The Lady Tigers tennis team swept its opening-round district match against West Plains Monday. Republic won the first five matches, clinching the best-of-nine match before the final four were completed.
The night began with a Republic sweep of the three doubles matches. Heather Georges and Molly Womack turned in a key performance, winning an 8-6 tiebreaker to defeat Andria Mullins and Aimee Metcalf. Georges and Womack fell behind early in the tiebreaker before rallying.
“We had high hopes for (the tiebreaker). Then we got down a little bit, and it kind of discouraged us,” says Womack. “But we stuck together as a team and pulled through.”
Kaityln Snyder and Macie Thornhill closed the match out with singles wins.
Republic travels to Nixa to face the #1 seeded Eagles Tuesday.
Doubles
Brittany Thompson/Kaitlyn Snyder d. Lexie Brauer/ Emma Watson 8-3
Heather Georges/Molly Womack d. Andria Mullins/Aimee Metcalf 9-8 (8-6)
Macie Thornhill/Brylee Manes d. Hannah Morrison/Mae Pavelka 8-4
Singles
Brittany Thompson v. Lexie Brauer 6-1, 2-1 (matched stopped)
Kaityln Snyder d. Emma Watson 6-0, 6-2
Heather Georges v. Andria Mullins 3-6 (match stopped)
Makenzie Clark v. Aimee Metcalf 4-3 (matched stopped)
Macie Thornhill d. Hannah Morrison 6-4, 6-2
Tayler Avery v. Mae Pavelka 6-2, 1-2 (match stopped)