JOPLIN 8, NEOSHO 1
The Joplin High School girls tennis team defeated Neosho 8-1 on Tuesday night in Central Ozark Conference action.
The Eagles swept all three doubles matches to start the dual.
At No. 1 doubles, Joplin’s Mya Ndedi-Ntepe and Alexandra Carson defeated Keely Keeton and Emma VanDorn 8-2, while Izzy Zamanzadeh and Zayda Derganc beat Francisca Ruiz-Angel Lee 8-2 at No. 2 doubles.
At No. 3 doubles, Joplin’s duo of Julia Reyes-Alvarado and Gwenna Street defeated Sydnee Minton-Abigail Coutu 8-3.
Joplin won five of the six singles matches.
Ndedi-Ntepe defeated Keeton 8-1, Zamanzadeh beat VanDorn 8-0, Carson topped Ruiz 8-3, Derganc got past Lee 8-3 and Reyes-Alvarado defeated Minton 8-2.
At No. 6 singles, Neosho’s Coutu defeated Street 8-4.
THOMAS JEFFERSON 9, GREENWOOD 0
The Thomas Jefferson Cavaliers improved to 8-0 on the season with Tuesday’s win over Greenwood.
In doubles, TJ’s Allison Ding and Jeanna Jeyaraj defeated Isabella Garcia and Katelyn Schaller 8-5, while Esther Yang and Kyla Yang beat Anliya Jones-Camryn Parker 8-1 and Warda Morsy and Mayson Solum topped Aliza Hassan-Pearl McWay 8-2.
In singles matches, Thomas Jefferson Ding beat Garcia 8-0, Jeyaraj topped Jones 8-3, Esther Yang edged Schaller 8-6, Morsy defeated Hassan 8-2, Solum handled McWay 8-0 and Kyla Yang beat Parker 8-1.
Thomas Jefferson hosts Aurora on Thursday.
