MONETT, Mo. — The Thomas Jefferson Cavaliers captured the team championship at the Monett Invitational boys tennis tournament on Wednesday.
Thomas Jefferson finished with 18 points, while Monett was the runner-up with 13 points. Carthage and New Covenant tied for third with 11 points.
Rounding out the field were Webb City (6), Mount Vernon (3.5), Aurora (2.5) and Clever (1).
The Cavaliers won two of the four brackets, No. 1 doubles and No. 2 singles.
At No. 1 doubles, Thomas Jefferson’s Prithvi Nagarajan and Devan Murali went 3-0.
The Cavaliers defeated Aurora’s Greysen Boettler-Mario Jimenez 8-0 in the quarterfinals and topped Monett’s Elijah Ridenour-Logan Kutz 8-4 in the semifinals.
In the bracket’s title match, Nagarajan-Murali beat New Covenant’s Brody Bennett-Aidan Henderson 8-5.
Thomas Jefferson’s Jack Goodhue won the No. 2 singles bracket.
Goodhue beat Clever’s Kaden Smith 8-1 and Carthage’s Eli Scott 8-3 to advance to the title match. Goodhue defeated Monett’s Heisman Welch 9-8 (7-5) in the bracket’s championship match.
Thomas Jefferson’s Lele Qian was the runner-up at No. 1 singles.
Qian beat Mount Vernon’s Peyton West 8-0 and topped Aurora’s Landon Boatwright 8-4. In the title match, Monett’s Ethan Kutz edged Qian 9-8 (11-9).
Thomas Jefferson’s Sam Li and Nathaniel Curtis finished fourth at No. 2 doubles. They dropped the bracket’s third-place match to Mount Vernon’s Malachi Hennum-Austin Robison 8-4.
WEBB CITY HIGHLIGHTS
Webb City’s Jacob McDonald and Tristan Lynch took third place at No. 1 doubles.
Webb City’s Felipe Perez finished fourth at No. 2 singles and Trevor Peterson won the fifth-place match at No. 1 singles. Webb City’s Zachary Stump-Lucas Lowery went 0-2 at No. 2 doubles.
CARTHAGE HIGHLIGHTS
Carthage’s duo of Silas Laytham and Danilo Lopez took second at No. 2 doubles. They fell to New Covenant, 8-5, in the title match.
Carthage’s Josh Rivera finished third at No. 1 singles and Eli Scott took third at No. 2 singles.
Carthage’s No. 1 doubles team of Charlie Snow and Will Wallace won the fifth-place match.