BHS Vals tennis sweeps four matchups

Bigfork High School's boys and girls tennis teams had a busy week as they played four schools. The girls won all four matches and the boys won two of theirs.

"It was a great week of competition against some solid athletes and schools," said BHS Assistant Tennis Coach Matt Porrovecchio. "Different than most weeks, we had a lot of matches. While we would have liked to have had a couple of more practices, I think the challenges of back-to-back meets is good for our players in preparation for tournament time."

The girls beat Columbia Falls 6-1 last Thursday, Whitefish 5-1 Friday and Corvallis and Hamilton on Saturday 4-3 and 5-2, respectively. Kelly Deaton, who plays in the number two spot for Bigfork, helped lead the way, winning all three of the matches she played. Deaton beat Columbia Falls' Marissa Getts, 6-2, 6-2, Whitefish's Merideth Reed, 6-2, 6-2 and Corvallis' Jordynn Cheeney 6-2, 6-0.

Elyse Myers, who typically plays in the number three singles spot, had a perfect week as well. She even filled in for number one singles against Hamilton and defeated Mary Conwell 6-1, 6-3. In number three matches this week she beat Corvallis' Lauren Phinney 6-4, 6-4, Whitefish's Courtney Wilder 6-1, 6-1 and Columbia Falls' Natalie Law 6-4, 6-4.

Bigfork's number one and number two doubles girls duos were undefeated this week as well. Nicolette Peterson and Hannah Barrett had victories over the number one teams from Corvallis, Ali Vierer and Anna Adolphson, and Columbia Falls, Steph Raymond and Shelby Hobbs. In the Corvallis match the girls won the first set 6-0, lost the second 6-3 and won the third 6-3. Against Columbia Falls they won 6-4, 6-2. Peterson and Barrett played in the number two doubles spot against Hamilton and defeated Laura Cornelisse and Stella Quinlan, 6-2, 6-2. They also beat Whitefish's number two team Becca Rozar and Chelsi Birgensmith, 6-1, 6-2.

Also playing doubles for Bigfork, Ariana Shults and Jenn Wirth played Hamilton's top team, Rebecca Hankel and Kim Lamar, and won the first match 6-4, then lost the second 7-5 and won the third 6-2. Whitefish's number one team of McCara Cullen and Caroline Stokes also lost to Shults and Wirth. The Bigfork pair won the first set 7-6, lost the second 6-4 and won the third 6-3. They also beat the number two team from Corvallis, Katie Kerner and Kayla Ralls, 6-4, 6-2 and defeated Columbia Falls' number two team Lauri Burgi and Pepper Borland, 6-0, 6-2.

The boys beat Columbia Falls 5-2, lost to Whitefish 4-3, beat Hamilton 6-1 and lost to Corvallis 5-2. Freshman Colter Mahlum led the way for the Vikes with the only perfect record this week for the Bigfork boys. Playing in the number four spot, he won his match against Hamilton's Bubba Gueldenhaar. Mahlum lost the first set 6-4, but came back to win the next two, 6-4, 6-3. He beat Corvallis' Turner Zsupnik after winning the first set 6-2, losing the second 7-6 and winning the third 6-4. Mahlum took the shorter road earlier in the week, beating his opponents without a tiebreaker. He won 6-4, 6-0 over Anders Hanson from Whitefish and 6-3, 6-4 over Ken Spencer of Columbia Falls.

This is the last week of regular season play for Bigfork. They hosted a match against Polson on Tuesday and the results will be in next week's Bigfork Eagle. Their last match before next weekend's divisionals is at 11 a.m. on Saturday, May 9, in Bigfork against Ronan. Divisionals is May 14 through May 16 in Kalispell.

Saturday

Boys

Bigfork 6, Hamilton 1

SINGLES — Scott Taylor, B, def. Jason Jessop, 6-0, 6-3; Bob Huppert, H, def. Bridger Mahlum, 6-7 (5-7), 7-5, 6-3; Sean Barrett, B, def. Cody Tredik, 6-2, 6-0; Colter Mahlum, B, def. Bubba Gueldenhaar, 4-6, 6-4, 6-3.

DOUBLES — Evan Jordt/Ryan Gembala, B, def. Nolan Green/Zander Smith, 6-0, 6-0; Cole Francisco/Dylan Reichenbach, B, def. Parker Richards/Grahm Silcher, 6-2, 4-6, 6-4; Nate Roberson/John Lyon, B, def. Aaron Mead/Brad Hankel, 6-1, 6-3.

Corvallis 5, Bigfork 2

SINGLES — Levi Pauley, C, def. Bridger Mahlum, 6-2, 6-2; Scott Taylor, B, def. Jake Sangster, 2-6, 6-4, 7-5; Spencer Fehr, C, def. Sean Barret, 6-1, 6-4; Colter Mahlum, B, def. Turner Zsupnik, 6-2, 6-7 (4-7), 6-4.

