Getts starts strong in tennis
<p>Wildkat Emily Getts returns serve against Whitefish last week.</p>
Emily Getts went undefeated in singles play as the Columbia Falls tennis season opened last week with matches against Ronan April 8, Whitefish April 10 and Dillon April 11.
Getts swept her opponents as a sophomore.
In her best match, Getts blanked Adrianne Southam of Dillon, 6-0, 6-1.
“Another fine match by Emily,” remarked coach Jerry Smalley.
Smalley was also pleased with the play of Hailey Sapa, at the No. 2 singles position. Sapa beat Tea Gibson of Dillon, 6-4, 7-6 (7-4) for the win. The Dillon match was played in Polson.
As a team, the girls beat Ronan 4-3, but lost to Whitefish 5-2 and Dillon 4-3.
The Wildkats had more matches scheduled for Saturday, but a snowstorm took care of that, forcing cancellation of the match against Hamilton at home.
On the boys side, the team is having a tough time winning matches. They lost to Ronan and Whitefish by lopsided 6-1 margins.
Grant Wallace beat Colton Roullier, 1-6, 7-5, 7-5 for the lone Ronan win and Mason Gedlaman and Caleb Baumann beat Chaffin Ross and Nathan Fauth, 6-0, 7-5 for the lone victory in doubles against Whitefish.
This week teams play Polson at home Thursday and then are the road this weekend for a tournament in Cut Bank.
Boys
Ronan 6, Columbia Falls 1
Singles –Daniel Aylesworth, R, def. Caleb Baumann, 4-6, 7-5, 6-0; Fisher Shima, R, def. Gavin Thelan, 6-2, 7-6 (2); Grant Wallace, CF, def. Colton Roullier, 1-6, 7-5, 7-5; Caleb Koble, R, def. Jayden Wirkins, 6-2, 6-3.
Doubles – Ron Cullis/Logan Soukkala, R, def. Cooper Wendt/Evan Wells, 6-1, 6-3; Ethan Blevins/Tommy Reroncini, R, def. Paxton Fisher/Thanakorn Naunphong, 6-1, 6-4; Jeonghoon Kim/Scott Bongham, R, def. Trevor Wick/Danny Morgan, 6-0, 6-1.
Girls
Columbia Falls 4, Ronan 3
Singles – Emily Getts, CF, def. Samantha Ashley, 8-0, 8-0; Hailey Sapa, CF, def. Hannah Kiehn, 6-2, 6-4; Kaylee Flanigan, CF, def. Samantha Friedlander, 6-4, 6-2; Shannon Saint, R, def. Kendra Skelton, 6-1, 6-1.
Doubles – Baylee Brinton/Elizabeth Jackson, CF, def. Shannon Saint/Hannah Birdryther, 7-6 (6), 6-2; Samantha Ashley/Hannah Kien, R, def. Samantha Gilk/Shelby Anderson, 6-3, 6-1; Julia Matkovich/Brenna Turpin, R, def. Natalie Ward/Sunni Mueller, 2-6, 6-1, 7-6 (8).
Boys
Whitefish 6, Columbia Falls 1
Singles — Logan Blades, W, def. Gavin Thelan, 6-1, 6-0; Holden Roberts, W, def. Cooper Wendt, 6-0, 6-0; Bailey Jack, W, def. Grant Wallace, 6-4, 6-3; Tommy Murphy, W, def. Jayden Wirkus, 6-2, 6-2.
Doubles — Nathan Gedlaman/Caleb Baumann, CF, def. Chaffin Ross/Nathan Fauth, 6-0, 7-5; Ryan Brown/Jack Brandt, W, def. Evan Wells/Taston Fisher, 6-3, 6-3; Ethan Poffhoff/Jack Kahle, W, def. Danny Morgan/Thanakorn Maunphong, 6-0, 6-1.
Girls
Whitefish 5, Columbia Falls 2
Singles — Emily Getts, CF, def. Sloan Ellis, 6-1, 6-0; Caroline Carbo, W, def. Hailey Sapa, 6-4, 6-2; Simone Craft, W, def. Kaylee Flanigan, 6-2, 6-2; Makenna Benbrook, W, def. Talia Deires, 6-3, 6-1.
Doubles — Elizabeth Jackson/Baylee Brinton, CF, def. Caroline Carbo/Sloan Ellis, 6-7 (4-7), (7-4); Heather Luedke/Keara Delaney, W, def. Samantha Gilk/Shelby Anderson, 6-1 6-4; Anna Peterson/Katie Fyall, W, def. Sammi Mueller/Natalie Ward, 6-0, 6-0.
Dillon 4,
Columbia Falls 3
Singles — Emily Getts, CF, def. Adrianne Southam, 6-0, 6-1; Hailey Sapa, CF, def. Tea Gibson, 6-4, 7-6 (7-4); Kaylee Flanigan, CF, def. Tessa Sawyer, 6-4, 6-2; Amber Sitz, D, def. Sammi Mueller, 6-2, 7-5.
Doubles — Holly Hansen/Taryn Judge, D, def. Elizabeth Jackson/Baylee Brinton, 6-0, 6-3; Koddi Ferris/Rachael Nye, D, def. Samantha Gilk/Shelby Anderson, 6-0, 6-1; Nicole Thompson/Jenn Womack, D, def. Tarah Hoyt/Natalie Ward, 6-3, 6-4.