Joplin tennis team drops duals at Kickapoo invite

SPRINGFIELD, Mo.—The Joplin girls tennis team dropped four duals at the Kickapoo Invitational on Friday.
Kickapoo defeated Joplin 6-0.
The closest match came at No. 1 doubles, where Kickapoo’s Esther Cole and Brynley Brotherton defeated Astrid Cardenas and Emma Watts 7-5.
In No. 2 doubles, Marissa Scott-Jadyn Wersinger beat Joplin’s Kennedy Schwartz-Jensen Vowels 6-0 and Kickapoo’s Ashley McCurry-Ava Billue topped Lauren Laird-Patience Adams 6-0 at No. 3.
In completed singles matches, Scott defeated Schwartz 6-0 at No. 3, while Wersinger beat Vowels 6-0 at No. 4.
Ozark defeated Joplin 5-4.
Cardenas defeated Hannah Metcalf 6-0 at No. 1 singles, while Watts beat Madison Tourville 6-1 at No. 2 singles.
Cardenas-Watts topped Metcalf-Tourville 6-3 at No. 1 doubles, while Vowels-Laird beat Savannah Goodwin-Isabella Montileone 6-4 at No. 3 doubles.
Ozark’s Paige Chrastina topped Schwartz 6-4 at No. 3 singles, while Miller Bennett beat Vowels 6-2 at No. 4 and Goodwin edged Laird 7-5 at No. 5. Montileone beat Adams 6-1 at No. 6.
Ozark’s No. 2 doubles team beat Joplin 6-2.
Springfield Central defeated Joplin 7-0.
In singles play, Allie German topped Cardenas 6-1, Brett Boney beat Watts 6-2 and Elana Hadi defeated Schwartz 6-1.
Central won three doubles matches by identical 6-1 scores.
Springfield Catholic beat Joplin 5-0.
In two singles matches, Zabelle Brown beat Laird 6-1 and Alex Hamilton topped Adams 6-0.
Catholic won the No. 1 doubles match 6-2, the No. 2 doubles match 6-1 and No. 3 6-1.
Joplin will host Thomas Jefferson at 4:30 on Monday.