
Mustangs split pair in the Sunflower State
OTTAWA, KAN. – Morningside's women's tennis team split a pair of contests to wrap up this week, falling to Bethel College 4-3 in Newton, Kan. before rebounding with a 5-2 win at Ottawa.
In the loss to Bethel, Sophia Guntren and Lidia Suarez picked up a win in no. 3 doubles, 6-2. Kailee Bailey won her singles match 6-0, 6-2; Stefany Simplicio won 6-3, 6-4; and Lidia Suarez won 6-4, 7-5.
An early start to the Ottawa match provided no adversity for the Mustangs, as a sweep of doubles was started off with a victory via default for Suarez and Guntren. Line Jensen and Brooke Marshall locked down the doubles point with a 6-2 win, and Bailey and Simplicio got a win 6-1.
Suarez and Gunren both got free passes in singles play, too, with Jensen's 6-2, 6-4 win at no. 1 all that was needed to secure the team's victory. Simplicio added an insurance tally with a 6-2, 6-3 victory at no. 4 singles.
Morningside begins conference play a week from Saturday as Hastings is the opponent to kick off the Great Plains Athletic Conference season at the Mason Family Tennis Complex.
Bethel
Doubles
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Daniela Herrera/Daniela Casique def. Line Jensen/Brooke Marshall 6-3
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Grace Dawes/Patty Huerta def. Kailee Bailey/Stefany Simplicio 6-2
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Sophia Guntren/Lidia Suarez def. Kate Rowland/Charis Yager 6-2
Order of Finish: 3, 2, 1
Singles
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Daniela Herrera def. Line Jensen 6-4, 6-1
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Daniela Casique def. Brooke Marshall 2-6, 6-2, 6-0
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Kailee Bailey def. Grace Dawes 6-0, 6-2
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Stefany Simplicio def. Jenna Mahoney 6-3, 6-4
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Patty Huerta def. Sophia Guntren 6-0, 4-6, 6-0
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Lidia Suarez def. Kate Rowland 6-4, 7-5
Order of Finish: 3, 1, 2, 4, 5, 6
Ottawa
Doubles
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Line Jensen/Brooke Marshall def. Valeria Rodriguez/Paula Persson 6-2
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Kailee Bailey/Stefany Simplicio def. Alejandra Parra/Camryn Medina 6-2
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Sophia Guntren/Lidia Suarez won via default
Order of Finish: 3, 1, 2
Singles
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Line Jensen def. Valeria Rodriguez 6-2, 6-4
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Paula Persson def. Brooke Marshall 6-4, 7-6 (7-3)
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Alejandra Parra def. Kailee Bailey 6-7 (2-7), 6-3, 12-10
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Stefany Simplicio def. Camryn Medina 6-2, 6-3
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Sophia Guntren won via default
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Lidia Suarez won via default
Order of Finish: 5, 6, 1, 2, 4, 3