Bulldogs grab gold at Libby
The Whitefish boys tennis team took two first place finishes last weekend at the Libby Invitational.
The No. 1 doubles duo of Brendan Buls and Thomas Carloss went undefeated for the bracket victory, and Noah Fauth beat teammate Mark Anderson to take No. 3-4 boys singles.
“We had a good weekend. It was nice for one thing, we just got to play a lot of tennis,” head coach Chris Schwaderer said. “We went from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. and everyone got a lot of matches in. I just think it’s something we really needed at this point of the season.”
The No. 2 doubles team of Travis Catina and Zach Brandt also got it together after an early loss in the first round.
“After that one match they really pulled it together and played together very well through the rest of the day. They seem to be steadily improving and that’s fun to see,” he said.
Athletes like Catina, who’s in his first year of tennis, have come to play an integral role on the team this year.
“That’s the theme of this year,” Schwaderer said. “We definitely have some guys who are experienced ... but we’ve also got a handful that are athletic and new and don’t have a lot of experience but they’re just making significant improvement every day.”
This week Whitefish takes on Hamilton and Corvallis on Friday before competing in the Bitterroot Invitational on Saturday.
Schwaderer said he’s excited to get another big day of tennis in, and he expects the weekend to be a turning point for his team moving forward.
“We’re just going to get a lot of court time,” he said. “It’s usually the tournament where we kind of turn the corner. I’m always excited to go down to the Bitterroot.”
Whitefish at Libby Invitational
No. 3-4 Singles – Boys
Mark Anderson (WF) / Beau Peterson (SI) 6-0 6-0 WF
Anderson (WF) / Wyatt Reichenbach (Big) 6-2 6-0 WF
Anderson (WF) / Zach Carter (Lib) 6-0 6-3 WF
Noah Fauth (WF) / Gran Gibson (Big) 6-1 6-7(5) 10-7 WF
Fauth (WF) / Dameon Kelch (Lib) 6-3 6-1 WF
Anderson (WF) / Fauth (WF) 8-2 Fauth
Zach Meadows (WF) / Rayson Arnold (Lib) 6-0 6-2 Lib
Meadows (WF) / Alex Freund (Troy) 6-2 6-2 Troy
Jamie Schwartz (WF) / Hunter Winkowitsch (CB) 6-1 6-1 WF
Doubles – Boys
Brendan Buls/Thomas Carloss (WF) / Cole Hider/Nate Frizell (Big) 6-0 6-0 WF
Buls/Carloss (WF) / Erik Lauer/Braydan Thom (Lib) 6-3 6-4 WF
Buls/Carloss (WF) / Dawson Matt/Colby Kraft (CB) 6-3 6-1 WF
Kyiah Ingraham/Colter Upton (WF) / Jaymin Stever/Cy Winslow (Troy) 7-6(6) 6-7(6) 10-5 WF
Ingraham/Upton (WF) / Erik Lauer/Braydan Thom (Lib) 6-0 6-0 Lib
Travis Catina/Zach Brandt (WF) / Matt/Kraft (CB) 6-3 6-0 CB
Catina/Brandt (WF) / Thomas Yellowbird/Garrett Anderson (Ron) 6-2 6-7(5) 10-6 WF
Catina/Brandt (WF) / Noah Caballero/Dylan Cummings (Troy) 6-2 6-1 WF
Catina/Brandt (WF) / Stever/Winslow (Troy) 6-1 7-5 WF