High school tennis hit the midway point of the season over the weekend with rough weather and lots of rain. But that didn’t stop the players in the Bitterroot Invitational. The three host schools – Stevensville, Corvallis and Hamilton – just moved things around to the least wet courts and continued playing. In addition to the host schools, Darby, Dillon, Butte Central and Whitefish took part in the tournament.
Darby has two weeks until the Class B state tournament. That tournament will be in Missoula, May 19-21. The Class A state tournament will be in Livingston and Bozeman, May 26 & 27th.
Bitterroot Invitational
Girls
No. 1-2 Singles
First round – Lili Szundy (WF) def. Olivia Fehr (C) 6-4, 6-2; Breanna Brickey (Da.) def. Zoe Sullivan (BC) 6-0, 6-0; Sarah Trihn (H) def. Nicole Hritsco (Di) 7-5, 6-1; Emma Pickett (C) def. Colleen May (H) 6-3, 6-1; Mariah McClure (Di) def. Paige Sproul (WF) 6-2, 6-1; Sarah Drew (BC) def. Kayla Lambert (Da) 6-0, 7-5.
Second round – Emma Pickett (C) def. Sarah Trihn (H) 6-1, 6-3; Mariah McClure (Di) def. Sarah Drew (BC) 6-0, 6-2; Olivia Fehr (C) def. Zoe Sullivan (BC) 6-1, 6-1; Nicole Hritsco (Di) def. Colleen May (H) 6-0, 6-1; Sarah Drew (BC) def. Paige Sproul (WF) 6-3, 6-4.
No. 1-2 Doubles
First round – Pickett/Wetzsteon (C) def. Toynbee/Weidow (Da) 6-0, 6-2; Luedke/Madsen (WF def. Pica/Trudnowski (BC) 6-0, 6-0; Sawyer/Southam (Di) def. Trihn/Schmit (H) 6-0, 6-2; Fyall/Peterson (WF) def. Guldseth/Quinn (BC) 6-3, 6-1; Womack/Thompson (Di) def. Gale/Saturday (C) 6-2, 6-1; Smith/Finks (Da) def. Casbarra/Homyak (H) 6-0, 6-0.
Second round – Luedke/Madsen (WF) def. Womack/Thompson (Di) 6-3, 6-2; Fyall/Peterson (WF) def. Sawyer/Southam (Di) 7-5, 7-6 (8); Pica/Trudnowski (BC) def. Pickett/Wetzsteon (C) 6-2, 6-3; Guldseth/Quinn (BC) def. Trihn/Schmit (H) 6-2, 6-0; Gale/Saturday (C) def. Casbarra/Homyak (H) 6-2, 6-2.
Boys
No. 1-2 Singles
First Round – Alex Raymond (H) def. Nathan Fauth (WF) 6-0, 6-4; Jacob Emery (S) def. Jake McPherson (BC) 6-3, 6-4; Josh Smith (C) def. Bradley Rakich (Di) 6-1, 6-1; Jonathan Leonardson (Di) def. Eric Holdhusen (WF) 2-6, 6-4, 7-6 (1); Colton Belcourt (S) def. Kyle Wall (Da) 6-1, 6-2; Caleb Powell (C) def. Ray Allison (H) 6-2, 6-2.
Second round – Josh Smith (C) def. Jacob Emery (S) 6-0, 6-1; Colton Belcourt (S) def. Jonathan Leonardson (Di) 6-1, 6-1; Alex Raymond (H) def. Caleb Powell (C) 4-6, 6-4, 6-4; Bradley Rakich (Di) def. Jake McPherson (BC) 6-0, 6-0; Nathan Fauth (WF) def. Ray Allison (H) 6-3, 4-6, 6-3; Josh Smith (C) def. Eric Holdhusen (WF) 6-1, 6-1.
No. 1-2 Doubles
First round – Maish/Southam (Di) def. Tredik/Mclean (H) 6-2, 6-1; Sterns/Johnson (BC) def. Parker/Melnarik (H) 6-1, 6-2; Ross/Potthoff (WF) def. Johnston/Petritz (BC) 6-3, 6-0; Wilson/Nordahl (Di) def. Brown/Reese (WF) 3-6, 6-0, 6-3.
Second round – Maish/Southam (Di) def. Josey/Mason (C) 6-3, 4-6, 6-2; Sterns/Johnson (BC) def. Powell/Williams (C) 6-4, 6-1; Parker/Melnarik (H) def. Johnston/Petritz (BC) 6-4, 3-6, 6-1; Brown/Reese (WF) def. Tredik/Mclean (H) 6-3, 6-1; Wilson/Nordahl (D) def. Ross/Potthoff (WF) 7-5, 5-7, 6-1; Sterns/Johnson (BC) def. Josey/Mason (C) 6-0, 6-1; Maish/Southam (D) def. Powell/Williams (C) 6-3, 6-2.