Polson tennis in full swing
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POLSON — The Polson Pirates and Lady Pirates opened their 2022 tennis seasons with victories on Friday and Saturday over visiting Hamilton, Libby, Corvallis, and Loyola.
On Friday morning, the Lady Pirates made quick work of the Libby Lady Loggers 5-2 while the Pirates toppled the Loggers 6-1.
The Lady Pirates swept the singles matches with Clara Todd (6-0, 6-0), Piper Hoxie (6-2, 6-2), Hope Morrison (6-0, 6-2), and Lucy Violett (6-0, 6-1), each nabbing wins while doubles partners
Sierra Lundeen and Katie Smith won their match 6-0, 6-1.
On the boy’s side of the net, Torrin Ellis (6-3, 6-4), Trent Wilson (6-2, 6-0), and Chris Lake (7-5, 6-2) each picked up singles wins. Pirate doubles teams Colter Wilson and Owen McElwee (6-1, 6-2), Noah Trosper and Brock Henriksen (6-2, 6-3), and Ashten Nelson and Taegen Gage (6-2, 6-2) grabbed wins over their Logger opponents.
In the late afternoon matches on Friday, the Lady Pirates defeated the Hamilton Lady Broncs 5-2 and the Pirates corralled the Broncs 6-1.
Winning matches for the Lady Pirates were Smith (6-4, 6-3), Morrison (4-6, 6-2, 10-8), and Karli Owen (6-2, 6-0), along with doubles teams Lundeen and Camilla Forsti (6-1, 5-7, 10-8) and Violett and Hoxie (6-0, 6-0).
Trent Wilson (6-1, 6-0), Henriksen (3-6, 7-6 (2), 10-7), and Trosper (4-6, 6-0, 10-7) won their single matches for the Pirates, while Colter Wilson and McElwee (4-6, 6-3, 10-7), Tate Barentsen and Lake (6-0, 6-2), and Nelson and Gage (6-2, 6-0) won their doubles matches.
The Lady Pirates defeated the visiting Corvallis Lady Blue Devils 6-1 and Loyola Breakers 5-2 on Saturday.
Todd (6-2, 7-5), Lundeen (6-4, 6-3), Smith (7-6, 6-0), and Morrison (6-2, 6-1) all claimed their singles matches for the Lady Pirates. Owen and Foresti (6-4, 6-0) and Maddi Hupfine and Violett (6-3, 6-1) were victorious in doubles action.
Against Loyola, Smith (6-1, 6-0), Morrison (1-6, 6-1, 10-1), and Violett (6-0, 6-1) collected victories followed by doubles winners Foresti and Lundeen (6-0, 6-0) and Owens and Huffine (6-4, 6-1).
Also in action on Saturday, Wilson (6-3, 2-6, 10-7), Barentsen (7-5, 7-5), and doubles teams Henriksen and Lake (6-4, 6-4) and Gage and Violett (6-4, 6-3) won their matches, helping the Pirates slip past the visiting Corvallis Blue Devils 4-2.
