The Thomas Jefferson Cavaliers finished third and the host Eagles were fifth at the Joplin Invitational boys tennis tournament on Friday at the JHS athletic complex.
Branson went 5-0 in duals to claim the invite championship, while Willard went 4-1 to take second. Thomas Jefferson went 3-2, Glendale finished 1-3-1, Joplin went 0-3-2 and Clever finished 0-4-1.
THOMAS JEFFERSON RESULTS
Willard defeated Thomas Jefferson 3-1.
At No. 1 singles, Caden Lingenfelser defeated Prithvi Nagarajan 6-1, while Alex Crawford beat Lala Chengle 6-2 at No. 2 singles.
At No. 1 doubles, Thomas Jefferson’s Ian Ding and Tyler Brouhard defeated Dawson Amstutz-Brigham Thedell 6-1. At No. 2 doubles, Willard’s Seth Miller-Parker Solum edged TJ’s Devan Murali-Jack Goodhue 7-6 (7-3 tie-breaker).
Branson defeated Thomas Jefferson 3-1.
In singles, Branson’s Nate Bartram defeated Nagarajan 7-6 (7-2) and Hayes Stark topped Chengle 6-3.
Ding-Brouhard defeated Garrett Beckham-Jacob Decker 6-2 at No. 1 doubles, while Branson’s Wyatt Carlson-Josh Bartram defeated Murali-Goodhue 6-4 at No. 2 doubles.
Thomas Jefferson defeated Glendale 4-0.
In singles, Nagarajan beat Eli Hancock 6-1 and Chengle topped Tommaso Nobis 6-0.
Ding-Brouhard defeated Carson Johnson-Jack Barnes 6-0 and Murali-Goodhue beat Eli Thomas-Colin Harris 6-0.
The Cavaliers defeated Joplin 4-0.
In singles, Nagarajan defeated Aidan Kester 6-0 and Chengle beat Chapel Braman 6-1.
Ding-Brouhard beat Adam Badr-Josiah Hazlewood 6-1 and Murali-Goodhue defeated Michael Mancipe-Hunter Merkley 6-1.
The Cavaliers defeated Clever 4-0.
In singles, Nagarajan defeated Cole Waisner and Chengle beat Jase Whiles. In doubles, Ding-Brouhard beat Dylan Dodds-Anthony Dodds and Murali-Goodhue defeated Cade Clements-Kaden Smith.
JOPLIN RESULTS
The Eagles tied Clever 2-2.
Clever’s Waisner and Whiles earned 6-0 wins over Kester and Braman in singles.
The Eagles won the doubles matches, as Badr-Hazlewood beat Dodds-Dodds 6-0 and Mancipe-Merkley defeated Clements-Smith 6-1.
Joplin tied Glendale 2-2.
The Falcons won singles matches, while the Eagles won both doubles matches.
Joplin suffered 4-0 losses to both Branson and Willard.
Against the Pirates, the Eagles dropped the singles matches and the No. 1 doubles match by 6-0 scores. The Pirates beat the Eagles 6-1 at No. 2 doubles.
Willard won the singles matches against Joplin 6-0 and 6-1, respectively. The Tigers beat the Eagles 6-3 at No. 1 doubles and 6-2 at No. 2 doubles.
In what turned out to be the de facto championship dual, Branson defeated Willard 3-1.
