The Republic tennis team turned in a nearly flawless performance at the Mount Vernon Tournament Wednesday, losing just one match all day on the way to a team championship. The Tigers won 26 of 27 matches, sweeping all six singles brackets and winning two of three doubles brackets.
The only loss of the day was in the championship match of the #1 doubles bracket, where Hunter Creek and Isaac Jordan lost just a few key points in a competitive match, dropping their match 4–6.
It was the third straight team championship for Republic at the Mount Vernon Tournament. Excluding a rain-out in 2017, Republic’s seniors finished as champion in every year of their careers at Mount Vernon.
The dominating performance Wednesday helped Republic rebound from a 7–2 loss at Joplin Tuesday evening. In that dual, Republic lost three competitive matches in tiebreakers. Will Berry also got his first varsity start, pairing with Logan Elder in #3 doubles. The JV team beat Joplin 15–3.
Mount Vernon Tournament Results
Team Tournament Results (low score wins):
1st: Republic (10 points- 1 shy of perfect score)
2nd: Clever
3rd: Monett
4th: Mt. Vernon
Individual Results:
1 Singles: Dylan Mackey- champion
2 Singles: Hunter Creek- champion
3 Singles: Isaac Jordan- champion
4 Singles: Logan Elder- champion
5 Singles: Austin Massey- champion
6 Singles: Will Berry- champion
1 Doubles: Creek/Jordan- runners-up
2 Doubles: Mackey/Massey- champions
3 Doubles: Elder/Berry- champions
Dual vs Joplin
Doubles:
1. Lewis/Garcia d. (R) Mackey/Creek 8–0
2. Bosup/Mailes d. (R) Jordan/Carpenter 9–8 (7–5)
3. Satterlee/Allen d. (R) Elder/Berry 9–8 (7–3)
Singles:
1. Garrett Lewis d. Dylan Mackey (R) 8–1
2. Gustavo Garcia d. Hunter Creek (R) 8–0
3. Asa Borup d. Isaac Jordan (R) 8–2
4. Nicholas Mailes d. Brett Carpenter (R) 9–8 (7–0)
5. Logan Elder (R) d. Bennett Satterlee 8–5
6. Austin Massey (R) d. Logan Allen 8–4
JV: Republic 15-Joplin 3