Home opener features win over Luther
SIOUX CITY, IOWA – Morningside’s women’s tennis team made its home debut for the fall this afternoon, welcoming National Collegiate Athletic Association Division III Luther to the Mason Family Tennis Complex. Cast against a backdrop of North High’s Starfest, the Mustangs handed the Norse a 5-2 loss.
SIOUX CITY, IOWA – Morningside's women's tennis team made its home debut for the fall this afternoon, welcoming National Collegiate Athletic Association Division III Luther to the Mason Family Tennis Complex. Cast against a backdrop of North High's Starfest, the Mustangs handed the Norse a 5-2 loss.
Morningside got the match started on the right foot, claiming the doubles point on the strength of wins by Line Jensen and Delfina Stuzynska and Annika Meisel and Macy McDonald, with each duo winning 6-3.
Meisel continued her success as the match moved to singles play, winning 6-2, 6-1. Jensen followed with a 6-2, 6-2 win, and Jil Hellerforth sealed the team win as she won via a 10-5 super tiebreaker after splitting sets 3-6 and 6-3. Stuzynska rounded out the scoring for Morningside with a 11-9 super tiebreaker after 5-7 and 6-3 sets.
The Mustangs head to Des Moines on Oct. 6, where they'll face Grand View and Truman State.
Doubles:
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Line Jensen/Delfina Stuzynska (MSIDE) def. Sofia Sackett/Natalia Smith (LUTHER) 6-3
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Abby Struble/Jay Mascardo (LUTHER) def. Jil Hellerforth/Emily Clotfelter (MSIDE) 6-2
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Annika Meisel/Macy McDonald (MSIDE) def. Abby Ostermann/Riley O'Donnell (LUTHER) 6-3
Order of finish: 2, 3, 1
Singles:
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Line Jensen (MSIDE) def. Sofia Sackett (LUTHER) 6-2, 6-2
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Jil Hellerforth (MSIDE) def. Abby Ostermann (LUTHER) 3-6, 6-3, 10-5
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Delfina Stuzynska (MSIDE) def. Jay Mascardo (LUTHER) 5-7, 6-3, 11-9
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Riley O'Donnell (LUTHER) def. Emily Clotfelter (MSIDE) 6-4, 6-0
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Annika Meisel (MSIDE) def. Natalia Smith (LUTHER) 6-2, 6-1
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R. Tavares (LUTHER) def. Macy McDonald (MSIDE) 7-5, 7-6 (7-4)
Order of finish: 5, 1, 2, 4, 6, 3
