Morningside collects resounding 6-1 win over Northwestern

SIOUX CITY, IOWA – Iowa's wildly fluctuating weather patterns didn't keep the Mustangs from getting today's Great Plains Athletic Conference men's tennis match with Northwestern in as scheduled, as Morningside came away with a 6-1 victory over the Red Raiders. 

A doubles sweep got the Mustangs moving in the right direction early, as Mark Trenkle and Santiago Minetti won the no. 1 doubles match 6-1. Mathys Arnold and Jesse Gerth followed with a 6-0 victory at no. 3, and Marcos Menendez Hervella and Alexis Diaz completed the sweep 6-0.

Arnold was the first to finish his singles match, scoring a 6-0, 6-0 victory in the no. 5 slot. Gerth followed with a 6-1, 6-0 win, and Diaz clinched the team victory with a 6-1, 6-1 win at no. 3. 

Trenkle kept NWC off the board with a 6-0, 6-0 win at no. 1, and Minetti added a 6-2, 6-2 win. Menendez Hervella showed a lot of grit as he won his first set 6-2, then battled back to fall just short in an 11-9 super tiebreaker.

Morningside's men's tennis team is down to just two GPAC matches remaining, with a Saturday match at Doane next on the schedule.

Doubles

1. Mark Trenkle/Santiago Minetti def. Jorge Menendez/David Bomgaars 6-1

2. Marcos Menendez Hervella/Alexis Diaz def. Mateo Flores/Jose Calderon 6-0

3. Mathys Arnold/Jesse Gerth def. Arthur Vicente/Collin Harmelink 6-0

Order of finish: 1, 3, 2

Singles

1. Mark Trenkle def. Jorge Menendez 6-0, 6-0

2. Jose Calderon def. Marcos Menendez Hervella 2-6, 6-2, 11-9

3. Alexis Diaz def. David Bomgaars 6-1, 6-1

4. Santiago Minetti def. Mateo Flores 6-2, 6-2

5. Mathys Arnold def. Arthur Vicente 6-0, 6-0

6. Jesse Gerth def. Collin Harmelink 6-1, 6-0

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