Polson tennis starts with wins over Libby, Hamilton

POLSON — Polson tennis kicked off its season on a strong note Friday as the Pirates took a quartet of victories over Libby and Hamilton.

Johanna Bieber led the girls with a pair of singles wins, while Ruger Ellis didn’t lose a game in his singles win while also nabbing a doubles victory with Teague McElwee. 

The Pirates won 25 out of the 28 matches they contested Friday.  

Polson girls 7, Libby 0

SINGLES — Karley Smith, Polson def. Claire Fantozzi 6-3, 6-2; Baylee Lemm, Polson def. Augie Baily 6-0, 6-3; Johanna Bieber, Polson def. Kayla Mesenbrink 6-3, 6-2; Lindy Dupuis, Polson def. Jill Stewart 7-5, 6-0. 

DOUBLES — Josie Henriksen and Vivian Grainey, Polson def. Bella Meyer and Aubrey Davis 6-4, 6-1; Greta Lund and Zoe Schroeder, Polson def. Ashlenn James and Shya Huck 6-3, 6-2; Cleo Martin and Amy Thoft, Polson def. Ludy Deshazer and Autumn Kanan 6-2, 6-1. 

Polson boys 7, Libby 0

SINGLES — Ruger Ellis, Polson def. Blaise Erickson 6-0, 6-0; Marcus Lucas, Polson def. Zander Gassmann 6-1, 6-0; Zayne Newman, Polson def. Easton Gilmore 6-0, 6-0; Maddox Bird, Polson def. Eaddon Baca 6-3, 6-0. 

DOUBLES — Strider Gage and Teague McElwee, Polson def. Cole Sunell and Alex Reate 6-0, 6-1; Parker Hendrickson and Truman Sawyer, Polson def. Dayton Hardy and Jon Cano 6-2, 5-7, 10-6; Aiden Takacs and Brody Kline, Polson def. Jaxon Huni and Colby Iliff 6-2, 2-6, 11-9. 

Polson girls 6, Hamilton 1

SINGLES — Charlie Holmes, Hamilton def. Baylee Lemm 6-2, 6-1; Johanna Bieber, Polson def. Lily Monaco 6-2, 6-4; Zoe Schroeder, Polson def. Kiera Judy 6-3, 6-1; Amy Thoft, Polson def. Bryn Cidyflone 6-3, 6-4. 

DOUBLES — Greta Lund and Karley Smith, Polson def. Alexias Anson and Kari Hattiestud 6-1, 6-0; Josie Henriksen and Vivian Grainey, Polson def. Avery Dowdy and Sorgg Duerr 6-1, 6-1; Cleo Martin and Lindy Dupuis, Polson def. Rhain Hollingworth and Eden Smith 6-2, 6-4. 

Polson boys 5, Hamilton 2

SINGLES — Marcus Lucas, Polson def. Jackson Kirkbride 6-3, 7-6 (7-0); Strider Gage, Polson def. Jayce Strain 6-3, 6-1; Brody Kline, Polson def. Artem Akopyn 2-6, 6-4. 10-3; Otto Gantz, Hamilton def. Aiden Takacs 6-1, 6-2. 

DOUBLES — Ruger Ellis and Teague McElwee, Polson def. Jackson Kirk and James Luffberg 6-3, 6-2; Greyson Weber and Simon Naids, Hamilton def. Parker Hendrickson and Truman Sawyer 6-3, 2-6, 10-3; Zayne Newman and Maddox Bird, Polson def. Brayden Duce and Oliver Simpson 6-3, 6-2.