HHS tennis teams shine Conrad

The Havre High tennis teams had to wait an extra week, but they finally got their regular season started. Saturday, the Blue Ponies took part in the Conrad Invitational, where they dueled host Conrad, as well as Cut Bank, Lewistown and Choteau.

And HHS head coach George Ferguson said, the day was exactly what the Ponies needed.

“It was a really good day,” Ferguson said. “The weather was great, and we were able to play a lot of competitive tennis matches, which is what we were really needing. Our kids did a great job, too. Our older kids played really well, and we took a lot of freshmen down there as well, and got them their first matches, so that was great. It was a really productive day.”

Ferguson also noted that, he was looking more to see how his kids played rather than how many matches they won, but the Ponies did do plenty of winning, too.

On the girls side, Havre beat rival Lewistown 3-1, while tying Conrad and Choteau, 3-3. Cut Bank also edged the Ponies 4-2. Havre was missing several varsity players, but the Ponies did get standout doubles performances from Kadyn and Cassidy Acor and Teagan Fee and Tiffany Ralph, while senior Devyn Solomon was strong in singles, as were sophomores Tamera O’Leary and Sylvia Wilting.

The Havre boys meanwhile, beat Cut Bank and Conrad, 4-2, tied Lewistown 3-3 and played one match against Choteau. Havre’s Jake Huston and Reese Bulkley and Tommy Brown and Trenton Maloughney were each 2-0 in doubles, while Josh Warp was 2-1 at No. 1 singles.

“Our kids played really well for where we’re at in the season,” Ferguson said. “There was rust, and that’s to be expected right now. But I saw a lot of really good tennis from our kids, and I was really excited about all of our freshmen and sophomores and the way they played and learned throughout the day. It was a great experience for them.

“We’re just scratching the surface right now,” he continued. “So to that end, Saturday was a perfect jumping off point. All of our kids did a great job, and most importantly, they played really hard and competed hard every second they were on the court. So I think we got everything we need out of Conrad, and now we have things we can build off of going forward.”

Moving forward, it’s a big week for the Blue Ponies, who will dual Class A rivals Belgrade and Hardin Friday at home and then host the 2019 Havre Invitational on Saturday.

Conrad Invitational

GIRLS

Cut Bank 4, Havre 2

Singles

Jaycee Frydenlund, CB def. Devyn Solomon, HAV, 6-3; Katelyn Edeger, CB def. Kassidy Compton, HAV, 6-2; Sharaira First Strike, CB def. Sylvia Wilting, HAV, 6-5 (2)l Jascelyn Mills, CB def. Tamera O'Leary, HAV, 6-5 (2).

Doubles

Kadyn Acor/Cassidy Acor, HAV def. Brusch/Edeger, CB, 6-0; Teagan Fee/Tiffany Ralph, HAV def. Schmitt/Kelinvanhammer, CB, 6-4.

Havre 3, Choteau 3

Singles

Christina Funk, CHO def. Kassidy Compton, HAV, 6-0; Kate Major, CHO def. Sylvia Wilting, HAV, 6-2, Tamera O'Leary, HAV def. Bellamy Beadle, CHO, 6-4; Kate Morhouse, HAV won by fft.

Doubles

Teagan Fee/Tiffany Ralph, HAV def. Soren/Taylor, CHO, 6-4; Christina/Anna, CHO def. Brynn Nault/Sydney Marchion, HAV, 6-0.

Havre 5, Lewistown 1

Singles

Devyn Solomon, HAV def. Tessa Gatz, LEW, 6-5 (2); Dallas Curch, LEW def. Kassidy Compton, HAV, 6-5 (2); Sylvia Wilting, HAV def. Taylor Haugen, LEW, 6-0; Tamera O'Leary, HAV won by fft.

Doubles

Cassidy Acor/Kadyn Acor, HAV def. Day/Villareaul, LEW, 6-3; Teagan Fee/Tiffany Ralph, HAV def. Church/Kuhlmann, LEW, 6-3.

Havre 3, Conrad 3

Singles

Alyssa Bartsch, CON def. Devyn Solomon, HAV, 6-0; Natalie Broesder, CON def. Kate Morehouse, HAV, 6-0; Tamera O'Leary def. Payton Vermlum, CON, 6-2; Ava Killon def. Kate Morehouse, HAV, 6-4.

Doubles

Cassidy Acor/Kadyn Acor, HAV def. Bartsch/Killon, 6-3; Brynn Nault/Sydney Marchion, HAV def. Vermlum/Broesder, CON, 6-4.

BOYS

Havre 4, Cut Bank 2

Singles

Josh Warp, HAV def. Brett Sneed, CB, 6-2; Troy Powell, HAV def. Carl Esty, CBY, 6-2; Hayden Hamell, CB def. Randy Tommerup, HAV, 6-3; Shaun Paulson, CB def. Carter Leeds, HAV, 6-1.

Doubles

Jake Houston/Reese Bulkley, HAV def. Gus Meiwald/Colby Kraft, CB, 6-3; Tommy Brown/Trenton Maloughney, HAV def. Gray/Borchert, CB, 6-2.

Choteau 1, Havre 0

Singles

Daniel Asseltine, CHO def. John South, HAV, 6-0.

Havre 3, Lewistown 3

Singles

Jayce Phillips, LEW def. Josh Warp, HAV, 6-3; Ben Kolar, LEW def. Theron Peterson, HAV, 6-0; Logan Errarcart, LEW def. Collin Miller, HAV, 6-0; Josh Currie, HAV def. Rafe Buchey, LEW, 6-5 (2).

Doubles

Jake Huston/Reese Bulkley, HAV def. Kinderszki/McQuinn 6-5 (6); Tommy Brown/Trenton Maloughney, HAV def. Henderson/Gatz, LEW, 6-3.

Havre 4, Conrad 2

Singles

Josh Warp, HAV def. Ron Barnhill, CON, 6-4; Jette Pruttis, CON def. Trenton Maloughney, HAV, 6-0; Ethan Wittmier, CON def. Troy Powell, HAV, 6-4; Carter Leeds, HAV won by fft.

Doubles

John South/Theron Peterson, HAV won by fft, def. By Pruttis/Wittmier, 6-2 in exhibition; Randy Tommerup/Josh Currie, HAV won by fft.