Lake City wins 2 regional doubles titles

5A REGION 1

COEUR d'ALENE - The Lake City girls doubles team of Jill Johnson and Haley Kausen, as well as the boys doubles team of Matt Gencarella and Dimitri Christo, won regional titles Saturday at the 5A Region 1 tournament at Coeur d'Alene and Lake City High.

Lewiston won both the boys and girls team titles with wins in the other divisions. Coeur d'Alene qualified one in singles and two in doubles. Post Falls qualified three doubles teams.

Lake City also qualified four to state in singles.

The 5A state matches will be held at the Boise Racquet and Swim Club on Friday and Saturday.

TEAM SCORES - 1, Lewiston 76. 2, Lake City 66. 3, Post Falls 21. 4, Coeur d'Alene 12.

BOYS SCORES - 1, Lewiston 34.5. 2, Lake City 31. 3, Post Falls 16. 4, Coeur d'Alene 6.

GIRLS SCORES - 1, Lewiston 41.5. 2, Lake City 35. 3, Coeur d'Alene 6. 4, Post Falls 5.

(Top 4 to state)

BOYS SINGLES - Championship: Rafa Hewitt, Lew, d. Michael Scott, LC, 6-1, 6-3. Second/third place: Matt Finney, LC, d. Scott, LC, 6-3, 7-6 (2). Consolation final: Finney, LC, d. T.J. Cast, Cd'A, 6-3, 6-3 (loser fourth).

BOYS DOUBLES - Championship: Matt Gencarella/Dimitri Christo, LC, d. Eric Rice/Zach Grant, Lew, 3-6, 6-3, 6-1. Second/third: Rice/Grant, Lew, by default. Consolation final: Ben Payton/Michael Tucker, PF, d. Adam Sedgwick/Andrew Sedgwick, PF, 7-5, 7-5 (winner third, loser fourth).

GIRLS SINGLES - Championship: Rye Hewitt-Steiger, Lew, d. Ronique Padda, LC, 6-1, 6-0. Second/third place: Padda, LC, d. Elsa Hansen, Lew, 6-2, 6-0. Consolation final: Hansen, Lew, d. Brittany Engle, LC, 8-6, 6-1 (loser fourth).

GIRLS DOUBLES - Championship: Jill Johnson/Haley Kausen, LC, d. Bri Duran/Amanda Smith, LC, 6-3, 6-4. Second/third place: Shanda Morris/Brittny Krauss, Lew, d. Duran/Smith, LC, 3-6, 6-0, 7-5. Consolation final: Morris/Krauss, Lew, d. Cassidy Hand/Sonja Jacobson, Cd'A, 6-0, 7-6 (4) (loser fourth).

MIXED DOUBLES - Championship: Whitney Arrasmith/Nick Marchiani, Lew, d. Adam Ohman/Mariah Pigsley, Lew, 6-4, 6-3. Second/third place: Marian deTar/Dyllin Cady, PF, d. Pigsley/Ohman, Lew, 6-2, 6-4. Consolation final: deTar/Cady, PF, d. Rachel Hanley/Ryan Humphries, Cd'A, 6-0, 6-1 (loser fourth).

4A REGION 1

Sandpoint boys, girls capture titles

MOSCOW - Sophomore Kevin Kirby won his second consecutive boys singles title, Sophia Meulenberg won the girls singles and Piper Wahlin and Mikka Nostdahl dominated the mixed doubles draw to propel Sandpoint to the 4A Region 1 championship at Moscow High.

Nostdahl and Wahlin only dropped two games in the two-day tournament.

"The whole idea was to give those two a chance to win state and it's playing out like I though it would," Sandpoint coach Kent Anderson said. "I'd say they're the favorites, but anything can happen at state. They both have great court sense, both hit hard with touch and have all the tools."

Both Kirby and Meulenberg's biggest strength is consistency, Anderson said.

"Sophia went through the whole tournament in straight sets," Anderson said. "She gave up just 11 games in three matches, just consistent as always."

