Lady Tigers best Carthage, 7-2

The Nevada Lady Tigers tennis team rolled to a 7-2 victory over Carthage on Tuesday. The non-conference road victory upped Nevada’s record to 2-2 overall (0-1 West Central Conference). At No. 1 singles, Emma Cheaney (NHS) dealt Kierra Lee a 5-2 defeat; No. 2 Erika Watanabe (NHS) got past Lily Smith 8-5; No. 3, Katherine Pruitt (NHS) fell to Mariah Copeland 8-2; No. 4 Mikena Padgett (NHS) doubled up Darcy Teel (8-4); No. 5, Hallie Short (NHS) breezed to an 8-4 win over Annie Collier; and No. 6, Kaitlyn Hogan (NHS) upended Grace Kennedy, 8-2. In doubles play, Chenaey And Watanabe edged Lee/Copeland, 8-6; Pruitt/Hogan fell to Smith/Teel, 8-2; and Padgett and Short won its match, 8-3.