THOMAS JEFFERSON OPENS WITH ROAD WIN OVER NEVADA
NEVADA, Mo. — Thomas Jefferson girls tennis hit the road to open the season and came away with a 7-2 win over Nevada on Thursday.
The Cavaliers (1-0) were 5-1 in singles action and 2-1 in doubles play.
In singles, No. 1 Allison Ding earned an 8-2 win over Alyssa Mitchell, while TJ’s Jeanna Jeyaraj lost to Hennessy Brown 8-4. Kyla Yang earned an 8-6 win, while Warda Morsy defeated Kourtnee Vestal 8-4. Jessica Joseph earned an 8-2 victory over Alissa Stutesman, with Mayson Solum wrapping singles action for the Cavs with an 8-4 win over Susannah Kimmell.
In doubles, Ding and Jeyaraj finished off Mitchell and Brown with an 8-5 win, while Yang/Solum fell 9-8 (7-5) to Elkington/Vestal. Morsy/Joseph defeated Stutesman/Kimmel 8-5.
Thomas Jefferson hosts College Heights on Tuesday.
JOPLIN FALLS TO BRANSON
Joplin’s girls tennis team dropped a Central Ozark Conference match to Branson on Thursday, with the Pirates earning a 6-3 win over the Eagles.
At No. 1 doubles, Branson’s Andrea Fuentas and Slyvie Barbour defeated Emma Watts and Brynn Driver 8-2, while Joplin’s Jensen Vowels and Mya Ndedi Ntepe beat Avery Webber-Carly Vanderplum 8-2.
Branson’s Cassandra Carter-Jasmine Tran won the No. 3 doubles match 8-5 over Alex Carson and Bonnie Smith.
At No. 1 singles, Watts defeated Fuentas 8-0.
Branson’s Barbour beat Ndedi Ntepe 8-3 and Webber defeated Vowels 8-2, but Driver topped Vanderplum 8-5.
Carter beat Carson 8-5 and Tran topped Gwenna Street 8-0.
The Eagles are at the Edwardsville Invitational this weekend.
NEOSHO FALLS TO REPUBLIC
NEOSHO, Mo. — Neosho came out on the wrong side of a 9-0 loss against Republic on Thursday.
In singles action, Neosho’s Claudia Martensen lost 8-2 to Jasmine Howard, while Lyndsey Doke also fell 8-2 against Isabelle Wells. Republic’s Mari Davidson defeated Neosho’s Keely Keeton 8-1, while Sydnee Minto lost 8-2 to Grace Replogle. Lauren Nageotte fell 8-0 to Monica Henry and Claire Burghart lost 8-3 to Taylor Massey to wrap singles action.
In doubles play, Republic’s teams of Howard/Davidson, Wells/Matilyn Carpenter and Henry/Lilly Carlo all had 8-0 wins over Martensen/Keeton, Doke/Minton and Nageotte/Burghart.
