A girls tennis dual between Eagles went Nixa’s way.
Nixa defeated Joplin 8-1 on Thursday in Central Ozark Conference action at the JHS athletic complex.
Joplin’s Emma Watts defeated Arabella Cosgrove 8-1 at No. 1 singles for the hosts.
In other singles matches, Nixa’s Olivia Engelman beat Kennedy Schwartz 8-4, Megan Brassard topped Jensen Vowels 8-1, Anna Martens defeated Lauren Laird 8-2, Mallory Yeary beat Brynn Driver 8-0 and Jenelle Schmidly defeated Cloey Blank 8-1.
In doubles, Cosgrove and Martens beat Watts and Schwartz 8-4, while Engelman and Brassard topped Vowels and Laird 8-4. Yeary-Schmidly beat Blank-Driver 8-4.
Joplin hosts Kickapoo at 4:30 on Friday.
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