Other Bulldogs goingto state are Meranda Carter and Mica Wolcott in girls doubles, Kane Wijngaarden and Dannette Mauck in mixed doubles and Ben Hardy in boys singles. Hardy avenged an earlier tournament loss to Moscow's Hunter Levy, winning 6-2, 6-0 the second time around with a state berth on the line.

"I'll bet Ben didn't sleep all night - he was waiting for this one," said Anderson, who will take nine players to state and hopes to vie for a state trophy. "We pretty much dominated districts, but that doesn't do you any good at state."

State is Friday and Saturday at Julia Davis Park in Boise.

(Top 2 to state)

BOYS TEAM SCORES - Sandpoint 60.5, Moscow 29.5, Lakeland 4.

GIRLS TEAM SCORES - Sandpoint 58.5, Moscow 37.5, Lakeland 5.

BOYS SINGLES - Championship: Kevin Kirby, Spt, d. Hunter Levy, Mos, 7-5, 6-2. Consolation: Ben Hardy, Spt, d. Levy, 6-2, 6-0.

BOYS DOUBLES - Championship: Chenowith/George, Mos, d. Steven Gavin/Drew Buckmiller, Spt, 0-6, 7-6, 6-1. Consolation: Gavin/Buckmiller, Spt, d. Reed/Graves, LL, 6-3, 6-1.

GIRLS SINGLES - Championship: Sophia Meulenberg, Spt, d. Susan Williams, Spt, 6-1, 6-2. Consolation: Katie South, Mos, d. Williams, 7-6 (7-4), 6-0.

GIRLS DOUBLES - Championship: Anders/Lewis, Mos, d. Michele Rockwell/Crystal Clark, Spt, 4-6, 6-0, 6-0. Consolation: Meranda Carter/Mica Wolcott, Spt, d. Rockwell/Clark, 6-0, 0-6, 6-4.

MIXED DOUBLES - Championship: Mikka Nostdahl/Piper Wahlin, Spt, d. Kane Wijngaarden/ Dannette Mauck, Spt, 6-1, 6-0. Consolation: Wijngaarden/Mauck, Spt, d. Fowler/Bailey, Mos, 6-2, 6-3.

3A DISTRICT 1-2

Clark Fork wins,

Charter second

PULLMAN - Alyssa Collier battled her way back through the consolation bracket to finish third and help the Coeur d'Alene Charter Academy Panthers place second in the 3A District 1-2 tournament at Washington State University.

"Alyssa was a real surprise for us today," Coeur d'Alene Charter coach Ray Longpre said. "She had to battle through two three-set matches and won third in two sets. She really helped us battle back today."

Clark Fork won the team title with 92 points. Charter, which qualified seven to state, scored 89 points.

Charter's Steven Hallgren defeated teammate Mitch Ketron 6-2, 5-7, 6-2 for the boys singles title.

State is Friday and Saturday at Vallivue High in Caldwell.

(Top 4 to state)

BOYS SINGLES - Championship match: Steven Hallgren, Cd'A C, d. Mitch Ketron, Cd'A C, 6-2, 5-7, 6-2.

BOYS DOUBLES - Championship match: Nate Nesbitt/Stillman Berkley, CF, d. James George/Cesar Stoddard, Cd'A C, 6-1, 6-0. (George/Stoddard second).

GIRLS SINGLES - Third-place match: Alyssa Collier, Cd'A C, d. Hannah Thompson, Deary, 6-1, 6-2.

GIRLS DOUBLES - Jade Gutzman/Tylee Coons, CF, d. Britni Turkenburg/Olivia Burkett, Cd'A C,6-1, 7-6 (7-5) (eliminated).

MIXED DOUBLES - Third place match: Julianna Satterly/Cyrus Bowlin, Cd'A C, d. Kandice Daniels/Victor Walker, CF, 2-6, 6-1, 6-4. Daniels/Walker, CF, d. Nicole Nixon/Jay Brewer, Cd'A C, 6-2, 6-1 (Nixon/Brewer eliminated).