Missoula, MT – March 5, 2017 

TJ Stender and Brian Schweyen won the Montana State Doubles Open Championship at the Peak in Missoula on Sunday. It is Stender’s second straight title and first teaming with Schweyen. They defeated Moe Johnson and Sean Sandau 21-18, 21-12 in the final. 

Other state champions were Moe Johnson and Sean Sandau in the Masters (40+) division, John Larson and Craig Canfield in the Golden Masters (50+), Dan Scilley and Mike Meyer in the Super Golden Masters (60+), and Dick Fox and Carl Warren in the Diamond Masters (70+).

Complete Results:

Open

Quarterfinals – TJ Stender, Sheridan, WY and Brian Schweyen, Missoula d. Sky Peters, Missoula and Pete Svennengsen, Spokane, WA; Don Schmidt, Missoula and Jared Weirson, Missoula d. Tom Madrazo, Butte and Marcus Madrazo, Butte; Moe Johnson, Missoula and Sean Sandau, Missoula d. Justin Pazmino, Billings and Alex Pazmino, Billings; Brett Badovinac, Butte and Don Foley, Butte d. Steve Birrell, Bozeman and Mark Morrill, Bozeman

Semifinals – Stender and Schweyen d. Schmidt and Weirson 21-11, 21-9; Johnson and Sandau d. Badovinac and Foley, 21-15, 12-21, 11-5

Third – Badovinac and Foley d. Schmidt and Weirson 21-11, 18-21, 11-6

Final – Stender and Schweyen d. Johnson and Sandau 21-18, 21-12

A Division (Open Consolation)

Semifinals – Peters and Svennengsen d. Madrazo and Madrazo, Birrell and Morrill d. Pazmino and Pazmino

Third – Madrazo and Madrazo d. Pazmino and Pazmino (Father/Son Championship)

Final – Peters and Svennengsen d. Birrell and Morrill

B Division

1^st – Malaki McKell, Billings and Dylan Urbani, Bozeman 3-0

2^nd – Brandt Montelius, Missoula and Vinny, Missoula 2-1

3^rd – Wally Page, Missoula and Eric Aschim, Missoula 1-2

4^th – Eric Schmidt, Missoula and Ryan Schmidt, Missoula 0-3

Masters  (40+)

1^st - Moe Johnson, Missoula and Sean Sandau, Missoula (3-0) d. Badovinac and Foley, 21-15, 12-21, 11-5; d. Schmidt and Weirson, 21-20, 21-9; d. Birrell and Morrill

2^nd – Brett Badovinac, Butte and Don Foley, Butte (2-1) d. Schmidt and Weirson 21-11, 18-21, 11-6; d. Birrell and Morrill 21-7, 21-7

3^rd  Tie – Don Schmidt, Missoula and Jared Weirson, Missoula (0-2)

3^rd  Tie– Steve Birrell, Bozeman and Mark Morrill, Bozeman (0-2)

Golden Masters (50+)

1^st – John Larson, East Helena and Craig Canfield, Billings (2-1) d. Montelius and Peters 21-18, 10-21, 11-7; d. White and Adams 21-15, 21-3

2^nd – Dave Montelius, Missoula and Robin Peters, Missoula (2-1) d. Maier and Johnson 19-21, 21-13, 11-9; d. White and Adams 17-21, 21-13, 11-7

3^rd – Nick White, Bozeman and Dan Adams, Helena (1-2) d. Maier and Johnson, 21-16, 13-21, 11-10

4^th – Steve Maier, Missoula and Kirk Johnson, Missoula (1-2) d. Larson and Canfield 17-21, 21-6, 11-3

Super Golden Masters (60+)

1^st – Dan Scilley, Luther and Mike Meyer, Billings 3-0

2^nd – Jay Stender, Sheridan, WY and Garth Kallevig, Sidney 2-1

3^rd – Scott Salo, Butte and Randy (Red Death) Jolliffe, Lolo 1-2

4^th – Steve Birrell, Bozeman and Carl Warren, Bozeman 0-3 

Diamond Masters (70+)

1^st – Carl Warren, Bozeman and Dick Fox, Billings (4-0) d. Morris and Whitten 21-10, 15-21, 11-7; d. Lambert and Polzin, 21-13, 21-10; d. Chinske and Billstein; d. Jewett and Williamson

2^nd – Tom Morris, Billings and Russ Whitten, Red Lodge (3-1) d. Lambert and Polzin 21-10, 20-21, 11-2; d. Chinske and Billstein 21-4, 21-18; d. Jewett and Williamson

3^rd –  Jim Lambert and Paul Paulzin, Missoula (2-2) d. Billstein and Chinske

4^th –  Rick Billstein and Louie Chinske, Missoua (1-3) d. Jewett and Williamson

5^th – Jay Jewett, Great Falls and Gary Williamson, Great Falls (0-4)