JOPLIN 8, CARL JUNCTION 1
The Joplin High School boys tennis team defeated Carl Junction 8-1 on Tuesday night.
“We had a great dual tonight,” Joplin coach Aaron Stump said. “The guys had solid matches, only losing at No. 2 doubles.”
At No. 1 doubles, Joplin’s Adam Badr and Josiah Hazlewood defeated Jordan Markham and Daniel Hodson 8-3.
Carl Junction’s William Russel and Jayden Wolf edged Michael Mancipe-Hunter Merkley 8-6 at No. 2 doubles.
At No. 3 doubles, Joplin’s Leif Garrity and Oscar Kienzle beat Hayden Wilkerson-Samuel Cory 8-4.
The Eagles won all six singles matches.
Badr defeated Markham 8-1, Hazlewood edged Hodson 8-6, Garrity handled Russel 8-1, Merkley beat Wolf 8-1, Kienzle got past Wilkerson 9-8 (7-2) and Roman Venturella defeated Cory 8-5.
All of the close singles matches went Joplin’s way.
“Josiah fought hard for his singles win and played out a lot of longer points,” Stump said. “Oscar was down a game for most of the match but was able to get back and win in a tie-breaker. Roman came back from 1-4 to win his match. He adjusted his swing and got back into his rhythm to turn things around tonight.”
WEBB CITY 7, NEOSHO 2
Webb City won two of three doubles matches and five of the six singles matches to earn a COC win over the Wildcats.
At No. 1 doubles, Webb City’s Jacob McDonald and Tristan Lynch beat Christian Williams-Willis Jarvis 8-4, while Felipe Perez-Zach Stump defeated Neosho’s Reid Snyder-Peyton Williams 8-4 at No. 2.
At No. 3 doubles, Neosho’s Breckin McAffrey-Noah Schade defeated Jacob Russell-Kaden Cox 8-4.
Webb City’s McDonald defeated Christian Williams 8-3, Perez edged Jarvis 9-7, Lynch beat Snyder 8-3, Stump topped Peyton Williams 8-4 and Cox nipped Schade 9-8 (7-5).
Neosho’s McAffrey defeated Russell 8-5.
Note: Joplin, Carl Junction, Webb City and Neosho will be among the teams competing at the Central Ozark Conference Tournament on Wednesday.
THOMAS JEFFERSON 9, AURORA 0
Thomas Jefferson’s boys tennis team improved to 10-0 this season by beating Aurora on Tuesday.
In doubles matches, Thomas Jefferson’s Prithvi Nagarajan and Devan Murali beat Landon Boatwright-Braxton Jackson 8-0, while Chengle Qian and Jack Goodhue defeated Greysen Boettler-Adam Bland 8-0 and Sam Li and Nathaniel Curtis topped Mario Jimenez-Wyatt Lawson 8-4.
In singles matches, Nagarajan beat Boatwright 8-0, Murali topped Jackson 8-2, Qian handled Boettler 8-0, Goodhue defeated Bland 8-1, Li edged Jimenez 8-6 and Curtis beat Lawson 8-0.
The Cavaliers host Clever at 4 on Wednesday.
