SPRINGFIELD, Mo. — A pair of Thomas Jefferson singles players and Mount Vernon’s doubles teams began competition at the MSHSAA Class 1 Girls Tennis Championships on Friday at the Cooper Tennis Complex.
In opening round singles action, Thomas Jefferson’s Allison Ding suffered a 6-2, 6-3 setback to Notre Dame de Sion’s Anna McGeeney. TJ’s Jeanna Jeyaraj defeated Kennett’s Carley Winston 6-0, 6-4.
In the consolation round, Ding defeated Lafayette County’s Elena Williams 6-1, 6-0.
In the quarterfinals, Savannah’s Iris Alvarez defeated Jeyaraj 6-1, 6-0.
Next, the Cavaliers had to square off with the season on the line.
Ding and Jeyaraj were slated to play each other in the consolation quarterfinals.
In doubles, Mount Vernon’s Isabella Mosley and Allison Schubert defeated Chillicothe’s Rylee Washburn and Isabella Garr 6-1, 3-6, 10-6 in the opening round.
In the quarterfinals, the Mountaineers beat Helias Catholic’s Catherine Meystrik and Hannah Meystrik to advance to Saturday’s semifinals.
