Men's tennis blanks Mount Marty in non-conference play

SOUTH SIOUX CITY, NEB. – Morningside kept Mount Marty off the scoreboard in non-conference play today, sweeping the Lancers in a 7-0 win.

The Mustangs started the day with wins from Mark Trenkle and Gustav Sjoberg (6-2) and Winyou Asavaruangchai and Abhishek Mohapatra (6-1) to secure the doubles point. Santiago Minetti and Skander Ben Abdallah added a 6-2 win for good measure.

Trenkle picked up a 6-0, 6-1 win as the teams moved to singles. Minetti followed 6-2, 6-1, and Ben Abdallah locked down the win 6-2, 6-3. 

Sjoberg continued the streak, winning 6-1, 6-1. Joao Pedro Pierry Izoldi Costa added a 6-3, 6-2 win, and Mikhil Raja completed the sweep, winning 6-2 and 7-6 with a 7-4 tiebreak.

The Mustangs begin their conference season on Friday, playing Concordia at noon at the Mason Family Tennis Complex, weather permitting. 

Doubles

1. Mark Trenkle/Gustav Sjoberg def. Alexander Makarov/P. Rivest 6-2

2. Santiago Minetti/Skander Ben Abdallah def. Jose Andrade/Alejandro Polo 6-2

3. Winyou Asavaruangchai/Abhishek Mohapatra def. M. Langerholz/L. Lainer 6-1

Order of finish: 1, 3, 2

Singles

1. Mark Trenkle def. P. Rivest 6-0, 6-1

2. Santiago Minetti def. Alexander Makarov 6-2, 6-1

3. Skander Ben Abdallah def. Jose Andrade 6-2, 6-3

4. Gustav Sjoberg def. L. Lainer 6-1, 6-1

5. Mikhil Raja def. Alejandro Polo 6-2, 7-6 (7-4)

6. Joao Pedro Pierry Izoldi Costa def. M. Langerholz 6-3, 6-2

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