JOPLIN 6, CARTHAGE 3
CARTHAGE  — Joplin's girls tennis team opened up Central Ozark Conference play on a high note, as the Eagles earned a 6-3 win at Carthage on Tuesday. 
Joplin won two of the three doubles matches.
At No. 1 doubles, Carthage's Kianna Yates and Daniela Marquez edged Emma Watts and Brynn Driver 8-6.
Joplin's No. 2 doubles team of Jensen Vowels and Mya Ndedi Ntepe beat Katie Barton and Abigail Samuel 8-3.
At No. 3 doubles, Joplin's duo of Alex Carson and Bonnie Smith defeated Beverly Garcia-Hernandez and Mireya Mendez-Lopez 8-3.
The Eagles won four of the six singles matches.
At No. 1 singles, Watts defeated Yates 8-5. Carthage's Marquez topped Ndedi Ntepe 8-5 at No. 2 singles.
Joplin's Vowels beat Barton 8-2, while Driver defeated Garcia-Hernandez 8-3 and Carson topped Samuel 8-3.
Carthage's Mendez-Lopez edged Jaydn Elder 8-6. 
Both teams have home matches on Thursday, as Carthage hosts Ozark and Joplin entertains Branson.