Chinook wins Northern B/C Tennis Divisional, edges C-J-I

 

May 16, 2018

The Chinook Sugarbeeter Doubles tandem of senior Megan Pruttis, left and senior Sierra Swank, right were champions of the Northern B/C Divisional Tennis Meet and will take a number one seed into the State Tournament this week in Great Falls. The Tournament begins play on Thursday and concludes with championship matches on Saturday

The final tally might be closer than in years past but the Chinook Sugarbeeter Tennis team is again Champions of the Northern B/C Divisional.

Chinook finished with 38 points to edge out Chester/Joplin-Inverness (36) and Harlem 15.

The Sugarbeeters captured the Doubles Championship and had a second place finish in the singles bracket and will send four to the State B/C in Great Falls this weekend.

The Harlem Wildcats will send two to the state meet after collecting a second place finish in the Doubles tournament.

Seniors Megan Pruttis and Sierra Swank entered the tournament as the top seed and opened with a first round. In the semi-finals they defeated Molly Nelson/ Elyssa Temple from Chester/J-I 6-0,61 to advance to the championship match.

In the final they outlasted Harlem's doubles team of sophomore Aria Owens and sophomore Taeshon Schaeffer 6-4,6-4 to claim the championship.

Pruttis and Swank are no strangers to the big stage of the state tournament having competed their the past three seasons, including a third place double finish last May.

Owens and Schaeffer also opened the tournament with a bye having secured the divisions number two seed. In their semi-final match they won a three set thriller defeating the Kammerzell twins from Chester/J-I 2-6, 6-2, 6-3.

In the singles bracket, Sugarbeeter senior Jamie Roth entered as the number two seed and began with a first round Bye. In her Quarterfinal match she defeated teammate, freshman Jade Cecerle 6-1, 6-0.

Roth then won her semifinal match against Shivell Norick of Chester/J-I 6-2, 7-5 to advance to the finals.

Chinook Freshman Lily Surber will also be in Great Falls this week after finishing fourth in the singles bracket. Surber entered the tournament as the number five seed and began with a bye. In her quarterfinal match she defeated Harlem's Elyssia Horn 6-0, 6-2 to advance to the semi-final where she fell 6-0, 6-0 to eventual champion Kendall Knapton.

In her loser out match Surber defeated Cecrle 6-3 7-6 (7-2) to advance to the consolation final against Norick. Surber was defeated 6-2, 5-7, 6-4 to finish fourth.

Cecrle defeated Harlem's Aspen Baker in her opening match 6-7 (3-7), 7-6 (7-3), 6-3 and again in her first loser out match 6-2, 3-6, 6-4. Baker won her first loser out match over teammate Cippy Guardipee 6-2, 2-6, 7-6 (7-5).

Horn won her first loser out match for the Wildcats against teammate Layla Skidmore 6-1, 6-0 and the defeated Courtney Alley of Chester/J-I 6-1, 6-1 before falling to Norick in the consolation semifinal 6-1, 6-1.

The State B/C will begin Thursday in Great Falls and concludes Saturday afternoon.

 
 

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