Sandpoint, Coeur d'Alene end in a tie

SANDPOINT — A win by Kelsey James and Geoff Klein in mixed doubles tennis action left Sandpoint and Coeur d'Alene in a 6-6 tie Friday at Travers Park.

"It could have gone either way today," said Sandpoint tennis coach Cheryl Klein. "We had some great comebacks, and quite a few matches went into the third set."

Leading the Bulldogs boys was Tim Neidhardt, who won the No. 1 boys singles match with a solid 6-3, 6-3 score over Trevor Frank.

Coeur d'Alene's No. 1 girl, Marki Grimsley, edged Sandpoint's Zibby Keaton in three sets 2-6, 6-2, 6-4.

The Bulldogs face the Bengals in Lewiston today.

Last weekend at the Inland Empire Invitational tennis tournament, which consisted of 39 different high school, James and Klein did not lose a set en route to the mixed doubles title. Zibby Keaton and Logan Jones-Olson finished fifth overall in mixed doubles.

Neidhart won his first two rounds in Spokane, before meeting the tournament's No. 1 seed, and Sandpoint's Lauren Fiedler won her first round match. Meanwhile, Markus Weickenmeier and Pat Hoffman finished seventh in the boys doubles division.

BOYS SINGLES — No. 1, Tim Neidhart, Spt, d. Trevor Frank, 6-3, 6-3. No. 2, Liam Orton, Spt, d. Travis Anderson, 6-1, 5-7, 6-2. No. 3, Del Armstrong, Spt, d. Alex Hustoft, 6-1, 6-1.

BOYS DOUBLES — No. 1, Kyle Eichelberger-Adam Dobler, CdA, d. Markus Weickenmeier-Tyler Wahlin, 6-4, 4-6, 6-2. No. 2, Phil Aldridge-Jerrett Moss, CdA, d. Jesse Petty-Ben Lockwood, 6-2, 6-3.

GIRLS SINGLES — No. 1, Marki Grimsley, CdA, d. Zibby Keaton, 2-6, 6-2, 6-4. No. 2, Lauren Fiedler, Spt, d. Christina Grimsley, 7-5, 4-6, 7-5. No. 3, Cody Helander, Spt, d. Erika Dirks, 6-3, 6-1

GIRLS DOUBLES — No. 1, Kristin Galante-Kara Eberle, CdA, d. Kelsey James-Zibby Keaton, 8-6, 6-4. No. 2, Veronica Finney-Ashley Montgomery, CdA, d. Sam Deshon-Jessica Boughaud, 2-6, 6-2, 6-1.

MIXED DOUBLES — No. 1, Kelsey James-Geoff Klein, Spt, d. Jacquie Frank-Reed Nixon, 1-5, 4-7, 6-3. No. 2, Hannah Vetsch-Jordan Jacobson, CdA, d. Patrick Orton-Jaime Hedrick, 6-3, 6-1.