Glacier, Flathead load up for semifinals
Seeded players at the Northern AA Divisional tennis tournament on Thursday at Flathead Valley Community College performed well for the most part.
All top four seeds in boys and girls singles action won along with boys doubles.
However in girls doubles, the top two seeds lost.
Glacier had a strong opening day, advancing two to today’s semifinals in boys and girls singles along with two in girls doubles.
Flathead has two in today’s boys singles semifinals, one in boys doubles and two in girls doubles.
The top four finishers in singles and doubles advance to state tournament next week in Great Falls.
Thursday’s Results
At Flathead Valley Community College
No Team Totals
Boys
Singles
Seeds — 1. Rory Smith, Glacier; 2. Josten Cripe, Flathead; 3. Shane Kujala, CMR; 4. Brett Thompson, Flathead.
First Round
Rory Smith, Gla, bye; Gabe Felton, Fla, def. Colteon Martello, CMR, 6-1, 6-0; Shane Kujala, CMR, bye; Ryan Thomsen, Fla, def. Ryan Kelly, Gla, 6-2, 1-6, 6-1; Michael Mickolio, CMR, def. Chris Skelton, Gla, 6-4, 4-6, 6-1; Brett Thompson, Fla, bye; Kamren Barkus, Gla, def. Caleb Beck, CMR, 6-7 (3), 6-2, 6-3; Josten Cripe, Fla, bye.
Quarterfinals
Smith def. Felton, 6-1, 6-0; Kujala def. Thomsen, 2-6, 7-5, 6-1; Thompson def. Mickolio, 7-5, 6-3; Cripe def. Barkus, 6-0, 6-4.
Today
Semifinals
8 a.m. — Smith vs. Kujala; Thompson vs. Cripe.
Consolation
First Round
Thomsen def. Martello 6-0, 6-0; Felton def. Kelly, 4-6, 6-0, 6-0; Skelton def. Barkus, 6-2, 6-4; Mickolio def. Beck, 6-4, 6-3.
Today
Quarterfinals
Thomsen vs. Felton; Skelton vs. Mickolio.
Doubles
Seeds — 1. Zach Stimac/Tristan Krum, CMR; 2. Nolan White/Ethan Hawkins, Flathead; 3. Kyle Buckingham/Akhil Patel, Glacier; 4. Ben Desmul/Ethan Purdy, Glacier
First Round
Zach Stimac/Tristan Krum, CMR, bye; Kyler Turner/Logan Samples, Gla, def. Owen Shilling/Drew Lowry, Fla, 7-5, 6-4; Ben Desmul/Ethan Purdy, Gla, bye; Carter Phillips/Carter Corn, CMR, def. Evan Sevaly/Tommy Wells, Fla,3-6, 6-1, 6-4; David Marburger/Brian Wells, Fla, def. Noah Stimac/Brady Hoezog, CMR, 6-3, 7-6 (1); Kyle Buckingham/Akhil Patel, Gla, bye; Micah Heil/Drew Engellant, Gla, def. Sam Packer/Jackson McCoy, CMR, 6-0, 6-0; Nolan White/Ethan Hawkins, Fla, bye.
Quarterfinals
Stimac/Krum def. Turner/Samples, 6-2, 6-3; Desmul/Purdy, Gla, def. Phillips/Corn,6-1, 6-2; Buckingham/Patel def. Marburger/Wells, 7-5, 1-6, 6-2; White/Hawkins def. Heil/Engellant, 6-4, 6-4.
Today
Semifinals
9:30 a.m. — Stimac/Krum vs. Desmul/Purdy; Buckingham/Patel vs. White/Hawkins.
Consolation
First Round
Phillips/Corn def. Shilling/Lowry, 6-2, 3-6, 7-5; Turner/Samples def. Sevaly/Wells, 4-6, 6-1, 6-4; Engellant/Heil def. Stimac/Herzog, 6-1, 6-1; Marburger/Wells def. packer/McCoy,6-1, 6-0.
Today
Quarterfinals — Phillips/Corn vs. Turner/Samples; Engellant/Heil vs. Marburger/Wells.
Girls
Singles
Seeds — 1. Maria Frampton, Glacier; 2. Gail Parambi, CMR; 3. Ally Dube, CMR; 4. Maggie Rudbach, Glacier
First Round
Maria Frampton, Gla, bye; Mason Moore, Fla, def. Shelly Thompson, CMR, 6-4, 6-2; Ally Dube, CMR, bye; Mikel Twichel, Fla, def. Mariah Dickey, Gla, 5-7, 6-4, 7-5; Skye Krum, CMR, def. Claire Morris, Fla, 4-6, 7-5, 7-5; Maggie Rudbach, Gla, bye; Nina Friedman, Gla, def. Avery Cherot, Fla, 7-6 (4), 6-3; Gail Parambi, CMR, bye.
Quarterfinals
Frampton def. Moore, 6-1, 6-0; Dube def. Twichel, 6-0, 6-0; Rudbach def. Krum 6-0, 6-1; Parambi def. Friedman, 6-0, 6-1.
Today
Semifinals
8 a.m. — Frampton vs. Dube; Rudbach vs. Parambi.
Consolation
First Round
Thompson def. Twichel, 4-6, 6-2, 6-4; Moore def. Dickey, 6-4, 6-2; Friedman def. Morris, 6-2, 6-3; Cherot def. Krum 6-1, 5-7, 6-0.
Today
Quarterfinals
Thompson vs. Moore; Friedman vs. Cherot.
Doubles
Seeds — 1. Madison George/Ruby Jennings, CMR; 2. Tess Huckaba/Olivia Mohatt, Flathead; 3. Hannah Nikunen/Ashlyn Sliter, Glacier; 4. Sierra Dilworth/Marcella Mercer, Flathead.
First Round
Madison George/Ruby Jennings, CMR, bye; Kendall Pyron/Emma Hawkins, Fla, def. Liv Wilson/Kirsti Erickson, Gla, 6-4, 6-4; Hannah Nikunen/Ashlyn Sliter, Gla, bye; Alice Addington/Aaris Hill, Fla, def. Kennedy Crook/Hannah Bingham, CMR, no scores listed; Avery Kreitinger/Sydney Pepe, Gla, def. Jewell Sangrey/Lesley Miller, CMR,4-6, 7-5, 6-3; Sierra Dilworth/Marcella Mercer, Fla, bye; Regin Koester/Katie Lessmeier, Gla, def. Allison Will/Madison Hill, CMR, 6-1,7-6 (3).
Quarterfinals
Pyron/Hawkins def. George/Jennings, 6-3, 6-2; Nikunen/Sliter def. Addington/Hill, 7-5, 6-4; Dilworth/Moore def. Kreitinger/Pepe,6-0, 6-2; Koester/Lessmeier def. Huckaba/Mohatt, no scores listed.
Today
Semifinals
9:30 a.m. — Pyron/Hawkins vs. Nikunen/Sliter; Dilworth/Moore vs. Koester/Lessmeier.
Consolation
First Round
Wilson/Ericksen def. Addington/Hill 6-4, 1-6, 7-5; Crook/Bingham def. George/Ruby,3-6, 7-6, 7-5; Huckaba/Mohatt def. Sangrey/Miller, 6-2, 6-1; Will/Hill def.Kreitinger/Pepe, 6-4, 7-6 (3).
Today
Quarterfinals
Wilson/Ericksen vs. Crook/Bingham; Huckaba/Mohatt vs. Will/Hill