St. Ignatius H.S. tennis teams are coming into their final weeks of the season with Divisional and State tournament right around the corner. The boys team is being lead by Jr. Karl Daniels who is 9 win and 2 loss on the season. Karl is playing well and is looking forward to the Loyola Tournament that will feature many other state level players this weekend. It will be a good measuring stick as to what he needs to concentrate on for being even stronger come State Tournament. So much depends on the draw that a player is given, so he has to be ready for playing his top game each and every match. Troy Bontrager is also having a good year and could do well at State depending on his draw. He has silently been winning his matches and hitting some more offensive shots than he has in previous years. As a senior, it would be great to see him get a good draw and go deep into the tournament.

Remaining playing schedule for the Mission Bulldogs on the season is:
Tuesday, April 20 – AWAY vs. Bigfork at 4:00
Sat, May 4 – AWAY @ Missoula, play 9:00 a.m. – Girls at Best of the West, Boys at Loyola Tournament
Fri – Sat, May 10-11 – AWAY @ Eureka – Girls Divisional Tournament
Sat, May 11 – HOME – Boys Best of the West starting at 8:30 a.m.






 

MS Tennis vs Valley Christian (Missoula)

The MS Tennis team had their fifth matches against Valley Christian (Missoula) on a sunny April 23rd afternoon in Missoula.  The following are the results of the matches. 

Aaliyah Stults and Max Koenig lost 1-4

Aaliyah Stults and Shaniya Decker lost 0-5

Liam Yelsa and Zach Clark won 3-2

Liam Yelsa and Meilani Decker won 4-1

Liam Yelsa and Miranda Umphrey won 3-2

Meilani Decker and Dana Goss-Dickie lost 2-3

Miranda Umphrey and Isabell Oliver lost 0-5

Zach Clark and Dana Goss-Dickie lost 2-3

Jolynn Girsch and Max Koenig lost 0-5

Jolynn Girsch and Zach Clark lost 0-5

Jolynn Girsch and Shaniya Decker lost 2-3

Meilani Decker and Isabell Oliver lost 2-3

The MS Tennis team has their next matches in Superior on Saturday, April 27, 2013 at 10:00 a.m.

Loyola Sacred Heart 5, St. Ignatius 1
Boys
Singles – Kalen Christiaens, L, def. Karl Daniels, 6-3, 4-6, 6-4; Matt Roberts, L, def. Robbie Erickson, 6-0, 6-0; Eric Williams, L, def. Troy Bontrager, 6-3, 6-3; Andrew Esslinger, S, def. Conner Camp, 6-1, 6-2.
Doubles – Zach Burke/Teddy Muth, L, def. Chris Camel/Katz Yelsa, 6-1, 6-3; Turner Hruby/Alex Menendez, L, def. Jamie Mullins/Nate Doll, 6-1, 6-3.

St. Ignatius 2, Loyola 3
Girls

Singles – Jocelyn Caldwell, L, def. Briar Ahlborn, 6-4, 2-6, 6-2; Casey Cummins, L, def. Kayla Billette, 2-6, 6-2, 7-6 (0); Cierra Dougherty, S, def. Kally Hocker, 6-1, 6-2; Daisie VandenBos, SI, def. Megan McCue, 6-3, 6-0.
Doubles – Shannon Eppard/Olivia Round, L, def. Robyn Mitchell/Haleigh Bontrager, 6-0, 6-4.

MS Tennis vs Valley Christian (Missoula)

The MS Tennis team had their fourth matches against Valley Christian (Missoula) on a sunny April 22nd afternoon in Saint Ignatius.  The following are the results of the matches. 

Michael Durglo and Zach Clark won 4-1

Michael Durglo and Liam Yelsa lost 2-3

Michael Durglo and Meilani Decker won 5-0

Michael Durglo (singles) lost 2-3

Aaliyah Stults and Dana Goss-Dickie lost 0-5

Aaliyah Stults and Miranda Umphrey lost 1-4

Aaliyah Stults and Jolynn Girsch lost 0-5

Liam Yelsa and Zach Clark won 3-2

Liam Yelsa and Dana Goss-Dickie won 4-1

Meilani Decker and Shanyia Decker lost 1-4

Miranda Umphrey and Isabell Oliver lost 1-4

Zach Clark and Max Koenig lost 2-3

Max Koenig and Shaniya Decker lost 2-3

Miranda Umphrey and Shaniya Decker lost 1-4

Jolynn Girsch and Dana Goss-Dickie won 3-2

Jolynn Girsch and Isabell Oliver won 3-2

Jolynn Girsch and Dana Goss-Dickie lost 0-5

Max Koenig and Isabell Oliver lost 1-4

Meilani Decker and Miranda Umphrey lost 1-4

Meilani Decker (singles) tied 2-2

The MS Tennis team has their next matches in downtown Missoula, at Kiwanis Park, against Valley Christian on Tuesday, April 23, 2013 at 4:00 p.m.

