Republic welcomed Central Ozark Conference rivals Neosho and Ozark to town Thursday — and thoroughly drubbed both of them before sending them on their way. The Tigers beat Neosho 9-0 and followed it up with an 8-1 win over Ozark to sweep the doubleheader.
In the day’s opener against Neosho, Republic lost only six games total in nine matches. The closest match of the day was in #1 singles, where Dylan Mackey beat Julian Henderson 8-3.
In a more competitive match against Ozark, Republic sealed the win with two very close singles victories. Both Dylan Mackey and Austin Massey edged their singles opponents 9-7, helping Republic complete a sweep of singles. Both Mackey and Massey were tied 7-7 before winning the final two games.
With the outcome already decided, Republic won two of three doubles matches to close out the day. The only loss was a close one. Brett Carpenter and Isaac Jordan had nearly climbed out of a 7-4 hole to tie their match, but they lost a deuce (no ad) point at 7-6 to drop an 8-6 decision.
Republic’s overall varsity record improves to 13-1; JV record 9-0. Next up: Republic Varsity Tournament Friday (all day). JV will be at the Joplin JV tournament all day.
Varsity- Republic 9-Neosho 0
Singles:
1. Dylan Mackey d. Julian Henderson 8-3
2. Hunter Creek d. Connor Burghart 8-1
3. Isaac Jordan d. Carter Abbott 8-0
4. Brett Carpenter d. Dylan McNeill 8-0
5. Logan Elder d. Alexis Mercado 8-1
6. Austin Massey d. Matthew Houk 8-0
Doubles:
1. Mackey/Creek d. Henderson/Burghart 8-0
2. Jordan/Carpenter d. Abbott/McNeill 8-1
3. Elder/Massey d. Mercado/Houk 8-0
Varsity- Republic 8 – Ozark 1.
JV: Republic 11-Ozark 4
Singles:
1. Dylan Mackey d. Tate Mahnken 9-7
2. Hunter Creek d. Luke Mulder 8-1
3. Isaac Jordan d. Jacob Dralle 8-2
4. Brett Carpenter d. Justin Battaglia 8-5
5. Logan Elder d. Connor Idell 8-2
6. Austin Massey d. Garrett Vonbecker 9-7
Doubles:
1. Mackey/Creek d. Mahnken/Dralle 8-2
2. Mulder/Battaglia d. Jordan/Carpenter 8-6
3. Elder/Massey d. Idell/Vonbecker 8-2
