FREMONT, NEB. – Morningside's Great Plains Athletic Conference season opener arrived a day late and against a different opponent, as midwest spring weather delayed the Hastings matches until Tuesday. The Mustangs took the changes in stride, picking up a men's tennis win in the opener, 5-2.

The match started on the right track for Morningside, as Mathys Arnold and Jesse Gerth won the no. 3 doubles match 6-0 and Marcos Menendez Hervella and Alexis Diaz won at no. 2, 6-1, to clinch the doubles point.

The Mustangs' success translated to singles play, as Arnold added a 6-0, 6-1 victory. 

Midland got on the board with the no. 2 match, but Diaz added a 6-3, 7-5 victory before the Warriors could do any damage. Gerth checked in with a 6-1, 6-0 victory to lock down the match, and Santiago Minetti added a win at the no. 4 spot, 7-6 with a 7-3 tiebreaker, 6-2.

Morningside will play its home GPAC opener on Tuesday at the Mason Family Tennis Complex against Hastings.

Doubles

1. Joren Stevens/Ben Starman def. Mark Trenkle/Santiago Minetti 6-3

2. Marcos Menendez Hervella/Alexis Diaz def. Daniel Liebig/Martin Cisneros 6-1

3. Mathys Arnold/Jesse Gerth def. Cayden Brandner-Stanton/Paul Maynard 6-0

Order of Finish: 3, 2, 1

Singles

1. Joren Stevens def. Mark Trenkle 6-4, 6-3

2. Ben Starman def. Marcos Menendez Hervella 6-3, 6-3

3. Alexis Diaz def. Daniel Liebig 6-3, 7-5

4. Santiago Minetti def. Martin Cisneros 7-6 (7-3), 6-2

5. Mathys Arnold def. Cayden Brandner-Stanton 6-0, 6-1

6. Jesse Gerth def. Christian Ayala 6-1, 6-0

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