Saturday, March 30, 2013

Great Weekend for Lady Dogs Tennis

The Lady Bulldogs Tennis Team had a great weekend before taking a break for Spring Break.

On Thursday, the girls swept Ronan 5-0 and followed that victory with another 5-0 sweep against Valley Christian the next day.  Here are the scores:

Saint Ignatius vs Ronan Home 3/28

Singles:
#1 Kayla Billette (SI) def Sarah Anderson (R) 6-4, 6-4
#2 Briar Ahlborn (SI) def Amber Quequesah (R) 6-1, 6-2
#3 Cierra Dougherty (SI) def Hannah Bird Ratter (R) 6-2, 5-7, 6-1
#4 Robyn Mitchell (SI) def Hannah Kiehn (R) 6-2, 6-0

Doubles:
#1 Brianda Jackman/Daisie VandenBos (SI) def Samantha Ashley/Shannon Saint (R) 4-6, 6-4, 6-1

Saint Ignatius vs Valley Christian Away 3/29

Singles:
#1 Kayla Billette (SI) def Kaileigh Moser (VC) 6-4, 7-6 (7-3)
#2 Briar Ahlborn (SI) def Adrienne Newton (VC) 6-1, 6-1
#3 Cierra Dougherty (SI) def Alisha Wiley (VC) 6-3, 6-1
#4 Robyn Mitchell (SI) def Lianna Sweet (VC) 6-1, 6-1

Doubles:
#1 Brianda Jackman/Daisie VandenBos (SI) def (VC) 5-6, 6-1, 6-3

The Lady Dogs are on break for Spring Break and practices will start back up Thursday, April 4 with girl's practice starting at 4:00.

Thursday, March 28, 2013

H.S. Boys Tennis scores from Thursday, 03/28/13. Ronan vs. St. Ignatius at St. Ignatius.

Final Team Score: St. Ignatius 3 - Ronan 3

#1 Boys Singles - Karl Daniels def. Ronnie Cullis 6-4, 6-4
#2 Boys Singles - Katz Yelsa def. Logan Sukala 6-7 (5-7), 6-2, 6-1
#3 Boys Singles - Fisher Shima def. Rob Erickson 6-4, 4-6, 6-1
#4 Boys Singles - Troy Bontrager def. Tallon Fortine 3-6, 6-3, 6-4
#1 Boys Doubles - Daniel Ayles/Tyler Anderson def. Chris Camel/Andrew Esslinger 6-1 6-1
#2 Boys Doubles - Joey Dresen/Ethan Blevins def. Brandon Conko/Jamie Mullins 6-2, 6-4

Tuesday, March 26, 2013

Tie in Eureka

This past weekend the Lady Bulldogs Tennis team traveled to Eureka and got to play in nice warm weather. We walked away with a tie (3 games lost, 3 games won) but on the books it was a 3-2 win for us since the #1 doubles was both Eureka and Mission's #1 and #2 singles playing against each other.

The Lady Dogs have their first home meet against our Ronan rivals this week on Thurday, March 28! Play will begin at 4:00 p.m. Then, on Friday, March 29 we will travel to Missoula to play Valley Christian at the Fort Missoula tennis courts.  We will be leaving at 2:30 p.m. and play begins at 4:00 p.m.

We are looking forward to a good season with lots of growth from both our beginner and intermediate players! See you on the courts :)

Coach Ison

Monday, March 25, 2013

HS Tennis Practice/Game Schedule for week of Mon 03/25 - Weds 04/03/13:

Monday, 03/25: Boys 4:30-6:00/Girls 6:00-7:30
Tuesday, 03/26: Boys 4:30-6:00/Girls 6:00-7:30
Weds, 03/27: Boys/Girls 4:00-6:00
Thurs, 03/28: Boys/Girls - HOME vs. Ronan @ 4:00-until dark
Friday, 03/29: Boys/Girls - AWAY vs. V.Christian, Leave 2:30-Play 4:00 until dark at the Fort Missoula tennis courts
Sat, 03/30 - Weds, 04/03: No practice or meets. Call a coach or some friends to hit around. Get your parents out there with you. ;)

