Morningside Picks Up Big Wins over no. 18 William Woods, Grand View

DES MOINES, Iowa – The Mustang men picked up a statement win in Des Moines to start the week, landing a win over no. 18 William Woods, 4-3, before cranking out a 7-0 shutout of Grand View.

Morningside's win over William Woods came on the shoulders of strong doubles play, with Marcos Menendez Hervella and Alexis Diaz picking up a 7-6 win with a 7-5 tiebreaker. Santiago Minetti and Gabriel Whiston slugged out a 7-6 win with a 14-12 tiebreaker to secure the doubles point.

Mathys Arnold kept the Mustangs moving, adding to the score with a 6-2, 6-1 win. Menendez Hervella made it 3-0 with a 6-3, 7-6 win with a 7-3 tiebreaker before William Woods took three consecutive matches. 

All eyes turned to the no. 5 match at that point, where Gabriel Whiston had won the opening set 6-4, but fell behind 5-7 in set two to force a super tiebreaker with the match on the line. The freshman stayed poised, fighting for a 10-8 victory to win both his singles match and the team competition.

The Mustangs kept the ball rolling in the afternoon at Grand View, winning all three doubles matches as Arnold and Derek Buikema won 6-1, Menendez Hervella and Diaz won 6-3, and Minetti and Whiston won the final doubles pairing 7-5.

Menendez Hervella continued the streak in singles play, opening up a 4-1 lead before his match was retired. Buikema followed in the no. 4 position, winning the first set 6-3 before his match was retired. Arnold guaranteed the match would go Morningside's way with a 6-1, 6-1 win.

Diaz kept the sweep alive, with a 6-3, 6-2 victory at no. 2 singles. Joao Pedro Pierry Izoldi Costa had his name called for the no. 5 match, where he won 6-4, 6-2, and Thomas Purrer filled in at no. 6 with a 6-2, 6-4 win to finish off a 7-0 sweep.

The Mustangs are back at home this weekend, playing Ottawa on Friday and Bethany on Saturday at the First Serve Tennis Center.

WILLIAM WOODS

Doubles

1. Marcos Menendez Hervella/Alexis Diaz def. Duarte Mello/Noah Burton 7-6 (7-5)

2. Santiago Minetti/Gabriel Whiston def. Tobias Hajek/Paulo Lopes Ferreira 7-6 (14-12)

3. Thomas Geukemeijer/Jesper Seger def. Mathys Arnold/Derek Buikema 6-3

Order of finish: 3, 1, 2

Singles

1. Marcos Menendez Hervella def. Duarte Melo 6-3, 7-6 (7-3)

2. Noah Burton def. Alexis Diaz 2-6, 6-4, 10-7

3. Mathys Arnold def. Thomas Geukemeijer 6-2, 6-1

4. Tomas Guadagni def. Santiago Minetti 6-1, 6-4

5. Gabriel Whiston def. Paulo Lopes Ferreira 6-4, 5-7, 10-8

6. Jesper Seger def. Derek Buikema 6-3, 6-4

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

GRAND VIEW

Doubles

1. Marcos Menendez Hervella/Alexis Diaz def. Alecson Deschamps/Enzo Naveda Canessa 6-3

2. Santiago Minetti/Gabriel Whiston def. Adrian Reyes/Pierre De Buretel de Chassey 7-5

3. Mathys Arnold/Derek Buikema def. Richard Tasev/Maurits Schlueter 6-1

Order of finish: 3, 1, 2

Singles

1. Marcos Menendez Hervella def. Alecson Deschamps 4-1 Retired

2. Alexis Diaz def. Enzo Naveda Canessa 6-3, 6-2

3. Mathys Arnold def. Richard Tasev 6-1, 6-1

4. Derek Buikema def. Adrian Reyes 6-3, 0-1 Retired

5. Joao Pedro Pierry Izoldi Costa def. Pierre De Buretel de Chassey 6-4, 6-2

6. Thomas Purrer def. Maurits Schlueter 6-2, 6-4

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