by Scott Sacry, Sports Editor
The Corvallis, Hamilton and Stevensville tennis teams competed in the Class A State tournament in Billings on May 22-23. Stevensville and Hamilton both brought home hardware as the Stevensville boys and the Hamiton girls each took 2nd place. In total points, the Stevensville boys finished one point behind champion Whitefish. The Hamilton girls finished five points behind champion Miles City.
Individually, Hamilton junior Ciara Hanley was the girls singles state champion, Hamilton sophomore Tallulah Pinjuv was the girls singles runner up, and Stevensville senior Angus Trangmoe took 3rd in boys singles.
The Stevensville boys tennis team took 2nd at the Class A State Tournament in Billings on Friday, May 23. Photo courtesy of Bill Everett.
Hamilton
Hamilton’s Ciara Hanley won the state championship in girls singles by defeating her teammate, Tallulah Pinjuv, in the championship match (6-4, 6-1). The two played in the Western A Divisional championship the week before where Pinjuv won. But at State, Hanley came out on top for the state title.
The Hamilton girls tennis team took 2nd at the Class A State Tournament in Billings on Friday, May 23. Hamilton’s Ciara Hanley (5th from the left) won the state championship in girls singles. Photo courtesy of Kelly Hanley.
Also for Hamilton, the boys doubles team of Finn Dufresne and Jason Chaplin took 5th place.
Stevensville
Stevensville’s Angus Trangmoe took 3rd place in boys singles by defeating Florenz Keller of Miles City 7-5, 6-1 in the consolation match. Stevensville’s boys doubles team of Jake Gavlak and Silas Seibert took 4th place. Stevensville’s boys singles player Riccardo Slanzi took 6th place.
Corvallis
Corvallis’s Ava Wilcox took 4th place in girls singles. The Corvallis boys doubles team of Emmett Allsop and Brannon Fehr took 6th place.