For the second straight year, Glacier High School’s Liana Bates finished second at the Class AA state tennis tournament. Bates, a sophomore, lost in the championship match to undefeated and top-ranked Ellie Crum of Great Fall High. Crum, a junior, defeated Bates 6-2, 6-4.
Crum was the only player in the state to beat Bates this year, as she swept the regular season meetings, their divisional match and the state championship match. The state tournament was held at Montana State University in Bozeman over the weekend on May 22-23.