The Lady Tigers’ team tennis season came to a close Saturday with a state sectional loss to Springfield Central. Central won all three doubles matches to open the day – including a come-from-behind win in the #3 doubles match – to set the tone. The Bulldogs closed it out with
A four-hour weather delay pushed back the start of the state tennis sectionals at Cooper Tennis Complex in Springfield, but for Republic tennis seniors Hannah Morgan and Katie Stiles, it was worth the wait. Morgan and Stiles defeated Jungeun Go and Sarah Kiesewetter of Willard in straight sets to advance
From every individual district tennis tournament, six players advance to the state sectionals. In Class 2 District 11, five of those six players are Republic Lady Tigers. On a frigid Friday in Carthage, Republic put together its best individual district performance ever, advancing two doubles teams and one singles player
Republic senior Carly McAtee still remembers last year’s district championship match against Joplin. The Lady Tigers lost their last three matches after building a 4-2 lead, and McAtee was on the court for the evening’s disappointing finale. Wednesday night, she and her Republic teammates made sure the same thing didn’t
Check out more than 100 photos from district championship night in Republic! We’ve got photos of tennis and photos of the celebration as the Lady Tigers show off their first team district trophy in seven years.
Republic won its team tennis district opener Tuesday, beating Joplin 6-2 to advance to the district championship round. The Lady Tigers won two of three doubles matches, then took four of five singles matches to clinch the win. (Photos below.) During the playoffs, play is stopped after one team reaches
Republic’s girls tennis team recognized a classmate and a cause Tuesday night before picking up a conference win at home. The Lady Tigers wore shirts in memory of former Republic student and tennis player Stephen Nacy, who was diagnosed with ALS and passed away three years ago. Nacy was a
Republic honored seniors Carly McAtee, Katie Stiles, Sylvia Haley, and Hannah Morgan before their match with Webb City. The photo gallery from the ceremony and the following matches is here:
Republic celebrated Senior Night with a shutout over conference rival Webb City. The Lady Tigers started the evening by recognizing four seniors – Sylvia Haley, Carly McAtee, Hannah Morgan, and Katie Stiles. Three of them (McAtee, Morgan, and Stiles) played four years of tennis, and in those four years, the
Even in a loss Monday to Springfield Glendale, coach Dan Vales said he saw positive signs for his team as the girls tennis season enters its stretch run. “I felt the girls overall had a stronger performance today,” coach Dan Vales said afterwards, despite Glendale’s 6-3 win. “It was nice
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