Bravettes tie Sentinel, fall to Big Sky
Flathead's Quaid Ring hits a return against Missoula Big Sky's Jacob Kientz at Flathead Valley Community College on Saturday, April 9. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
Flathead's Patricia Hinchey hits a backhand return against Missoula Hellgate's Chloe McCulloch at Flathead Valley Community College on Friday, April 8. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
Flathead's Kutuk White hits a return against Missoula Big Sky's Ayden Porch at Flathead Valley Community College on Saturday, April 9. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
Flathead's Alexis Kersten hits a backhand return against Missoula Hellgate's Brooke Best at Flathead Valley Community College on Friday, April 8. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
Alexis Kersten won in singles, as did Lolita Sattler, and the Flathead Bravettes tied Sentinel in a tennis dual on Saturday.
Doubles pair Abby Clark/Sophie Dykhuizen also won and helped Flathead to the 4-4 score.
In another dual that afternoon, Big Sky beat Flathead 7-1, with Kersten earning another win, this time at No. 2 singles.
Braves Evan Sevaly and Cody Ramer won their singles matches against Sentinel, but the visitor prevailed 5-3.
Against Big Sky, Quaid Ring won in No. 2 singles, and doubles pair Steven Baker/Thomas Konopka went to multiple tie breakers to win their match against Colter Jensen/Eli Farley. Big Sky won the dual, 6-2.
Flathead next plays host to Columbia Falls 4 p.m. Tuesday at FVCC.
Boys
Big Sky 6, Flathead 2
Singles
Ayden Porch (Big Sky) def. Kutuk White 6-3, 6-3; Quaid Ring (Flathead) def. Jacob Kientz 6-1, 6-2; Ezra Meyer (Big Sky) def. Tyler Shawback 6-2, 6-1; Isaac Dozier (Big Sky) def. Ezias Bailey 6-4, 6-1.
Doubles
Will Ruzanski/Jake Gardanier (Big Sky) def. Evan Sevaly/Cody Ramer 6-4, 6-0; Liam Baldassin/Max Serbis (Big Sky) def. Kobe Schlegel/Jack Thompson 6-0, 8-6; Steven Baker/Thomas Konopka (Flathead) def. Colter Jensen/Eli Farley 7-6(5), 4-6(10-6); Kojla Gerstenkorn/Elliott Botkin (Big Sky) def. Maverick Huestis/Holden Askvig 6-0, 6-0.
Sentinel 5, Flathead 3
Singles
Noah Nelson (Sentinel) def. Quaid Ring 6-4, 6-2; Evan Sevaly (Flathead) def. Martin Henry 6-2, 6-1; Cody Ramer (Flathead) def. Finley Warden 6-1, 6-4.
Doubles
Maddox Anderson/Jacob Olsen (Sentinel) def. Kobe Schlagel/Jack Thompson 6-1, 6-4; Elliott Hayhurst/Edison Plemmons (Sentinel) def. Tyler Shawback/Ezias Bailey 6-1, 6-2; AJ McCormick/Jesse McCormick (Sentinel) def. Steven Baker/Thomas Konopka 6-2, 6-3; Joe Opitz/Cooper Elliott (Sentinel) def. Maverick Huestis/Holden Askvig.
Girls
Big Sky 7, Flathead 1
Singles
Brooke Williams (Big Sky) def. Patricia Hinchey 6-3, 6-2; Alexis Kersten (Flathead) def. Landon Roberts 6-1, 6-2; Addison Winward (Big Sky) def. Isabella Parrott 3-6, 6-2, 10-5; Allison Wiswell (Big Sky) def. Elle Westover 4-6, 6-3, 10-8.
Doubles
Kaydn Easter/Amber Williams (Big Sky) def. Abby Clark/Sophie Dykhuizen 6-0, 6-5; Hollin Keintz/Andrea McCamas (Big Sky) def. Clara Jones/Kylie Amundsen 7-5, 6-4; Charlie Ghidorzi/Madelyn McInnis (Big Sky) def. Natalie Haag/Lolita Sattler 6-0, 6-1; Riley Haslovich/Becca Syler-Riggers (Big Sky) def. Rebecca Vosen/Cece Wink 6-3, 6-2.
Flathead 4, Sentinel 4
Singles
Alexis Kersten (Flathead) def. Grace Hurteau 6-2, 6-1; Berlyn Sonenberg (Sentinel) def. Isabella Parrott 5-7, 6-2, 10-5; Gracie Hietala (Sentinel) def. Natalie Haag 6-0, 6-0; Lolita Sattler (Flathead) def. Adaline Schick 6-3, 6-3.
Doubles
Megan Prentice/Summer Palmer (Sentinel) def. Patricia Hinchey/Clara Jones 6-1, 6-1; Abby Clark/Sophie Dykhuizen (Flathead) def. Kennedy Williams/Brooke Stanley 10-8; Opal Murray/Chloe Smith (Sentinel) def. Kylie Amundson/Elle Westover 6-2, 6-4; Rebecca Vosen/Graci White (Flathead) def. Sydney Holdorf/Addyson Conwell 6-7, 6-2, 10-4.
