The Joplin High School girls tennis team earned a 7-2 victory over Carthage on Tuesday at the JHS athletic complex.
The Eagles pulled out close wins in all three doubles matches and won four of the six singles matches.
At No. 1 doubles, Joplin’s Emma Watts and Kennedy Schwartz edged Isabelle Johnston and Kianna Yates 8-6, while Jensen Vowels and Lauren Laird topped Anayansi Lopez-Rodas and Katie Barton 9-7. Cloey Blank and Brynn Driver defeated Daniela Marquez and Beverly Garcia-Hernandez 8-5.
Watts beat Johnston 8-5 at No. 1 singles, while Carthage’s Yates defeated Schwartz 8-2 at No. 2 singles.
Joplin’s Vowels defeated Lopez-Rodas 8-5 at No. 3 singles and Laird beat Barton 8-0 at No. 4. Carthage’s Marquez beat Driver 8-1 at No. 5 singles, but Joplin’s Blank topped Garcia-Hernandez 8-6 at No. 6.
Joplin hosts Nixa at 4:30 on Thursday. Carthage hosts Republic at 4:30 on Thursday for Senior Night.
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