Mustangs Blank Midland in Regular Season Finale

SOUTH SIOUX CITY, Neb. – Morningside secured sole possession of the Great Plains Athletic Conference regular season title this afternoon with a senior day 7-0 win over Midland. 

The Mustangs got to work early in the match, as Mathys Arnold and Jesse Gerth secured a 6-1 win in no. 3 doubles. Santiago Minetti and Gabriel Whiston won 6-2 at no. 2 to take the doubles point, and Marcos Menendez Hervella and Alexis Diaz kept Midland winless with a 6-4 win.

Arnold was first in the book in singles, as he picked up a 6-0, 6-0 win in the no. 3 match. Diaz followed with a 6-2, 6-2 win; and Menendez Hervella clinched the match and the title as he claimed a 7-5, 6-2 win at no. 1.

Minetti kept Midland scoreless with a 6-0, 6-0 win at no. 5; Gerth added a 6-3, 6-3 victory; and Whiston completed the sweep with a 7-5, 6-2 win.

The Mustangs, as one of the top two teams in the six-team postseason tournament, have earned a bye in the first round of the GPAC tournament, played next week in Omaha as hosted by College of Saint Mary.

DOUBLES

1. Marcos Menendez Hervella/Alexis Diaz def. Martin Cisneros/Zhanxing Yu 6-4

2. Santiago Minetti/Gabriel Whiston def. Daniel Liebig/Unai Llerena 6-2

3. Mathys Arnold/Jesse Gerth def. Angel Bustos/Marcin Gniadzik 6-1

Order of finish: 3, 2, 1

SINGLES

1. Marcos Menendez Hervella def. Martin Cisneros 7-5, 6-2

2. Alexis Diaz def. Zhanxing Yu 6-2, 6-2

3. Mathys Arnold def. Unai Llerena 6-0, 6-0

4. Jesse Gerth def. Daniel Liebig 6-3, 6-3

5. Santiago Minetti def. Angel Bustos 6-0, 6-0

6. Gabriel Whiston def. Marcin Gniadzik 7-5, 6-2

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