The Lady Tigers tennis team fell into a big hole against Ozark Tuesday, but that only made climbing out all the sweeter. Republic lost all three doubles matches to begin the dual, then dropped the #1 singles match. But the Lady Tigers stormed back to win the remaining five singles matches, pulling out a 5-4 win.
“This was a huge win for us–a great win over a very solid Ozark team,” says coach Eric Hanson. “I’m very proud of these girls.”
The improbable comeback is both a Central Ozark Conference victory and a win over a district opponent for the Lady Tigers.
It was also the second win of the day for Republic, which had knocked off Neosho 8-1 earlier in the day.
Scores against Ozark
Singles (Republic player/score first)
Michaela Moore v. Cami Robinson 5-8
Brittany Thompson v. Katie Jenson 9-7
Ta’lor Sandul v. Rachel Nichols 8-5
Katylin Pearce v. Megan Agee 8-5
Ashley Cameron v. Madison Noe 8-5
Jocelyn Carpenter v. Savannah Avery 8-2
Doubles
Moore/Thompson v. Robinson/Jansen 5-8
Sandul/Pearce v. Nichols/Agee 3-8
Cameron/Carpenter v. Noe/Avery 6-8
JV
Ozark d. Republic 5-9
Scores against Neosho
Singles
Michaela Moore v. Zoe Mitchell 5-8
Brittany Thompson v. Sydney Hays 8-2
Ta’lor Sandul v. Mandy Merideith 8-0
Katylin Pearce v. Kaitlyn Mitchell 8-0
Ashley Cameron v. Sydnie Benjelloun 8-3
Jocelyn Carpenter v. Audrey Eastin 8-3
Doubles
Moore/Thompson v. Mitchell/Merideith 9-7
Sandul/Pearce v. Hays/Benjelloun 8-0
Cameron/Carpenter v. Mitchell/Eastin 8-3
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