Lady Tigers split COC tennis matches, maintain solid record

Two days after dropping their first conference match at Willard, Republic’s tennis team rebounded with a win at Joplin Thursday, 6-3. The strength of Republic’s lineup one- through-six was the key to the night.
Joplin’s three wins all came in close matches at
the top of the lineup. At #1 doubles, Elsie Crawford and Carly McAtee lost 8-5. Katie Stiles and Hannah Morgan teamed to win their doubles match 8-2, and Abby Mc- Cord and Jasmine Howard flew past their competition 8-0 in the #3 doubles match.
In singles, Joplin’s Astrid
Cardenas slipped by Craw- ford 8-6 in the #1 spot. The Eagles’ Emma Watts edged Stiles in a tiebreaker, 9-8 (7-4).
The rest of the singles matches went to Republic. McAtee and McCord each one 8-2 at the #3 and #4 slots. Morgan swept her
match 8-0, and Howard won 8-4.
Republic improves to 6-2 overall. The Lady Tigers are 6-1 in the Central Ozark Conference.