A few guidelines to being a good tennis fan while watching a tennis meet:

*No coaching a player from the fans while they are playing. You can say "good job" or "nice point", but don't instruct them or tell them what to do.
*Don't be calling the lines for a player. That is their job and they know the guidelines of how to call in or out. Do not groan as a spectator if you disagree with someones call.
*Do not clap against an opponent's mistake or bad shot. It is okay to clap for a player if they have made a good shot and it caused their opponent to error, resulting in a Mission player to get the point. Do not clap if the opponent just made a mistake on their own.
*Clap and applaud good points by both a Mission player and an opponent. A good point is a good point, no matter who comes out with the win. Appreciate a good point.
*Please do not hang on the fence during play. This is a hindrance/distraction to all players involved.
*At no time are fans to correct a mistaken score or tell a player what they think the score is. The players have been taught how to keep track of the score, agree on the score and how to resolve it if both players think it is something else.

Saturday, March 23, 2013

Friday, March 22, 2013

MS TENNIS REVISIONS

There have been a couple revisions for the ms tennis team schedule.

We will have our tennis match IN RONAN on April 15, 2013 at 4:00 p.m.
We will have our tennis match IN SAINT IGNATIUS on April 30, 2013 at 4:00 p.m.

Our Kalispell tennis match on May 6, 2013 will be at Flathead Community College starting at 2:00 p.m.

Tuesday, March 19, 2013

St. Ignatius H.S. Tennis season started on March 11th with a beautiful first week of weather. Last nite, got pushed indoors by a snowstorm. That is tennis in Montana for you. This year we currently have 15 boys and 8 girls participating. Only 5 seniors out of the bunch with enthusiastic first year players. Very exciting!

Parent packets were mailed out today with a parent letter and some guidelines to follow as a tennis fan of the Mission Bulldogs Tennis Team. Also mailed out the tennis practice and playing schedule, so hopefully you will be able to come watch the players during their tennis meets.

This weeks practice schedule is:
Mon, 03/18/13: Girls 4-5:30/Boys 5:30-7:00
Tues, 03/19/13: Girls 4:30-6:00/Boys 6:00-7:30
Weds, 03/20/13: Boys/Girls 4-6
Thurs, 03/21/13: Girls 4:30-6:00/Boys 6:00-7:30
Fri, 03/22/13: Girls 3:30-5:00/Boys 5:00-6:30
Sat, 03/23/13: Girls only, AWAY vs. Eureka. Leave 8:30 a.m., Play 12:00

Friday, March 8, 2013

MIDDLE SCHOOL TENNIS

It's that time of year!  Spring sports are starting up!  My name is Coach Cutler and I'm the new Middle School Tennis Coach.  I'm excited to be coaching tennis this spring!  I played tennis all 4 years at Butte High School and was ranked number 1 in doubles.  Tennis is such a great sport and I'm enthusiastic to share my passion for the sport.

Middle School Tennis begins on Tuesday, March 19, 2013.  We will meet in the high school commons at 3:30.  Please have your physicals completed.  Practices will be each Monday, Tuesday and Thursday from 3:30 p.m.-4:30 p.m. and Friday from 2:30 p.m.-3:30 p.m.  We will either be practicing at the school tennis courts or in the elementary gym (depending on weather).

2013 Middle School Tennis Schedule 
Thursday, April 11th Superior Home 4:00 p.m.
Monday, April 15th Ronan Home 4:00 p.m.
Monday, April 22nd Valley Christian Home 4:00 p.m.
Tuesday, April 23rd Valley Christian (Missoula) Away 4:00 p.m.
Saturday, April 27th Superior Away 10:00 a.m.
Tuesday, April 30th Ronan Away 4:00 p.m.
Monday, May 6th Kalispell Away 4:00 p.m.

Please contact me with any questions.  My email is mcutler@stignatiusschools.org and my phone number is (406) 745-3811 ext. 214.