THOMAS JEFFERSON 5, JOPLIN 4
Thomas Jefferson’s girls tennis team earned a 5-4 non-conference victory over Joplin on Wednesday.
Joplin won the No. 1 doubles match by injury forfeit, but the Cavaliers pulled out close wins in the other two doubles matches.
At No. 2 doubles, Thomas Jefferson’s Kyla Yang and Mayson Solum edged Jensen Vowels and Mya Ndedi Ntepe 8-6.
Thomas Jefferson’s Warda Morsy and Jessica Joseph defeated Alex Carson and Bonnie Smith 8-5 at No. 3 doubles.
At No. 1 singles, Joplin’s Emma Watts defeated Allison Ding 8-5.
Ndedi Ntepe beat Emalee Ro 8-2 at No. 2 singles.
TJ’s Yang edged Vowels 9-7 at No. 3 singles, but Joplin’s Brynn Driver beat Morsy 8-3.
The Cavaliers earned wins at No. 5 and No. 6 singles to secure the dual victory, as Joseph defeated Carson 8-5 and Solum topped Jadyn Elder 8-1.
MONETT 8, NEOSHO 1
NEOSHO, Mo. — Neosho’s lone win of the dual came at No. 2 singles, as Lyndsey Doke defeated Deleny Rueda 8-4.
The Cubs won the other five singles matches and the three doubles contests.
In other singles matches, Elizabeth Smith defeated Claudia Martensen 8-4, Vayla Smith beat Georgia Housh 8-0, Jocelyn Hernandez-Salas topped Keely Keeton 8-4, Serenity Laning beat Sydnee Minton 8-0 and Emma Parrigon edged Lauren Nageotte 8-6.
In doubles, Smith-Smith defeated Martensen-Keeton 8-2, Rueda-Hernandez-Salas edged Doke-Housh 9-7 and Laning-Parrigon topped Minton-Nageotte 8-6.
