Morningside Repeats as GPAC Men's Tennis Champions

SIOUX CITY, IOWA – The Mustangs clinched their second-consecutive Great Plains Athletic Conference regular season championship today, completing a sweep of the six other teams in the conference with a 7-0 win over Mount Marty. Morningside clinched a share of the regular season crown last Sunday with the victory at Doane.

With the knowledge that Mount Marty was capable of toppling some of the league's top talent, the Mustangs were focused as they hit the courts. Mark Trenkle and Santiago Minetti made quick work of the Lancers as they won the no. 1 doubles match 6-2. Mathys Arnold and Jesse Gerth added a 6-3 win at no. 3 to take the doubles point, and Marcos Menendez Hervella and Alexis Diaz won 7-5 to keep Mount Marty from building any momentum.

Diaz kept the Mustangs' foot down as he won 6-0, 6-2 in singles. Minetti followed with a loud 6-2, 6-1 victory. Trenkle, this week's GPAC player of the week, was able to clinch the win and the regular season title in a bit of tennis poetry, as the lone senior in the lineup won 6-3, 6-1 on senior day. 

Menendez Hervella added sets of 6-7 (7-5), and 6-1, to an 11-9 super tiebreaker to keep the streak alive. Arnold won 6-1, 6-1 at no. 5, and Gerth completed the sweep with a 6-2, 4-6, 10-4 victory in the no. 6 spot.

The Mustangs, having completed their GPAC schedule, conclude the regular season on the road with matches against Central and Luther on Saturday, Coe on Sunday, and Augustana on Wednesday.

Doubles

1. Mark Trenkle/Santiago Minetti def. Oleksander Makarov/Pablo Rivest 6-2

2. Marcos Menendez Hervella/Alexis Diaz def. Kazuma Kato/Joaquin Jarochevsky 7-5

3. Mathys Arnold/Jesse Gerth def. Alex Polo/Patchara Suklian 6-3

Order of Finish: 1, 3, 2

Singles

1. Mark Trenkle def. Patchara Suklian 6-3, 6-1

2. Marcos Menendez Hervella def. Kazuma Kato 6-7 (7-5), 6-1, 11-9

3. Alexis Diaz def. Joaquin Jarochevsky 6-0, 6-2

4. Santiago Minetti def. Pablo Rivest 6-2, 6-1

5. Mathys Arnold def. Oleksander Makarov 6-1, 6-1

6. Jesse Gerth def. Luis Lainer 6-2, 4-6, 10-4

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