MS Tennis vs Darby

The MS Tennis team had their third matches against Darby on a drizzly April 19th afternoon in Darby.  The following are the results of the matches. 

Michael Durglo and Zach Clark won 3-2

Michael Durglo and Liam Yelsa lost 2-3

Michael Durglo and Miranda Umphrey won 3-2

Michael Durglo and Isabell Oliver won 5-0

Aaliyah Stults and Dana Goss-Dickie lost 2-3

Aaliyah Stults and Meilani Decker lost 1-4

Liam Yelsa and Isabell Oliver lost 0-5

Liam Yelsa and Dana Goss-Dickie lost 1-4

Meilani Decker and Shanyia Decker won 4-1

Miranda Umphrey and Isabell Oliver lost 1-4

Zach Clark and Dana Goss-Dickie lost 0-5

Zach Clark and Shaniya Decker lost 2-3

Miranda Umphrey and Shaniya Decker won 4-1

The MS Tennis team has their next matches in Saint Ignatius on Monday, April 22, 2013 at 4:00 p.m.

Bigfork Flight Tournament on Sat.

#1 Boys Singles - 3 wins/0 losses

Karl Daniels def. Bigfork 8-6

Karl Daniels def. Troy 8-5

Karl  Daniels def. Libby 8-6

#2 Boys Singles – 0 wins/3 losses

Bigfork def. Robbie Erickson 8-3

Troy def. Robbie Erickson 8-1

Libby def. Robbie Erickson 8-5

#3 Boys Singles

Troy Bontrager had 1 win – 2 loss

#4 Boys Singles

Andrew Esslinger had 1 win – 2 loss

#1 Boys Doubles – 0 wins/3 losses

Bigfork def. Camel/Conko 8-1

Troy def. Camel/Conko 8-3

Libby def. Camel/Conko 8-0

#2 Boys Doubles – 1 win/2 losses

Mullins/Doll def. Bigfork 8-1

Troy def. Mullins/Doll 8-3

Libby def. Mullins/Doll 8-6

Playing schedule for week of 04/22-04/27:

Tues, 04/23 - HOME vs. Loyola @ 4:00
Thurs, 04/25 - AWAY vs. Ronan @ 4:00
Fri, 04/26 - AWAY vs. Troy @ 4:00
Sat, 04/27 - HOME vs. Eureka @ 11:00 and HOME vs. Bigfork @ 3:00

H.S. tennis has been playing, despite the snow storms and wind. :) On Saturday the teams played Troy at home. The boys team tied 3-3 and the girls team won with a solid 6-0. On Tuesday, they went to Missoula to play Loyola and came up on the losing side of the deal. They will get another chance at changing the outcome on  Tuesday, April 23rd when they play Loyola on their home turf.

Next up for play is the girls against Superior at HOME on Friday, 04/19/13 and then Varsity play only on Saturday, 04/20/13,in Bigfork against Bigfork, Cutbank, Troy and Eureka.

St. Ignatius 3 – Troy 3

 #1 Singles - Karl Daniels (SI) def. Bruce Metz (T) 6-2, 6-1

#2 Singles - Michael Goe (T) def. Katz Yelsa (SI) 6-1, 6-4

#3 Singles - Robbie Erickson (SI) def. Craig Helmrick (T) 6-1, 4-6, 6-3

#4 Singles - Troy Bontrager (SI) def. CJ Beard (T) 6-4, 6-0

 #1 Boys Doubles – G. Jordan/A. Duve (T) def. C. Camel/B. Conko 6-1, 6-3

#2 Boys Doubles – A. Haggerty/J. Helmrick (T) def. N. Doll/J. Mullins 6-1, 6-3

St. Ignatius 0 - Loyola 6

#1 Singles - Kalen Christiaens (L) def. Karl Daniels (SI) 6-2, 6-4

#2 Singles - Matt Robers (L) def. Rob Erickson (SI) 6-0, 3-0 (retired)

#3 Singles - Stephen Sellman (L) def. Troy Bontrager (SI) 6-3, 6-4

#4 Singles - Chris Nagata (L) def. Steven Bravo (SI) 6-1, 6-0

#1 Doubles - Z. Burke/T. Muth (L) def. C. Camel/K. Yelsa (SI) 6-4, 6-0

#2 Doubles - T. Hruby/A. Menendez (L) def. B. Conko/A. Esslinger (SI) 6-1, 6-1

St. Ignatius 1 - Loyola 5

#1 Singles - Jocelyn Caldwell (L) def. Briar Ahlborn 6-3, 6-0

#2 Singles - Casey Cummins (L) def. Kayla Billette (SI) 6-3, 6-1

#3 Singles - Nicole Twite (L) def. Cierra Dougherty (SI) 7-5, 7-5

#4 Singles - Robyn Mitchell (SI) def. Megan McCue (L) 6-1, 6-1

#1 Doubles - A. Sawyer/A. Holter (L) def. B. Jackman/D. VandenBos (SI) 6-0, 6-0

#2 Doubles - Loyola won by forfeit