
Men's Tennis sweeps home GPAC opener
SIOUX CITY, IOWA – The Mustangs got another big win in men’s tennis, earning a 7-0 sweep over Hastings in their second Great Plains Athletic Conference match of the season.
SIOUX CITY, IOWA – The Mustangs got another big win in men's tennis, earning a 7-0 sweep over Hastings in their second Great Plains Athletic Conference match of the season.
Mathys Arnold and Jesse Gerth got the ball rolling as they won the no. 3 doubles match 6-1. Marcos Menendez Hervella and Alexis Diaz followed with a 6-2 win at no. 2, and Mark Trenkle and Santiago Minetti matched with their own 6-2 win in the no. 1 slot.
Trenkle turned around and won no. 1 singles 6-0, 6-1, pushing the needle farther in Morningside's direction. Diaz rolled with the momentum on his way to a 6-1, 6-3 victory, and Menendez Hervella clinched the team win with a 6-4, 6-3 victory at no. 2 singles.
Arnold blanked his opponent in the no. 5 spot, 6-0, 6-0; Minetti won 6-3, 6-0 at no. 4; and Gerth won 6-1, 6-1 to complete the sweep.
Morningside is headed to Seward, Neb. on Thursday to take on Concordia at noon in another GPAC match.
Doubles
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Mark Trenkle/Santiago Minetti def. Joel Carter/Ben Hafner 6-2
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Marcos Menendez Hervella/Alexis Diaz def. Nick Smeltzer/Ethan Mins 6-2
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Mathys Arnold/Jesse Gerth def. Alex Hafner/Ethan Zimmerman 6-1
Order of Finish: 3, 2, 1
Singles
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Mark Trenkle def. Joel Carter 6-0, 6-1
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Marcos Menendez Hervella def. Nick Smeltzer 6-4, 6-3
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Alexis Diaz def. Alex Hafner 6-1, 6-3
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Santiago Minetti def. Ben Hafner 6-3, 6-0
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Mathys Arnold def. Ethan Mins 6-0, 6-0
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Jesse Gerth def. Ethan Zimmerman 6-1, 6-1
Order of Finish: 1, 3, 2, 5, 4, 6