Morningside women head to GPAC Championship after 4-0 victory

SOUTH SIOUX CITY, NEB. – The Mustangs are headed to the Great Plains Athletic Conference Women's Tennis Tournament Championship following a 4-0 win over Hastings at the First Serve Tennis Center today.

Morningside went into the match ready to play, with Stefany Simplicio and Lidia Suarez taking the no. 3 doubles match 6-1 and Kailee Bailey and Sophia Guntren winning 6-1 in the no. 2 spot to secure the doubles point.

Bailey kept the needle moving as the match moved to singles, winning a quick 6-0, 6-0 match. Suarez followed with a 6-1, 6-1 victory at no. 5, and Line Jensen locked up the match 6-3, 6-1.

The Mustangs head to the GPAC tournament championship match, scheduled to be played at 1:30 p.m. at the Mason Family Tennis Complex.

Doubles

1. Line Jensen/Brooke Marshall vs Josline Carter/Victoria Harris 5-2 DNF

2. Kailee Bailey/Sophia Guntren def. Paige Wilcoxon/Cara Ansbach 6-1

3. Stefany Simplicio/Lidia Suarez def. Lexi Benson/Kayleigh Clark 6-1

Order of Finish: 3, 2

Singles

1. Line Jensen def. Josline Carter 6-3, 6-1

2. Brooke Marshall vs Victoria Harris 7-5 DNF

3. Kailee Bailey def. Paige Wilcoxon 6-0, 6-0

4. Stefany Simplicio vs Cara Ansbach 6-3, 3-0 DNF

5. Lidia Suarez def. Lexi Benson 6-1, 6-1

6. Sophia Guntren vs Abby Harveson 6-3, 4-1 DNF

Order of finish: 3, 5, 1