CAVALIERS IMPROVE TO 2-0
The Thomas Jefferson boys tennis team improved to 2-0 on the season with a 9-0 win over New Covenant Academy on Tuesday.
In singles matches, Ian Ding defeated Brody Bennett 8-4, Prithvi Nagarajan beat Aidan Russ 8-2, Tyler Brouhard handled Elijah Davis 8-0, Chengle Qian beat Jackson O’Dell 8-0, Devan Murali defeated Cameron Coring 8-0 and Jack Goodhue beat Juliana Jones 8-0.
In doubles, Ding-Brouhard beat Bennett-Henderson 8-1, Nagarajan-Murali defeated Davis-O’Dell 8-3 and Qian-Goodhue knocked off Coring-Jones 8-0.
Thomas Jefferson hosts Carl Junction on Wednesday at 4.
NEOSHO DROPS OPENER TO MONETT
NEOSHO, Mo. — Monett defeated Neosho 8-1 in a boys tennis dual on Tuesday.
The Cubs swept all six singles matches.
Ethan Kutz defeated Christian Williams 8-1, Jackson Young beat Ryno Lee 8-0, Elijah Ridenour topped Chandler Weber 8-0, Heisman Welch defeated Peyton Williams 8-0, Logan Kutz beat Jacob Leibham 8-1 and Caden Szydloski defeated Wesley Williams 8-4.
At No. 1 doubles, Neosho’s Christian Williams and Lee beat Ethan Kutz-Welch 9-8 (7-5).
Monett’s Young-Logan Kutz beat Weber Leibham 8-1 at No. 2 doubles and Ridenour-Szydloski defeated Peyton Williams-Wesley Williams 8-2.
Neosho is at Mount Vernon on Thursday.