Missouri Military Academy tennis won its crosstown dual on April 23.
It was the fifth straight dual victory for MMA as it defeated Mexico 9-0 at Mexico’s home Fairgrounds Park Netplex.
In singles, Ruben Reyes defeated Boston Davolt 8-4, Henry Scribner defeated Brixton Goerne 8-3, YiChen Chen defeated Carter Blackburn 8-0, Bryce McIlwain defeated Skylar Shaw 8-2, Kam Ho Liu defeated Johnny Hernandez-Rodriguez 8-3, and Long Bui defeated Landon Whitworth 8-6.
In doubles, Reyes and Scribner defeated Davolt and Goerne 8-4, Chen and McIlwain defeated Blackburn and Shaw 8-1, and Liu and Bui defeated Hernandez-Rodriguez and Whitworth 8-2.
The Colonels’ only loss through eight duals was 5-0 to Moberly, who is 22-1. MMA opens the Class 2 District 5 individual tournament on Friday at Capital City High School in Jefferson City.
“MMA Tennis this year is continuing to post promising results,” head coach Brad Smith said. “We have an almost entirely new varsity this year. The cadets have risen to the challenge and gotten better after every match.”
Mexico closes regular season with four straight 9-0 losses
Following a 9-0 loss at home to MMA, Mexico lost 9-0 two days later at North Central Missouri Conference foe Kirksville (10-4) and then 9-0 on Monday at conference foe Hannibal (4-11). The Bulldogs open the Class 1 District 3 individual tournament at 2 p.m. Friday at home and then close individual districts the next day starting at 9 a.m.
Look for the story in the Wednesday, April 30, 2025, edition of the Mexico Ledger.
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