Consolation round 1
Round 2
Flamm/Green (Hardin) d. Hawthorne/St. Germain (Stevi) 6-4, 6-2. Ellis/Harlan (Polson) d. Anderson/Henry (Corvallis) 6-4, 6-0. Collinge/Todd (Polson) 7-5, 6-3.
Consolation round 1
Jennings/Reck (Billings Central) d. Barlon/Smith (Miles City) 6-2, 6-2.