Men's Tennis moves to 12-3 with Northwestern shutout

ORANGE CITY, IOWA – Morningside pushed its current win streak to five as the Mustangs kept another opponent scoreless, defeating Northwestern 7-0.

Morningside quickly gained an advantage, pulling ahead in doubles as Mark Trenkle and Gustav Sjoberg won no. 1 doubles 6-4. Santiago Minetti and Skander Ben Abdallah followed at no. 2 doubles with a matching 6-4 score, and Winyou Asavaruangchai and Abhishek Mohapatra won 7-6 with a 7-4 tiebreaker.

Minetti was first in the books in singles play, winning 6-1, 6-0. Sjoberg followed with a 6-1, 6-1 victory, and Trenkle sealed the team victory for the Mustangs with a 6-1, 6-2 win at no. 1 singles.

Ben Abdallah needed a tiebreaker to take the no. 3 singles match, but a decisive 7-0 win gave him a 7-6 advantage and set the wheels in motion for a 6-0 win in set two. Mikhil Raja added a 6-4, 6-1 win, and a 6-4, 6-1 victory for Eduard Cardelus completed the sweep.

Morningside's next outing comes on Friday as the Mustangs host Augustana University at 4:30 p.m. at the Mason Family Tennis Complex.

Doubles

1. Mark Trenkle/Gustav Sjoberg def. Jorge Menendez Gonzalez/David Bomgaars 6-4

2. Santiago Minetti/Skander Ben Abdallah def. Mateo Flores/Leandro Costa 6-4

3. Winyou Asavaruangchai/Abhishek Mohapatra def. Arthur Vincente/Collin Harmelink 7-6 (7-4)

Order of Finish: 1, 2, 3

Singles

1. Mark Trenkle def. Jorge Menendez Gonzalez 6-1, 6-2

2. Santiago Minetti def. David Bomgaars 6-1, 6-0

3. Skander Ben Abdallah def. Mateo Flores 7-6 (7-0), 6-0

4. Gustav Sjoberg def. Leandro Costa 6-1, 6-1

5. Mikhil Raja def. Arthur Vincente 6-4, 6-1

6. Eduard Cardelus def. Collin Harmelink 6-4, 6-1

Order of Finish: 2, 4, 1, 3, 5, 6