Men's Tennis suffers season's first setback in Hilton Head

HILTON HEAD, S.C. – Morningside's men collected their first loss of the tennis season in this week's spring break trip finale, falling 6-1 to Division II Lake Superior State.

The Mustangs avoided being swept, as Mathys Arnold and Jesse Gerth won their doubles match 7-5, and avoided the shutout as Arnold slugged out a no. 5 singles win, coming back 4-6, 6-4, 12-10.

Marcus Menendez nearly put the Mustangs on the board with the first singles match in the books, a 6-4, 2-6, 6-10 loss in the no. 2 position.

Morningside heads home and is back on the court on March 13, playing Bethel in Newton, Kan.

Doubles

1. Raul Velasco Garcia/Driss Sedrati def. Mark Trenkle/Santiago Minetti 6-2

2. Jordi Fraile Raton/Stefan Andrei def. Marcos Menendez Hervella/Alexis Diaz 6-2

3. Mathys Arnold/Jesse Gerth def. Maxence Hamon/Lezan Koyuncu 7-5

Order of Finish: 2, 1, 3

Singles

1. Stefan Andrei def. Mark Trenkle 7-6 (7-5), 6-4

2. Jordi Fraile Raton def. Marcus Menendez 4-6, 6-2, 10-6

3. Driss Sedrati def. Alexis Diaz 6-4, 6-2

4. Raul Velasco Garcia def. Santiago Minetti 6-2, 6-4

5. Mathys Arnold def. Maxence Hamon 4-6, 6-4, 12-10

6. Lezan Koyuncu def. Jesse Gerth 6-4, 6-2

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