Republic moved into the district championship round with a win at home over Springfield Catholic Tuesday, 5-1. Republic won two of the three doubles matches, then finished three singles victories to get five wins, securing the match. Mia Stan’s singles win was the clincher for Republic.
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In doubles play, Elsie Crawford and Jasmine Howard teamed up to win 8-1, while Stan and Ashlyn Leonard won their match 9-7. Stan and Leonard led 7-4, lost three straight games, then rebounded to close out the match with two straight.
In singles play, Crawford and Howard both won quickly, giving Republic a 4-1 lead in matches. When Stan’s victory finished off the Irish, Izzy Wells was leading, Morgan Lewis was locked in a third-set tiebreaker, and Abby McCord was down a set, but led 4-0 in the second set and was on her way to tying it up.
The Lady Tigers are 16-2, and they advance to play for a district championship against Springfield Central at the Gillenwaters tennis courts near Kickapoo High School.
Republic and Central split two matches earlier this season.
Photos by David Brazeal
