Men's Tennis records first-ever championship at ITA regional tournament

SALINA, KAN. – The Mustangs not only picked up their first-ever singles title at an Intercollegiate Tennis Association regional tournament, but paired it with the first-ever doubles title, as Alexis Diaz and Marcos Menendez Hervella matched Diaz' feat in the singles bracket.

Diaz and Menendez Hervella, alongside their counterparts Line Jensen and Brooke Marshall from the women's brackets, now advance to the ITA Cup tournament at Berry College in Mount Berry, Ga., from October 16-19.

SINGLES

ROUND OF 64

• Santiago Minetti def. Ilija Martinovic (Evangel) 7-6 (7-4), 7-6 (7-0)

• Marcos Menendez Hervella def. Peter Jost (Tabor) 6-1, 6-0

• Mathys Arnold def. Ethan Mins (Hastings) 6-0, 6-0

• Jesse Gerth def. Enzo Ceravolo (Ottawa) 7-6 (7-1), 6-1

• Gabriel Whiston def. Martin Priban (Bethany) 6-2, 6-4

• Alexis Diaz def. Tiago Galoppo (Evangel) 6-0, 6-1

ROUND OF 32

• Santiago Minetti def. Cristobal Fuentez (Friends) 2-6, 6-0, 10-7

• Marcos Menendez Hervella def. William Bayliss (Texas Wesleyan) 7-5, 2-6, 10-5

• Mathys Arnold def. Zhanxing Yu (Midland) 6-1, 6-0

• Jesse Gerth def. Cole Horton (William Woods) 5-7, 7-5, 10-6

• Nick Velders (Concordia) def. Gabriel Whiston 6-4, 6-2

• Alexis Diaz def. Sebastian Stipanov (Bethany) 6-3, 6-0

ROUND OF 16

• Noah Burton (William Woods) def. Santiago Minetti 6-1, 3-6, 10-3

• Marcos Menendez Hervella def. Thomas Geukemeijer (William Woods) 6-4, 6-3

• Mathys Arnold def. Alejo Zurmendi (Texas Wesleyan) 6-1, 6-2

• Arthur Nardy (McPherson) def. Jesse Gerth 6-3, 6-1

• Alexis Diaz def. Gabriel Gomez (Friends) 6-3, 6-3

QUARTERFINALS

• Marcos Menendez Hervella def. Jorge Gabriel Batista (Bethel) 6-4, 6-4

• Arthur Nardy (McPherson) def. Mathys Arnold 6-3, 7-5

• Alexis Diaz def. Nick Velders (Concordia) 7-5, 4-6, 12-10

SEMIFINALS

• Marcos Menendez Hervella def. Noah Burton (William Woods) 6-4, 6-2

• Alexis Diaz def. Arthur Nardy (McPherson) 6-1, 6-3

CHAMPIONSHIP

• Alexis Diaz def. Marco Menendez Hervella 7-6 (7-5), 6-1

DOUBLES

ROUND OF 32

• Alexis Diaz/Marcos Menendez Hervella def. Daniel Lozano/Axel Scott (Avila) 8-2

• Santiago Minetti/Gabriel Whiston def. Adam Hanson/Jacob Phelps (Kansas Wesleyan) 8-5

• Mathys Arnold/Jesse Gerth def. Kazuki Fukushima/Fernando Vargas Sanchez (Sterling) 8-4

ROUND OF 16

• Alexis Diaz/Marcos Menendez Hervella def. Jonah Bergeron/Rodrigo Sanchez Hurtado (Bethel) 8-4

• Santiago Minetti/Gabriel Whiston def. Cristobal Fuentes/Gabriel Gomez (Friends) 8-2

• Cole Horton/Tobias Hajek (William Woods) def. Mathys Arnold/Jesse Gerth 8-5

QUARTERFINAL ROUND

• Alexis Diaz/Marcos Menendez Hervella def. Sebastian Stipanov/Gustavo Cardoso (Bethany) 8-3

• Hugo Fuentes Gomez/Nick Velders (Concordia) def. Santiago Minetti/Gabriel Whiston 9-8 (7-2)

SEMIFINAL ROUND

• Alexis Diaz/Marcos Menendez Hervella def. Jorge Gabriel Batista (Bethel) 8-6

CHAMPIONSHIP

• Alexis Diaz/Marcos Menendez Hervella def. Hugo Fuentes Gomez/Nick Velders (Concordia) 7-5, 2-6, 10-5