Mustang Men Blank Bethany in 7-0 Victory

SOUTH SIOUX CITY, Neb. – Morningside's men's tennis team matched their women's counterpart's achievement yesterday, posting a 7-0 shutout of the Bethany Swedes at the First Serve Tennis Center.

Mathys Arnold and Jesse Gerth, reunited in the no. 3 doubles position, got the Mustangs rolling with a 6-1 victory and Santiago Minetti and Gabriel Whiston secured the doubles point, 6-3, in the no. 2 spot.

Morningside went to work in singles play, with Arnold adding a shortened 6-0, 4-0 victory at no. 3. Marcos Menendez Hervella followed with a dominant 6-1, 6-0 victory, and Alexis Diaz slugged out a 7-5 win before settling in to take his second set at no. 2, 6-1, to guarantee Morningside would walk away with the win.

As the second round of singles play rolled out on the three courts available at First Serve this morning, Whiston jumped ahead 6-1 in set one, but needed a 7-2 tiebreaker in set two to win 7-6. Minetti had a similar path, winning 6-4 before winning 7-6 via an 8-6 tiebreaker. Derek Buikema rounded out Morningside's scoring six singles, winning 6-4, 6-3.

The Mustangs are back on the courts early tomorrow, with the men slated to play Ottawa starting at 10 a.m. in South Sioux.

DOUBLES

1. Fracisco Bravo/Martin Priban def. Marcos Menendez Hervella/Alexis Diaz 7-6 (8-6)

2. Santiago Minetti/Gabriel Whiston def. Gustavo Cardosa/Dylan Gwilt 6-3

3. Mathys Arnold/Jesse Gerth def. Sebastian Stipanov/Santiago Stipanov 6-1

Order of finish: 3, 2, 1

SINGLES

1. Marcos Menendez Hervella def. Francisco Bravo 6-1, 6-0

2. Alexis Diaz def. Sebastian Stipanov 7-5, 6-1

3. Mathys Arnold def. Martin Priban 6-0, 4-0 (retired)

4. Santiago Minetti def. Gustavo Cardosa 6-4, 7-6 (8-6)

5. Gabriel Whiston def. Diego Bsereni 6-1, 7-6 (7-2)

6. Derek Buikema def. Dylan Gwilt 6-4, 6-3

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