JOPLIN FALLS AT REPUBLIC
REPUBLIC, Mo. — Joplin’s girls tennis team suffered an 8-1 setback at Republic on Tuesday in Central Ozark Conference action.
Joplin’s lone win came at No. 3 doubles, as Bonnie Smith and Zayda Derganc defeated Monica Henry and Lilly Carlo 9-7.
At No. 1 doubles, Republic’s Jasmine Howard and Mari Davidson defeated Mya Ndedi Ntepe and Alex Carson 8-4.
At No. 2 doubles, Isabelle Wells and Matilyn Carpenter beat Jensen Vowels and Brynn Driver 8-4.
In singles action, Howard beat Ndedi Ntepe 8-1, Wells topped Vowels 8-2, Carpenter defeated Driver 8-3, Davidson bested Carson 8-1, Grace Replogle beat Gwenna Street 8-2 and Carlo defeated Smith 8-0.
THOMAS JEFFERSON 6, COLLEGE HEIGHTS 3
Thomas Jefferson improved to 2-0 on the season with a 6-3 win over College Heights Christian with McAuley Catholic on Tuesday.
The Cavaliers swept all three doubles matches.
At No. 1 doubles, Thomas Jefferson’s Allison Ding and Kyla Yang defeated Natalie Brueggemann and Ella Bishop 8-3.
At No. 2 doubles, TJ’s Jessica Joseph and Mayson Solum beat Emery Yantis-Jeanna Smathers 8-3.
At No. 3 doubles, Thomas Jefferson’s Warda Morsy and Haley Orr edged CHC’s Avery Baker and Kayla Wickie 8-6.
The two teams split the six singles matches.
At No. 1 singles, Ding beat Brueggemann 8-0.
College Heights’ Yantis defeated Yang 8-4 at No. 2 singles and teammate Bishop beat Morsy 8-5 at No. 3 singles.
TJ’s Joseph defeated Smathers 8-3 and Solum beat Baker 8-3. At No. 6 singles, CHC’s Isabella Clevenger edged Orr 9-8 (7-9).
CARL JUNCTION 9, NEOSHO 0
Carl Junction swept all nine matches in a Central Ozark Conference matchup with Neosho on Tuesday at the Joplin Athletic Complex.
At No. 1 doubles, Carl Junction’s Jenna Besperat and Naiyah Wurdeman defeated Neosho’s Claudia Martensen and Lyndsey Doke 8-1.
Carl Junction’s Isabel Read and Alyssa Graves beat Georgia Housh and Keely Keeton 8-1 at No. 2 doubles, while Emily Rice and Emily Higgins topped Sydnee Minton and Lauren Nageotte 8-0 at No. 3 doubles.
At No. 1 singles, Besperat beat Martensen 8-0, while Wurdeman defeated Doke 8-0 at No. 2.
In other singles matches, Read beat Housh 8-0, Graves defeated Keeton 8-1, Rice topped Minton 8-0 and Higgins defeated Nageotte 8-0.
