JOPLIN 7, NEOSHO 2
Joplin closed out the regular season on a high note by beating Neosho 7-2 at the JHS Athletic Complex.
“Tonight’s win against Neosho made for a nice finish to our regular season,” Joplin coach Aaron Stump said.
At No. 1 doubles, Joplin’s Adam Badr and Josiah Hazlewood defeated Christian Williams and Peyton Williams 6-1.
“Adam Badr and Josiah Hazlewood hit their stride in No. 1 doubles and continued to play well in singles,” Stump commented. “Adam hustled to win quite a few points, and Josiah played well at the net.”
Joplin’s Joseph Graham and Aidan Kester defeated Neosho’s Fajtim Lee and William Weber 6-3 at No. 2 doubles.
“Our No. 2 team of Joseph Graham and Aidan Kester had a strong showing,” Stump noted.
At No. 3 doubles, Neosho’s Jacob Leibham and Wesley Williams defeated Michael Mancipe and Hunter Merkley 6-3.
At No. 1 singles, Joplin’s Graham earned a 6-5 (7-5) win over Christian Williams.
“Joseph’s singles match was a close competition,” Stump said. “What impressed me the most with his play this evening is that he played consistently and chose opportune times to attack.”
Joplin’s Badr beat Lee 6-1 at No. 2 singles and Mancipe won the No. 3 singles match 6-2 over Weber.
At No. 4 singles, Hazlewood defeated Peyton Williams 6-2, while Neosho’s Leibham earned a 6-0 win over Merkley at No. 5 singles. Kester beat Wesley Williams 6-2 at No. 6 singles.
In other action, Nixa beat Neosho 5-0 in a make-up dual at the Joplin Athletic Complex that concluded when one team reached five wins.
In singles matches, Nixa’s Carson Palmer beat Christian Williams 6-2, Brody Ball defeated Ryno Lee 6-1, Mason Murray topped Weber 6-2, Dallin Attwooll beat Peyton Williams 6-0 and Trey Hartwell defeated Leibham 6-1.
THOMAS JEFFERSON 9, AURORA 0
The Thomas Jefferson Cavaliers ended the regular season on a high note and hiked their record to 11-1 with Tuesday’s dominant win over the Houn’ Dawgs.
The Cavaliers won eight of the nine matches by 8-0 scores.
In doubles, Thomas Jefferson’s Ian Ding and Tyler Brouhard defeated Xane Shirley-Locke Shirley 8-0, while Prithvi Nagarajan and Hari Nagarajan beat James Rogers-Larson Briggs 8-0.
TJ’s Devan Murali and Lala Qian defeated Landon Boatwright-Adam Bland 8-0.
Ding, Prithvi Nagarajan, Brouhard, Qian and Hari Nagarajan all won their singles matches 8-0, while Murali defeated Boatwright 8-1.
The Cavaliers will compete at the individual district tournament on Friday in Belton.
NIXA 7, CARL JUNCTION 2
Nixa defeated Carl Junction 7-2 on Tuesday.
CJ’s Cameron Ball won by forfeit at No. 6 singles, and the Bulldogs won the No. 3 doubles match by forfeit.
In completed singles matches, Palmer defeated Blaine Wilkerson 8-4, Ball beat Dan Hodson 8-1, Murray topped Ben Morey 8-0, Attwooll defeated Will Russel 8-1 and Hartwell beat Jayden Wolf 8-0.
