Libby’s Beagle 3rd at State A tennis tournament

At the State A tennis meet in Bozeman, Miles City’s Dalton Polesky repeated as boys singles winner and Northwest A champion Ryan Beagle of Libby was third, defeating Whitefish’s Joe Brandt in the third place match.

Whitefish and Billings Central boys tied for first with 18 points, and there was a three-way tie for third between Dillon, Miles City and Havre, which all had 17 points. Libby was fourth with 10 points.

BOYS

Team scores — T1, Whitefish 18, T1, Billings Central 18, T3, Dillon 17, T3, Miles City 17, T3, Havre 17; 4, Libby 10, 5, Hardin 9; 6, Polson 6.

Singles

Semifinal

Josh Currie (HAV) def. Ryan Beagle (LIB) 6-2, 6-1; Dalton Polesky (MC) def. Beau Decker (RON) 6-2, 6-0.

Final

Polesky def. Currie (scores not available).

Consolation

Round 5

Torrin Ellis (POL) def. Jameson Noteboom (HAR) (scores not available); Joe Brandt (WF) def. Carson Stagier (GLE) 6-2, 6-4.

Round 7

Brandt def. Decker; Beagle def. Ellis (scores not available).

Third place

Beagle def. Brandt (scores not available).

Fifth place

Ellis def. Decker (scores not available).

Doubles

Semifinal

John Bramlet/Marcus Sandall (DIL) def. Matthew Newbury/Braydon Petermann (BC) 6-4, 6-3; Carl Puetz/Gabriele Giammattei (BC) def. Andy Purcell/Colin Hanley (HAM) 6-4, 6-3.

Final

Bramlet/Sandall def. Puetz/Giammattei (scores not available).

Consolation

Round 5

Aaron Dicks/Mason Kelch (WF) def. Trenton Maloughney/Caleb Spangler (HAV) 3-6, 6-2, 6-3; Sean Mehling/Derek Blankenship (HAR) def. Trent Wilson/Owen McElwee (POL)

Round 7

Mehling/Blankenship def. Purcell/Hanley (scores not available).

Fifth place

Purcell/Hanley def. Newbury/Petermann (scores not available).

Third place

Dicks/Kelch def. Mehling/Blankenship (scores not available).