DOUBLES — Dillon Murray/Mitchell Decker, C, def. Evan Jordt/Ryan Gembala, 6-0, 6-3; Tyler Roberts/Luke Allsop, C, def. Cole Francisco/Dylan Reichenbach, 6-4, 6-0; Jake Pekoc/Isaac Smith, C, def. Nate Roberson/John Lyon, 6-1, 6-2.

Girls

Bigfork 4, Corvallis 3

SINGLES — Megan Madruga, C, def. Jade Bosic, 6-1, 6-1; Kelly Deaton, B, def. Jordynn Cheeney, 6-2, 6-0; Elyse Myers, B, def. Lauren Phinney, 6-4, 6-4; Tabitha Hooten, C, def. Claire Wilken, 6-4, 6-3.

DOUBLES — Nicolette Peterson/Hannah Barrett, B, def. Ali Bierer/Anna Adolphson, 6-0, 3-6, 6-3; Ariana Shults/Jennifer Wirth, B, def. Katie Kerner/Kayla Ralls, 6-4, 6-2; Coral Higuera/Sarah Harmsworth, C, def. Kianna Wicklund/Ann Marie Losee, B, scores not available.

Bigfork 5, Hamilton 2

SINGLES — Elyse Myers, B, def. Mary Conwell, 6-1, 6-3; Claire Wilken, B, def. Kelsey Jura, 6-2, 6-2; Kelsey Della-Silva, H, def. Kianna Wicklund, 6-3, 3-6, 6-2; Ann Marie Losee, B, def. Varsha Rao, 7-5, 4-6, 6-3.

DOUBLES — Ariana Shults/Jennifer Wirth, B, def. Rebecca Hankel/Kim Lamar, 6-4, 5-7, 6-2; Nicolette Peterson/Hannah Barrett, B, def. Laura Cornelisse/Stella Quinlan, 6-2, 6-2; Kyla Grymes/Tara Stromberg, H, def. McKinze Shults/Kaitlyn Shults, 6-2, 6-2.

Friday

Boys

Whitefish 4, Bigfork 3

SINGLES — Matt Harris, W, def. Bridger Mahlum, 6-0, 6-0; Scott Taylor, B, def. Tanner Hosek, 6-4, 2-6, 6-4; Sean Barret, B, def. Joel Mallams, 6-3, 6-2; Colter Mahlum, B, def. Anders Hanson, 6-4, 6-0.

DOUBLES — Matt Whitehead/Zachariah Deister, W, def. Evan Jordt/Ryan Gembala, 0-6, 6-3, 6-4; Jake Morison/Travis Adams, W, def. Cole Francisco/Dylan Reichenbach, 7-5, 6-1; Casey Beiser/Austin Sattler, W, def. Nate Roberson/John Lyon, 6-1, 6-2.

Girls

Bigfork 6, Whitefish 1

SINGLES — Kate Klundt, W, def. Jade Bosic, 4-6, 6-1, 6-4; Kelly Deaton, B, def. Merideth Reed, 6-2, 6-2; Elyse Myers, B, def. Courtney Wilder, 6-1, 6-1; Claire Wilken, B, def. Devan Skelton, 6-0, 6-0.

DOUBLES — Ariana Shults/Jennifer Wirth, B, def. McCara Cullen/Caroline Stokes, 7-6 (7-2), 4-6, 6-3; Nicolette Peterson/Hannah Barrett, B, def. Becca Rozar/Chelsi Birgensmith, 6-1, 6-2; Kianna Wicklund/Anna Marie Losee, B, def. Hannay Weaver/Bailey Chauner, 6-1, 7-6.

Thursday

Bigfork 6, Columbia Falls 1

Girls

SINGLES — Jade Bosic, B, def. Lydia Freeman, 6-0, 6-1; Kelly Deaton, B, def. Marissa Getts, 6-2, 6-2; Elyse Myers, B, def. Natalie Law, 6-4, 6-4; Claire Wilken, B, def. Gabi Stenger, 6-1, 6-4.

DOUBLES — Nicolette Peterson/Hannah Barrett, B, def. Steph Raymond/Shelby Hobbs, 6-4, 6-2; Ariana Shults/Jenn Wirth, B, def. Lauri Burgi/Pepper Borland, 6-0, 6-2; Aysia Potter/Franki Anderosn, CF, def. Kianna Wicklund/Anna Marie Losee, 6-3, 6-1.

Boys

Bigfork 5, Columbia Falls 2

SINGLES — Sean Barrett, B, def. Billy Garcia, 6-4, 6-0; Evan Jordt, B, def. Scott Hopkins, 6-0, 5-7, 6-4; Ryan Gembala, B, def. Vadim Zvyagelskiy, 6-3, 7-5; Colter Mahlum, B, def. Ken Spencer, 6-3, 6-4.

DOUBLES — Jake Ronish/Grant Getts, CF, def. Scott Taylor/Bridger Mahlum, 7-5, 6-0; Brian Marcille/Parker Johnson, CF, def. Cole Francisco/Dylan Reichenbach, 3-6, 6-2, 6-4; Nate Roberson/John Lyon, B, def. Miroslav Zvyagelskiy/Matt Wilke, 7-5, 6-4.