BILLINGS — Polson won the girls’ championship and Whitefish’s Gracie Smyley repeated as girls singles champion Friday at the State A tennis tournament on Friday.

Polson’ first place team finish is the school’s third overall and second since 2018.

Berkley Ellis and Qia Harlan triumphed in an all-Polson girls doubles final, beating teammates Ara Mercer and Clara Todd. Taylor Collinge and Megan Rost helped add to the team points by finishing fourth.

Smyley won her second state title over Columbia Falls’ Hannah Schweikert, 6-1, 6-2.

Whitefish’s Jayce Cripe and Niels Getts of Columbia Falls both fell in the semifinal but ended up playing each other for third place. Cripe came out on top, 6-3, 6-1.

The doubles pair of Highland Lee-French and Aaron Dicks placed fourth.

Polson also got a strong showing from doubles pair Michael Smith and Torrin Ellis, who fell to Ben Noteboom and Kent Swisse of Hardin in the fina, 6-2, 6-4.

The Bulldog boys and girls were both runners-up in the team points. Havre won the boys overall title with 23 points.

State A Tennis

GIRLS

Team scores — Polson 37, Whitefish 19, Corvallis 14, Columbia Falls 13, Hamilton 10, Hardin 10, Miles City 6, Glendive 3, Libby 3, Livingston 3, Dillon 2, Havre 1.

Singles

Semifinal

Hannah Schweikert (Columbia Falls) d. Eliana Foss (Hamilton) 6-2, 6-2. Gracie Smyley (Whitefish) d. Maddie Weber (Stevensville) 6-0, 6-1.

Championship

Smyley d. Schweikert 6-1, 6-2.

Third place

Foss d. Weber 7-5, 6-1.

Fifth place

Emily Daughty (Miles City) d. Lauren Brown (Whitefish) 6-0, 7-5.

Doubles

Semifinal

Berkley Ellis/Qia Harlan (Polson) d. Macie Flamm/Rilee Green (Hardin) 6-1, 6-2. Ara Mercer/Megan Rost (Polson) d. Taylor Collinge/Clara Todd (Polson) 3-6, 6-2, 7-2.

Championship

Ellis/Harlan d. Mercer/Rost 6-1, 6-1.

Third place

Molly Powell/Taylor Jessop (Corvallis) d. Collinge/Todd 4-6, 6-3, 6-2.

BOYS

Team scores — Havre 23, Whitefish 21, Hardin 20, Miles City 17, Polson 13, Dillon 13, Columbia Falls 9, Hamilton 6, Corvallis 5, Glendive 3, Billings Central 1, Livingston 1.

Semifinal

Josh Currie (Havre) d. Niels Getts (Columbia Falls) 6-3, 3-6, 6-3. Dalton Polesky (Miles City) d. Jayce Cripe (Whitefish) 6-1, 6-4.

Championship

Polesky d. Currie 6-1, 6-2.

Third place

Cripe d. Getts 6-3, 6-1.

Doubles

Semifinal

Michael Smith/Torrin Ellis (Polson) d. Jace Guptill/Sean Mehling (Hardin) 6-2, 4-6, 6-4. Ben Noteboom/Kent Swisse (Hardin) d. Josh Warp/Trenton Maloughney (Havre) 6-2, 6-4.

Championship

Noteboom/Swisse d. Smith/Ellis 6-3, 6-4.

Third place

Warp/Maloughney d. Highland Lee-French/Aaron Dicks (Whitefish) 6-4, 6-1.