Whitefish tennis rolls past Flathead
JON ALLEN | Hagadone News Network | UPDATED 50 minutes AGO
Whitefish's Liesl Brust follows through on a return in singles match against Flathead's Allie Goff at Flathead Valley Community College on Tuesday, May 12. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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Whitefish's Jack Oehlerich hits a backhand return in a match against Flathead's Rowan Alexander at Flathead Valley Community College on Tuesday, May 12. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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Flathead's Allie Goff hits a return in a singles match against Whitefish's Liesl Brust at Flathead Valley Community College on Tuesday, May 12. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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Flathead's Rowan Alexander hits a return in a match against Whitefish's Jack Oehlerich at Flathead Valley Community College on Tuesday, May 12. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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Whitefish's Emy Hansen hits a return in a singles match against Flathead's Sarah Loran at Flathead Valley Community College on Tuesday, May 12. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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Whitefish's Aaron Anderson hits a return in a doubles match with teammate Marcus Mercer against Flathead at Flathead Valley Community College on Tuesday, May 12. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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Flathead's Sarah Loran hits a return in a singles match against Whitefish's Emy Hanson at Flathead Valley Community College on Tuesday, May 12. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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Whitefish's Marcus Mercer hits a return in a doubles match with teammate Aaron Anderson against Flathead at Flathead Valley Community College on Tuesday, May 12. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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Liesl Brust and Jack Oehlerich led a near perfect day for Whitefish tennis as the Bulldogs swept Flathead Tuesday at FVCC.
Whitefish won both duals without dropping a set as the season winds down with divisionals coming next week in Polson.
“This is a great tune-up,” Whitefish girls coach Patrick Dryden said. “That is what every coach wants, you want your kids tested and you want them to play someone who is their equal or maybe a bit better.
“The atmosphere is very relaxed and with divisionals and state coming in the next two weeks, those are not very relaxed.”
Brust downed Allie Goff 6-2, 6-1 in the No. 1 singles match. Ainsley Grubb and Daisy Lusko only dropped one set each in their wins.
Camry Kelch and Allie Shors continued their hot season with a 6-0, 6-1 victory over Nina Parris and Sienna Blanchard.
On the boys side, Oehlerich stayed undefeated on the year with a 6-0, 6-1 victory over Flathead’s Rowen Alexander.
“I went in with the mindset that I need to keep playing well. I can’t let off,” Oehlerich said. “Once you start letting off, you let your opponent get a couple of games. I just need to keep playing strong mentally.”
Owen Erickson added a 6-0, 6-0 victory for the Bulldogs in singles, while the doubled pairs of Aaron Anderson and Marcus Mercer, and Cole Moses and Jake Shors also didn’t drop a game.
“I feel like we have been very consistent, very business-like,” Bulldogs boys coach Chris Schwaderer said. “We are very deep. We have a lot of players who are really committed. It’s always fun to play the AA schools. We always enjoy the local rivalries.”
The Bulldogs face Polson for a pair of duals on Thursday at FVCC after two previously scheduled attempts were rained out.
Flathead heads on the road to Bozeman to face the Hawks and Gallatin on Friday before divisionals at FVCC the following week.
Whitefish boys 8, Flathead 0
SINGLES — Jack Oehlerich, Whitefish def. Rowen Alexander 6-0, 6-1; Owen Erickson, Whitefish def. Badge Busse 6-0. 6-0; Eli Erickson, Whitefish def. Storm Lister 6-2, 6-0; Ben Nelson, Whitefish def. Joel Jones 6-1, 6-1.
DOUBLES — Aaron Anderson and Marcus Mercer, Whitefish def. Sunny Miller and Kolbe Gherkiere 6-0, 6-0; Cole Moses and Jake Shors, Whitefish def. Alex Miller and Daniel Busse 6-0, 6-0; Charlie Oehlerich and Finn Hobart, Whitefish def. Isaac Bertram and Brooks Munday, 6-0, 6-2; Beck Moses and Isaac Rudolph, Whitefish def. Logan Allery and Oliver Eklund 6-1, 6-0.
Whitefish girls 8, Flathead 0
SINGLES — Liesl Brust, Whitefish def. Allie Goff 6-2, 6-1; Emy Hansen, Whitefish def. Sarah Loran 6-2, 6-0; Ainsley Grubb, Whitefish def. Taylor Glewwe 6-0, 6-1; Daisy Lusko, Whitefish def. Kayla Hansen 6-1, 6-0.
DOUBLES — Camry Kelch and Allie Shors, Whitefish def. Nina Parris and Sienna Blanchard 6-0, 6-1; Aubrey Talbot and Lucy Marzo, Whitefish def. Elsie Schellenberger and Ashlyn Sycks 6-1, 6-0; Delila Vine and Annabelle Barrile, Whitefish def. Marianna Gadja and Mihallea Nickel 6-1, 6-0; Sofia Cook and Vivian Trieweiler-Schmit, Whitefish def. Via Gadja and Melody Monahan 6-1, 6-2.
Whitefish's Jack Oehlerich hits a backhand return in a match against Flathead's Rowan Alexander at Flathead Valley Community College on Tuesday, May 12. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)Casey Kreider
Flathead's Allie Goff hits a return in a singles match against Whitefish's Liesl Brust at Flathead Valley Community College on Tuesday, May 12. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)Casey Kreider
Flathead's Rowan Alexander hits a return in a match against Whitefish's Jack Oehlerich at Flathead Valley Community College on Tuesday, May 12. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)Casey Kreider
Whitefish's Emy Hansen hits a return in a singles match against Flathead's Sarah Loran at Flathead Valley Community College on Tuesday, May 12. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)Casey Kreider
Whitefish's Aaron Anderson hits a return in a doubles match with teammate Marcus Mercer against Flathead at Flathead Valley Community College on Tuesday, May 12. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)Casey Kreider
Flathead's Sarah Loran hits a return in a singles match against Whitefish's Emy Hanson at Flathead Valley Community College on Tuesday, May 12. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)Casey Kreider
Whitefish's Marcus Mercer hits a return in a doubles match with teammate Aaron Anderson against Flathead at Flathead Valley Community College on Tuesday, May 12. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)Casey Kreider
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