Freshmen shine in Mustang debut

LINCOLN, NEB. – Morningside men's tennis team had a strong showing from its new freshmen this weekend, as the team members competing in the Great Plains Athletic Conference Individual Tournament. The Mustangs swept the singles bracket championships and won both doubles brackets that they participated in, with all five of this fall's freshmen taking singles titles or competing as part of a winning doubles pair.

In the A flight of doubles, Mark Trenkle and Gustav Sjoberg defeated teammates Winyou Asavaruangchai and Abhishek Mohapatra 6-4 to take the bracket title.

Mikhil Raja and Christian Kelly repeated the achievement in the B flight of doubles, winning their championship match 6-4.

Moving to singles play, Santiago Minett won the A flight 8-4 after coming across teammate Trenkle in the semifinals. Sjoberg took the B singles title, 8-0, after defeating Kelly in the semifinals. Dalton Polesky and Abhishek Mohapatra collided in the C championship, with Polesky coming away with an 8-4 victory, and Ben Zavadil and Chase Carter met in the D championship, with Zavadil claiming the win 8-5.

The Mustangs now prepare for the Intercollegiate Tennis Association Tournament in Salina, Kan. The tournament has been pushed back to start on Sunday, September 24, due to rain in the forecast.

A Flight Doubles

Round of 16: 

• Winyou Asavaruangchai/Abhishek Mohapatra def. Hernandes/Bredja, 6-1

• Mark Trenkle/Gustav Sjoberg def. Stevens/Liebig, 6-4

• Skander Ben Abdallah/Santiago Minetti def. Hartman/Purizaca, 6-1

Quarterfinals:

• Winyou Asavaruangchai/Abhishek Mohapatra def. Infante Santana/Gutierrez, 6-1

• Mark Trenkle/Gustav Sjoberg def. Vincente/Flores, 6-4

• Skander Ben Abdallah/Santiago Minetti def. Goncalves/Masuda, 6-3

Semifinals:

• Winyou Asavaruangchai/Abhishek Mohapatra def. Andrade/Polo, 6-3

• Mark Trenkle/Gustav Sjoberg def. Skander Ben Abdallah/Santiago Minetti, 6-3

Championship:

• Mark Trenkle/Gustav Sjoberg def. Winyou Asavaruangchai/Abhishek Mohapatra, 6-4

B Flight Doubles

Round of 16:

• Mikhil Raja/Christian Kelly BYE

• Chase Carter/Dalton Polesky BYE

• Joao Pedro Pierry Izoldi Costa/Rodrigo Iraheta def. Schrock/Hammer, 6-1

Quarterfinals:

• Mikhil Raja/Christian Kelly def. Johanson/Mins, 6-5

• Chase Carter/Dalton Polesky def. Smeltzer/Waite, 6-5

• Rodriguez Berdud/Bedrosian def. Joao Pedro Pierry Izoldi Costa/Rodrigo Iraheta, 6-4

Semifinals:

• Mikhil Raja/Christian Kelly def. Dassel/Beke, 6-3

• Rodriguez Berdud/Bedrosian def. Chase Carter/Dalton Polesky, 6-1

Championship:

• Mikhil Raja/Christian Kelly def. Rodriguez Berdud/Bedrosian, 6-4

A Flight Singles

Round of 16:

• Skander Ben Abdallah BYE

• Mark Trenkle def. Ryosei Masuda, 8-3

• Santiago Minetti def. Oleksandr Makarov, 8-3

Quarterfinals:

• Joren Stevens def. Skander Ben Abdallah, 8-4

• Mark Trenkle def. Jose Andrade, 8-3

• Santiago Minetti def. Esteban Gutierrez, 8-3

Semifinals:

• Santiago Minetti def. Mark Trenkle, 8-3

Championsip:

• Santiago Minetti def. Joren Stevens, 8-4

B Flight Singles

Round of 16:

• Gustav Sjoberg BYE

• Christian Kelly def. Nicholas Smeltzer, 8-2

• Jose Purizaca def. Joao Pedro Pierry Izoldi Costa, 9-7

• Mikhil Raja BYE

Quarterfinals: 

• Gustav Sjoberg def. Santiago Abadai Arango, 8-3

• Christian Kelly def. Alejandro Polo, 8-4

• Mikhil Raja def. Andre Hartman, 8-3

Semfinals:

• Gustav Sjoberg def. Christian Kelly, 8-3

• Jose Purizaca def. Mikhil Raja, 9-7

Championship:

• Gustav Sjoberg def. Jose Purizaca, 8-0

C Flight Singles

Round of 32:

• Abhishek Mohapatra BYE

• Winyou Asavaruangchai BYE

• Dalton Polesky def. Keaton List, 8-1

Round of 16:

• Abhishek Mohapatra def. Andrew Hammer, 8-2

• Winyou Asavaruangchai def. Luke Johnson, 8-0

• Dalton Polesky def. Michael Bedrosian, 8-6

Quarterfinals:

• Abhishek Mohapatra def. Josiah Bredja, 8-0

• Winyou Asavaruangchai def. Elliot Dassel, 8-5

• Dalton Polesky def. Donat Beke, 8-6

Semifinals:

• Abhishek Mohapatra def. Winyou Asavaruangchai, 8-5

• Dalton Polesky def. Arthur Vincente, 8-3

Championship:

• Dalton Polesky def. Abhishek Mohapatra, 8-4

D Flight Singles

Round of 32:

• Chase Carter BYE

• Rodrigo Iraheta BYE

• Ben Zavadil BYE

Round of 16:

• Chase Carter def. Diego Infante, Retired

• Gavin Mulder def. Rodrigo Iraheta, 8-5

• Ben Zavadil def. Jesus Puerto, 8-4

Quarterfinals:

• Chase Carter def. Mitch Krumm, 8-6

• Ben Zavadil def. Daniel Anderico, 8-1

Semifinals:

• Chase Carter def. Gavin Mulder, 8-1

• Ben Zavadil def. Josh Grosvenor, 8-4

Championship:

• Ben Zavadil def. Chase Carter, 8-5