Holdhusen wins singles, Dogs take second at divisional

The Bulldogs came out of the Western A divisional tournament in Polson with a second place finish behind some strong individual performances.

Polson took the divisional title with 61 points overall. Whitefish grabbed second with 26.

Eric Holdhusen was the singles champion, taking down Polson’s Collin Kenney in a heated finals matchup. Kenney had previously bested Holdhusen twice in the season.

“He just got into a real battle with him in the championship and just played really well and pulled it out,” head coach Chris Schwaderer said. “He did exactly what he had to do to win. It was really stressful to watch, but it was a lot of fun.”

Ethan Potthoff took third in singles as well.

The duo of Brendan Buls and Thomas Carloss finished second in the doubles bracket, racking up their first loss of the year in a surprising finals matchup.

“I think that hopefully made them a little bit hungry for state,” Schwaderer said. “I think they were undefeated as a team, so to lose that last match, I think they might want to set the record straight at state.”

Holdhusen, Potthoff, Buls and Carloss will face the final test at the state tournament on Thursday and Friday at FVCC, which Whitefish is hosting.

There’s not much to change at this point, Schwaderer said, but he and assistant coach Jay Stagg have been getting on the courts with their doubles team to give them some new looks.

“We have been trying to stay loose, stay focused. We’ve been having some intense matches and doing a lot of playing during the week. We’re trying to give them as many different looks as we can, because they’re going to get a lot of different looks at state,” he said.

Overall, Schwaderer said it’s hard not to be proud of what his team did this season.

“I think we had a really successful year, and I’m really happy with what our kids did,” he said. “We had a wide range of playing levels, some kids with a lot of experience and kids who are really new to the game. I think that even though we didn’t win, we had a lot of progress. I’m already excited thinking about the future.”

Tuesday, May 16

Boys

Northwest A divisional

Singles

First round: Ethan Potthoff (WF) def. Ke. Forman Webster (Pol) 6-4, 6-1; Noah Fauth (WF) def. Ben Hale (Stevi) 6-1, 6-4; Johnny Moore (Pol) def. Colter Upton (WF) 6-4, 6-1; Eric Holdhusen (WF) def. Braxton Crayton (Stevi) 6-0, 6-0; Colter Upton (WF) def. Sam Hale (Stevi) 6-0, 6-1; Ethan Potthoff (WF) def. John Gilk (CF) 6-0, 6-0

Quarterfinals: Colin Kenney (Pol) def. Noah Fauth (WF) 6-2, 6-0; Eric Holdhusen (WF) def. Jayden Wirkus (CF) 6-0, 6-0; John Gilk (CF) def. Colter Upton (WF) 3-6, 6-3, 6-1; Sam Schultz (Pol) def. Noah Fauth (WF) 6-4, 6-1.

Doubles

First round: Forrest Kobelt/Mark Anderson (WF) def. Dillon Washington/Camryn Klintworth (CF) 6-0, 6-2; Camryn Lingle/ Tristan Grien (CF) def. Zach Brandt/Travis Catina (WF) 5-7, 6-2, 6-3;

Quarterfinals: Brenden Bulls/Thomas Carloss (WF) def. Kabe Forman Webster/Carson McDaniel (Pol) 6-3, 6-1; David Haacke/Tucker Weber (Stevi) def. Forrest Kobelt/Mark Anderson 6-0, 6-2; Forrest Kobelt/Mark Anderson (WF) def. Austin Armijo/Tristen Delgadillo (Stevi) 6-1, 6-1; Kabe Forman Webster/Carson McDaniel (Pol) def. Zach Brandt/Travis Catina (WF) 6-2, 3-6, 6-3.

Thursday, March 18, 2017

Northwestern A divisional

Team scores: Polson 61, Whitefish 46, Columbia Falls 17, Stevensville 4.

Singles

Quarterfinals: Ethan Potthoff, WHI, def. Chris Howell, CF, 6-4, 6-1;

Semifinals: Kenney def. Potthoff, 6-3, 6-0; Holdhusen def. Moore, 7-6 (3), 7-6 (3).

Final: Holdhusen def. Kenney, 3-6, 6-3, 7-6 (5).

Doubles

Semifinals: Brenden Buls/Thomas Carloss, WHI, def. Jaron Morgan/Kaiden Forman-Webster, POL, 6-2, 6-2;

Final: Sitter/Chowning def. Buls/Carloss, 1-6, 6-3, 6-4.