The Republic girls tennis team ran its record to 7-0 with another conference win Thursday night, 8-1 at Carl Junction.
The Lady Tigers won all three doubles matches to get the night off to a good start. That included a close match between Republic’s Heather Georges and Katie Stiles and Carl Junction’s Bailee Lassiter and Taylor Niemeyer. Georges and Stiles squeaked by 9-8 (7-4) to put Republic in control heading into singles.
Republic won five of six singles matches to the clinch the victory. They improved to 4-0 in the Central Ozark Conference. It set them up for a big week, with Neosho, Ozark, and Joplin on the schedule.
“The girls are playing pretty well as we move into the last weeks of the season,” says coach Eric Hanson.
Varsity Singles
Kaitlyn Snyder d. Bailee Lassiter 8-0
Heather Georges d. Hannah Hodson 8-2
Molly Womack d. Laken Lee 8-6
Carly McAtee d. Taylor Niemeyer 8-4
Jordyn Gianopolus d. Abigail Hodson 8-2
Katie Stiles v. Lily Pyle 3-8
Varsity Doubles
Snyder/Womack d. Lassiter/Niemeyer 8-2
Georges/Stiles d. .H. Hodson/Lee 9-8 (7-4)
Mcatee/Gianopolus d. A. Hodson/Pyle 8-3
Republic JV v. Carl Junction 7-8
Another good win tonight against a COC rival. Girls are playing pretty well as we move into the last weeks of the season. We’ll keep working hard as we prepare for Neosho, Ozark and Joplin next week
