SIOUX CITY, IOWA – The Mustangs picked up a big win in their women's tennis Great Plains Athletic Conference opener today, blanking Hastings 7-0. 

Morningside quickly secured the doubles point in the match as Kailee Bailey and Stefany Simplicio won 6-2 and Line Jensen and Brooke Marshall won 6-3. The no. 3 doubles pair of Sophia Guntren and Lidia Suarez completed the doubles sweep with a 7-6 victory with a 7-4 tiebreaker.

The Mustangs built upon the momentum from doubles as they kept Hastings off the team scoreboard  in singles play. Bailey was the first to finish her match, winning 6-1, 6-1. Jensen followed with a 6-2, 6-0 victory, and Marshall pushed through 6-2, 3-6, and 6-4 sets to clinch the match. 

Simplicio added a 6-1, 6-0 victory at no. 4, Guntren followed 6-2, 6-4 at no. 5, and Suarez completed the sweep 6-0, 6-2.

Morningside heads to Concordia on Thursday, getting underway at noon in Seward, Neb.

Doubles

1. Line Jensen/Brooke Marshall def. Josline Carter/Victoria Harris 6-3

2. Kailee Bailey/Stefany Simplicio def. Cara Ansbach/Paige Willcoxon 6-2

3. Sophia Guntren/Lidia Suarez def. Kayleigh Cetak/Lexi Benson 7-6 (7-4)

Order of Finish: 2, 1, 3

Singles

1. Line Jensen def. Josline Carter 6-2, 6-0

2. Brooke Marshall def. Victoria Harris 6-2, 3-6, 6-4

3. Kailee Bailey def. Paige Willcoxon 6-1, 6-1

4. Stefany Simplicio def. Cara Ansbach 6-1, 6-0

5. Sophia Guntren def. Lexi Benson 6-2, 6-4

6. Lidia Suarez def. Kayleigh Cetak 6-0, 6-2

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