Area girls tennis squads competed at team district tournaments on Monday.
CLASS 3 DISTRICT 6
Sixth-seeded Joplin suffered a 5-0 season-ending loss to third-seeded Lee’s Summit West on Monday in the quarterfinals of the Class 3 District 6 tennis tournament.
In doubles action, LSW’s Anna Taylor and Regan Clewell defeated Emma Watts and Brynn Driver 8-4, while Campbell Gann-Mindy Evans beat Jensen Vowels and Mya Ndedi Ntepe 8-2 and Nicollette Walters-Ellie Garlich topped Bonnie Smith and Alex Carson 8-3.
In completed singles matches, Walters beat Driver 6-0, 6-1 and Garlich defeated Smith 6-0, 6-1.
In other action, second-seeded Raymore-Peculiar beat seventh-seeded Carthage 5-0 and fourth-seeded Lee’s Summit North beat fifth-seeded Barstow 5-4.
CLASS 2 DISTRICT 6
Second-seeded Carl Junction defeated seventh-seeded Neosho 5-0 in the opening round of the Class 2 District 6 tournament on Monday.
In doubles, Carl Junction’s Jenna Besperat and Naiyah Wurdeman defeated Claudia Martensen-Sydnee Minton 8-0, while CJ’s Isabella Read and Alyssa Graves beat Keely Keeton-Emma VanDorn 8-1 and Emily Rice and Emily Higgins topped Claire Burghart-Abby Coutu 8-1.
In completed singles matches, Wurdeman defeated Keeton 6-1, 6-0 and Read topped Minton 6-0, 6-0.
In other action, fourth-seeded Willard beat fifth-seeded Webb City 5-1 and third-seeded Branson defeated sixth-seeded Parkview 5-0.
Carl Junction meets Branson in the semifinals on Tuesday.
Also of note, Carl Junction’s doubles team of Besperat and Wurdeman finished second in the individual district tournament, advancing to the sectional round of the state tournament.
Glendale’s Lucy Huang and Olivia Edwards were the top doubles teams, while Glendale’s duo of Ann Beatty and Chloe Stenger were the top two singles players.
