Jordt and Martel finish close second at Loyola Invite
Bigfork’s Isaac Martel and Adam Jordt finished second in doubles play at the Loyola Invitational tennis tournament on Saturday.
Martel and Jordt lost in the final, 6-4, 6-2.
The Bigfork duo won their semifinal outing 4-6, 6-3, 12-10 and rolled through the quarterfinals 6-2, 6-1.
Bigfork’s other doubles team of George Gibson and Ben Russel made it to the quarter finals.
In singles, Kyle Thomson won his first round and quarterfinal matchups, but lost in the semis to Loyola’s Kalen Christiaens, who went on to win No. 1-2 singles.
Results were not available for the Valkyries.
The Vals host divsionals on Friday and Saturday, while the Vikes will travel to St. Ignatius for Best of the West. Class B boys don’t have a divisional tournament. The state tourney is May 14-16 in Great Falls.
Loyola Invitational
Saturday’s Results
(Teams: Loyola, Valley Christian, Cut Bank, St. Ignatius, Troy, Bigfork, Ronan, Conrad).
Singles
No. 1-2
First round: Fisher Shima, R, def. Michael Bender, Con., 6-2, 6-2; Andrew Hawkins, VC, def. Nate Doll, SI, 7-5, 3-6, 10-4; Carson Christian, L, def. Josh Biegler, CB, 6-3, 7-5; Dominic Chiaverini, T, def. Alex Buenz, 6-3, 6-2; Kalen Christiaens, L, drew bye; Andrew Esslinger, SI, def. Liam Hennsley, T, 6-2, 6-2; Ben Haggerty, T, def. Noah Caballero, Con., 6-3, 6-2; Kyle Thomson, B, def. Aidan McCloy, VC, 6-2, 6-2.
Quarterfinals: Shima def. Hawkins, 6-1, 7-5; Christian def. Chiaverini, 6-3, 6-7, 12-10; Christiaens def. Esslinger, 6-1, 6-1; Thomson def. Haggerty, 6-1, 6-0.
Semifinals: Shima def. Christian, 1-6, 6-4, 10-4; Christiaens def. Thomson, 6-2, 6-0.
Final: Christiaens def. Shima, 6-3, 6-2.
No. 3
Quarterfinals: Ian Descamps, L, def. Spencer Coyle, Con., 6-2, ,6-2; Cole Cummins, L, def. Dominik Stallings, SI, 6-3, 6-4; Michael Bedford, B, def. AJ Faur, T, 6-4, 6-7, 16-14; River Richardson, L, def. Michael DDemmendaal, T, 6-3, 6-4.
Semifinals: Descamps def. Cummins, 6-1, 6-1; Richardson def. Bedford, 6-1, 6-0.
Final: Descamps def. Richardson, 6-3, 6-1.
No. 4
Round robin: Jordan Castle, CB, def. Tanner Condit, L, 6-2, 7-6 (5); Kai Banales, VC, def. Brylee Freund, T, 6-4, 5-6, 10-9; Castle def. Dana Goss, SI, 6-2, 6-3; Freund def. Mack Paine, BF, 6-3, 6-3; Condit def. Goss, 6-2, 6-3; Paine def. Banales, 6-2, 6-3; Castle def. Freund, 6-0, 6-1; Condit def. Paine, 6-3, 6-1; Goss def. Banales, 6-1, 1-6, 10-7.
Castle takes first, Freund takes second.
Doubles
First round: Jordt/Martel, BF, drew bye; Beckett/Lichte, VC, def. Ostby/Matt, CB, 6-4, 6-2; Muth/Nagata, L, def. Koble/Blevins, R, 6-2, 6-4; Mullins/Bravo, SI, def. Berg/Larson, Con., 6-3, 6-3; Sellman/Roberts, L, drew bye; Gibson/Russell, BF, def. Helmrick/Beard, T, 6-2, 6-2; Wittmeier/Padilla, Con., def. Castor/Yelsa, SI, 6-3, 6-2; Manuel/Brewer, VC, def. Dresen/Taylor, R, 6-3, 6-3.
Quarterfinals: Jordt/Martel def. Beckett/Lichte, 6-2, 6-1; Mullins/Bravo def. Muth/Nagata, 1-6, 6-4, 10-6; Sellman/Roberts def. Gibson/Russell, 6-3, 4-6, 10-7; Wittmeier/Padilla def. Manuel/Brewer, 6-0, 6-0.
Semifinals: Jordt/Martel def. Mullins/Bravo, 4-6, 6-3, 12-10; Sellman/Roberts def. Wittmeier/Padilla, 6-3, 6-1.
Final: Sellman/Roberts def. Jordt/Martel, 6-4, 6-2.