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Bulldog Tennis Teams Play During a Busy Week
 | Author:
Bryleigh Erickson, BHS Sports Reporter
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Bryleigh Erickson
BHS Sports Reporter
On April 10th, the Varsity and Junior Varsity tennis squads travelled to Belgrade to take on Jefferson, Three Forks, Red Lodge and Granite opponents. They played abbreviated sets, meaning they started at two games each. They played best of two sets, but each set only contained 4 games (because they started at 2-2).
The Varsity ended up winning 7 matches and losing 7 matches. Addy White played two matches for the Bulldogs against Jefferson and Granite singles. She lost her match against Jefferson 6-7 and 3-6, but won her match against Granite 6-2 and 6-2. Jacey lost a tough match to Jefferson in a tie breaker, 5-7, 6-4, and 10-12 tie breaker score. She won her match against her Red Lodge opponent 6-4, 3-6, and 7-1 in a tie breaker. Next, Hailey Hildreth won her match against Three Forks 6-3 and 6-2, but lost her match against Jefferson 3-6 and 2-6. Arabella McDaniel won her match against Red Lodge 6-4 and 6-3. She lost her next match against Jefferson 2-6 and 3-6. As for doubles, Bryleigh Erickson and Violet Collins lost their match against Jefferson 3-6 and 4-6, but won their match against Three Forks 6-2 and 6-4. Harper Wolfgram and Chloe Flynn won both of their matches against Red Lodge and Three Forks. They won both matches 6-2 and 6-2.
The Junior Varsity players won 6 matches and lost 1. Emma Delgado lost a close match to Three Forks in a tie breaker, 6-4, 3-6, and finally 8-10. Emma Delgado and Avery White won their match against Three Forks in doubles 6-0. Millie Simms and Haedyn Poe played doubles against Three Forks and won their match 6-4. Nayla Mendoza and Kylee Warburton played their match against Red Lodge and won 6-2, 6-2. Kay Crush and Shannon Burn played a match against Reg Lodge and won 7-5. Tessie Hughes and Shannon Burn won their match against Three Forks 4-6, 6-4, and 10-6 in the tie breaker.
JUNIOR VARSITY TEAM HOSTS THREE FORKS
Earlier in the week, on Tuesday, April 7th, Three Forks travelled to Townsend to take on the Bulldogs Junior Varsity team. This was the first Junior Varsity-only meet, and the girls were excited to show off the skills that they practiced hard to improve. This was a super successful meet for the Bulldogs, as they won 9 matches and lost 2.
Haedyn Poe played a singles match and lost 3-6 and 3-6. Millie Simms also played singles and lost her match 3-6, 4-6. Then, they played together in a doubles match and won 6-3 and 6-4. Kay Crush and Ella Toney won their match 6-4 and 6-4. Avery White and Nayla Mendoza won their match 6-2 and 6-3. Emma Delgado and Kay Crush won their match 6-2 and 6-2. Emma then played with Haedyn Poe and they won their match 6-2 and 6-2. Tessie Hughes and Shannon Burne played two matches; won the first 6-3 and 6-4 and the second, they won in a tie breaker 4-6, 6-4 and 10-6. Then, Emma Delgado and Nayla Mendoza won a close match in a tie breaker 4-6, 6-3 and a tie breaker score of 10-2. In the last match, Ella Toney and Avery White played together to win 6-3, 6-4.
The next Junior Varsity only meet will be on May 5th in Three Forks. They will have another meet on May 12th in Boulder. Most Junior Varsity players play in regular tournaments, though not as often as Varsity players.
VARSITY TEAM DOMINATES IN ANACONDA
On April 8th, the Varsity tennis team travelled to Anaconda to dual with the Granite and Anaconda teams. They had a dominant performance, as they won 10 matches and lost only 1. None of these teams are in the Bulldogs division, but they might play them in postseason tournaments.
They played two sets, starting at zero for both. They played 6 games in each set. As Granite has few players, the dual was a mix of the Anaconda and Granite teams against the Bulldogs. First, the doubles played. Bryleigh Erickson and Violet Collins versus the doubles team from Anaconda, and they won 6-0, 6-0. Next, Harper Wolfgram and Chloe Flynn matched up against an Anaconda doubles team and beat them 6-1, 6-0. After that, two singles players, Addy White and Jacey Brunette, teamed up to play doubles against Anaconda. They won the match 6-0, 6-0.
As for singles matches, Arabella McDaniel, Harper Wolfgram, and Nayla Mendoza played a match against Anaconda opponents. They each won their matches 6-0, 6-0. Hailey Hildreth versus Anaconda twice, and won her matches 6-1, 6-1 and 6-1, 6-0. After that, Addy White played a Granite opponent and won her match 6-0, 6-0. Jacey Brunette also played Granite and won 6-0, 6-3. Arabell McDaniel played a tough match against a Granite opponent. It was very close, but Arabella ended up losing 6-7 and 2-6.
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Image 1 Caption: Millie Simms is ready to hit the ball in her Junior Varsity match.
Bryleigh Erickson, BHS Photographer
Image 2 Caption: Varsity player Kylee Warburton hits a backhand.
Bryleigh Erickson, BHS Photographer
Image 3 Caption: Violet Collins serves the ball in her Varsity doubles match.
Bryleigh Erickson, BHS Photographer
