Women's Tennis blanks Northwestern in GPAC play

ORANGE CITY, IOWA – The Mustangs kept things rolling in their conference season as Morningside defeated Northwestern 7-0 in women's tennis. The Mustangs now sit 2-0 in the conference on the season with an 11-3 overall record.

Morningside started the day with a sweep of doubles, as Jil Hellerforth and Annika Meisel picked up the no. 2 doubles win, 6-1, Line Jensen and Delfina Stuzynska won no. 1 doubles 6-4, and Emily Clotfelter and Macy McDonald won the no. 3 doubles draw 7-5.

Morningside continued to roll as play moved to the singles game, with Jensen picking up a 6-2, 6-1 win. Meisel was next in the book, winning 6-2, 6-1 at the no. 4 spot, and Hellerforth recorded a 6-0, 6-2 win to lock in the Mustangs' victory.

Stuzynska added a 6-2, 6-1 win at no. 3 doubles, Clotfelter kept her opponent off the scoreboard with a 6-0, 6-0 win at no. 5, and Lidia Suarez completed the sweep 6-2, 4-6, 10-6. 

Morningside travels to Hastings on Saturday, playing the Broncos at 10 a.m. in Great Plains Athletic Conference play.

Doubles

1. Line Jensen/Delfina Stuzynska def. Julia Kutz/Julia Anderson 6-4

2. Jil Hellerforth/Annika Meisel def. Olya Furmanova/Emily Westenberg 6-1

3. Emily Clotfelter/Macy McDonald def. Ainslie Robinson/Hannah Beckloff 7-5

Order of finish: 2, 1, 3

Singles

1. Line Jensen def. Olya Furmanova 6-2, 6-1

2. Jil Hellerforth def. Julia Kutz 6-0, 6-2

3. Delfina Stuzynska def. Julia Anderson 6-2, 6-1

4. Annika Meisel def. Ainslie Robinson 6-2, 6-1

5. Emily Clotfelter def. Hannah Beckloff 6-0, 6-0

6. Lidia Suarez def. Emily Westenberg 6-2, 4-6, 10-6

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