Day, Garrett finish 2nd at Best of West tennis tourney

Troy’s Jesse Day and Shado Garrett placed second Saturday at the Best of the West tennis tournament in St. Ignatius, losing a heartbreaker in the finals to a duo from the host school.

Mission’s Jordan Finch and Paul Heffernan won a close doubles championship finale over Day and Garrett, 7-5, 6-4.

Day and Garrett have been among the top doubles’ teams in Class B-C over the past two years with medals at the state tournament. This year’s state tourney will be played May 21-23 in Missoula.

The Lady Trojans will host the divisional tournament in Troy on Friday and Saturday.