State: Pirates take it to top three
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BILLINGS – The Pirates and Lady Pirates competed at the tennis State tournament Friday and Saturday with the boys bringing their court game to the semifinals. Brady Hislop and doubles team Dylan McCrumb/Lane Zimmerman both placed third, continuing Hislop and McCrumb’s top-three streak. Last season McCrumb placed second and Hislop placed third at State. The Pirates finished fourth overall as a team with a score of 20, sharing that spot with Glendive.
The Lady Pirates did not advance to the semifinals and placed seventh overall with a team score of 3, tied with Anaconda.
Results
Boys
Team scores – Billings Central 28, Corvallis 23, Havre 21, Glendive 20, Polson 20, Livingston 4, Libby 4, Stevensville 3, Whitefish 3, Columbia Falls 3, Anaconda 2, Butte Central 1.
Singles
Semifinals – D.J. Pekoc (Cor) def. Dillon Meyer (BC) 6-2, 6-3 ; Jeff Miller (Hav) def. Brady Hislop (Pol) 0-6, 6-2, 6-2.
Fifth place – Jory Opp (GD) def. Meyer (BC) forfeit.
Third place – Hislop (Pol) def. AlmaPowell (Cor) 6-2, 6-4.
Championship – Miller (Hav) def. Pekoc (Cor) 3-6, 7-5, 2-3 (default).
Doubles
Semifinals – John Knisely/Harrison Fagg (BC) def. Ned Malone/Brian Smith (Hav) 6-0, 6-3; Dennis Berg/Gavin McPherson (GD) def. Tommy Pankratz, Jake Newbury (BC) 7-6 (4), 6-1.
Fifth place – Malone/Smith (Hav) def. Jason Schnackenberg/Cody Wood (Lib) 6-3, 1-6, 6-2.
Third place – Dylan McCrumb/Layne Zimmerman (Pol) def. Pankratz/Newbury (BC) 6-3, 6-1.
Championship – Knisely/Fagg (BC) def. Berg/McPherson (GD) 6-3, 7-5.
Girls
Team scores – Corvallis 33, Hardin 23, Livingston 23, Billings Central 20, Havre 10, Columbia Falls 8, Whitefish 7, Anaconda 3, Polson 3, Glendive 2.
