Republic’s varsity tennis team played 12 matches at the Nixa Invitational, and it won all 12 of them. Out of 94 games, Republic won 73. Out of four first-place medals, Republic won all four.
In the top singles bracket, Elsie Crawford lost only one game all day, winning her quarterfinal match 8-0, her semifinal 8-1, and her championship match 8-0.
Jasmine Howard won the #2 singles title, winning 8-0 in the quarterfinals, 8-1 in the semifinals, and 8-2 in the finals.
Abby McCord and Morgan Lewis won the #1 doubles championship in the closest match of the day. They needed a tie-breaker to beat Nixa 9-8 (7-4) in the title match, after winning 8-2 in the quarterfinals and 8-2 in the semifinals.
In the #2 doubles bracket, Mia Stan and Izzy Wells won their three matches, 8-0 in the quarterfinals, 8-3 in the semifinals, and 8-2 in the finals.
While the varsity squad was cleaning up in Nixa, the JV team captured another tournament championship at the Lebanon JV Tournament. The Lady Tigers defeated Waynesville 7-2, Camdenton 6-3, Rolla 6-3, and Lebanon 9-0 to win the title.
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