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GIRLS TENNIS: Thomas Jefferson upends Carl Junction

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SoMo Sports staff reports

 

Thomas Jefferson earned a 7-2 win over Carl Junction on Monday in a girls tennis dual. 

Tom Brumfield’s Cavaliers improved to 8-1 on the season.

Thomas Jefferson won five of six singles matches.

At No. 1 singles, TJ’s Allison Ding defeated Naiyah Wurdeman 8-2, while Jeanna Jeyaraj edged Jenna Besperat 8-6 at No. 2 singles.

Carl Junction’s Shirley Sherwood defeated Kyla Yang 8-3 at No. 3 singles, but the Cavaliers won the remaining contests.

Jessica Joseph defeated Valeria Alamina-Poor 8-4, Warda Morsy nipped Emily Higgins 8-6 and Emalee Ro defeated Alyssa Graves 8-3.

In doubles, Ding and Jeyaraj defeated Besperat and Sherwood 8-3, while CJ’s Wurdeman and Higgins beat Yang and  Ro 8-1.

At No. 3 doubles, Thomas Jefferson’s Joseph and Warda defeated Alamina-Poor and Graves 8-6.

Thomas Jefferson travels to Lamar on Tuesday. Carl Junction hosts Nixa on Tuesday. 

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