THOMAS JEFFERSON 9, MOUNT VERNON 0
MOUNT VERNON, Mo. —Thomas Jefferson’s boys tennis team improved to 6-0 this spring by sweeping all three doubles matches and all six singles contests against the Mountaineers on Tuesday.
In doubles, Thomas Jefferson’s Prithvi Nagarajan and Devan Murali defeated Tyler Moore-Gabriel Newman 8-2, while Chengle Qian and Jack Goodhue beat Malachi Hennum-Austin Robison 8-0 and Sam Li and Nathaniel Curtis topped Payton West-Charles Robins 8-3.
In singles, TJ’s Nagarajan beat Moore 8-0, Murali defeated Newman 8-1, Qian topped Hennum 8-2, Goodhue beat Robison 8-0, Li defeated West 8-1 and Curtis edged Robins 9-8 (7-5).
The Cavaliers will host an invite on Friday, with the action beginning at 9 a.m., with singles matches being held at Millennium Family Fitness and doubles being played at the TJ courts.
CARL JUNCTION 6, NEOSHO 3
Neosho held a 2-1 advantage after doubles play, but Carl Junction won five of the six singles matches to secure a COC win on Tuesday.
At No. 1 doubles, Carl Junction’s Blaine Wilkerson-Daniel Hodson edged Christian Williams-Willis Jarvis 9-7.
Neosho’s Reid Snyder-Peyton Williams defeated Jordan Markham-Benjamin Morey 8-6 at No. 2 doubles and Neosho’s Breckin McAffrey-Wes Williams beat William Russell-Jayden Wolf 8-5 at No. 3 doubles.
At No. 1 singles, CJ’s Wilkerson defeated Christian Williams 8-3, while Markham beat Jarvis 8-2 at No. 2 and Hodson topped Snyder 8-3 at No. 3.
Neosho’s Peyton Williams edged Morey 8-6 at No. 4 singles, but the Bulldogs won at No. 5 and No. 6. Russell defeated McAffrey 8-5 and Wolf topped Wes Williams 8-5.
Both teams have COC road matches on Thursday, as Neosho is at Willard and Carl Junction is at Branson.
REPUBLIC 9, JOPLIN 0
REPUBLIC, Mo. —The Joplin Eagles suffered a Central Ozark Conference setback to the Republic Tigers on Tuesday.
“As a team, we won three more games this year than in our previous match with Republic,” Eagles coach Aaron Stump said.
In doubles, Republic’s Chase Elder-Gavin Collyott defeated Josiah Hazlewood and Adam Badr 8-4, while Garrett Carpenter and Austin Hardcastle beat Joplin’s Michael Mancipe and Hunter Merkley 8-3.
“Garrett, the top-ranked player for Republic, had a strong net game and was able to poach the ball,” Stump noted.
At No. 3 doubles, Republic’s Caleb Long-Cooper Choate defeated Leif Garrity and Roman Venturella 8-3.
At No. 1 singles, Joplin’s Badr suffered an 8-6 setback to Carpenter.
“Adam started out behind but fought back to 6-4 at one point in the match,” Stump said. “He was playing a good game but overplayed a few key shots, which cost him the match.”
Elder defeated Hazlewood 8-4 at No. 2 singles.
“Last year, Josiah lost to Chase 0-8,” Stump noted. “He played a much more competitive match this year.”
In other singles matches, Republic’s Jonathan Cole beat Garrity 8-4, Collyott topped Chapel Braman 8-2, Long defeated Merkley 8-2 and Cooper Davis defeated Venturella 8-0.
Joplin is at Ozark on Thursday.
