No. 22 Mustangs open spring break with win

HILTON HEAD ISLAND, S.C. — The 22nd-ranked Morningside men's tennis team defeated Spring Arbor on Monday morning, 6-1.

The Nos. 2 and 3 doubles teams earned wins. In the No. 2 doubles match, Marcos Menendez Hervella teamed up with Alexis Diaz to win six games to two. Then, in the No. 3 match, Mathys Arnold and Jesse Gerth won their match, 6-4.

In singles play, the Mustangs in matches 3-6 earned convincing wins. Starting with No. 3 singles, Diaz defeated Caleb Kaytar 6-4, 6-1. Santiago Minetti won his No. 4 singles match over MacKinley McNalley 6-4, 6-2.

In No. 5 singles, Arnold allowed just a set to Aaron Kur, winning 6-1, 6-0. Gerth had the same fortune in the No. 6 singles match over Sam Lyon, claiming it 6-1, 6-0.

Mark Trenkle won the second set of the No. 1 singles match, 6-4, after dropping the first set 6-3. Hervella won the opening set 6-4 of his match.

Doubles

1. Jaume Riera Galindo/Daniel Rodriguez Fortes def. Mark Trenkle/Santiago Minetti 6-3
2. Marcos Menendez Hervella/Alexis Diaz def. Mackinley McNalley/Aziz Madatov 6-2
3. Mathys Arnold/Jesse Gerth def. Sebastian Smith/Ferdinando Espinosa 6-4

Order of Finish: 2, 1, 3

Singles

1. Mark Trenkle def. Jaume Riera Galindo 3-6, 6-4, 10-2
2. Daniel Rodriguez Fortes def. Marcos Menendez Hervella 4-6, 6-4, 10-2
3. Alexis Diaz def. Caleb Kaytar 6-4, 6-1
4. Santiago Minetti def. Mackinley McNalley 6-4, 6-2
5. Mathys Arnold def. Aaron Kur 6-1, 6-0
6. Jesse Gerth def. Sam Lyan 6-1, 6-0

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