Mustang men suffer season's first loss at Grinnell

GRINNELL, IOWA – Morningside suffered its first setback of the season, falling to Division III Grinnell 5-4.

The Mustangs started the match off on the right foot, as Winyou Asavaruangchai and Abhishek Mohapatra picked up an 8-3 doubles win. Grinnell's Pioneers took the remaining doubles draws, taking a 2-1 lead into singles play.

Gustav Sjoberg closed the gap as his no. 4 singles match checked in with a 6-3, 6-1 win. Skander Ben Abdallah then gave the Mustangs the lead in a 6-3, 6-3 win. The Pioneers would take the next three matches to secure the win before Mikhil Raja battled to a 6-4, 3-6, 7-6 victory via 8-6 tiebreaker.

Morningside is back at it today, playing William Woods at 1 p.m.

Doubles

1. Lucas Willett/Aiden Klass def. Mark Trenkle/Gustav Sjoberg 8-7 (7-5)

2. Sam Rudenberg/Henry Bridgers def. Skander Ben Abdallah/Santiago Minetti 8-5

3. Winyou Asavaruangchai/Abhishek Mohapatra def. Leo Esztergomi/Jacob Young 8-3

Order of finish: 3, 2, 1

Singles

1. Lucas Willett def. Mark Trenkle 1-6, 6-2, 6-4

2. Leo Esztergomi def. Santiago Minetti 5-7, 7-6 (10-8), 6-2

3. Skander Ben Abdallah def. Sam Rudenberg 6-3, 6-3

4. Gustav Sjoberg def. Henry Bridgers 6-3, 6-1

5. Jacob Young  def. Christian Kelly 6-4, 3-6, 6-2

6. Mikhil Raja def. Anshul Satav 6-4, 3-6, 7-6 (8-6)

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