Mustangs follow GPAC championship season with all-conference honors
SIOUX CITY, IOWA – Morningside had six players honored by the Great Plains Athletic Conference as it announced its all-conference and honorable mention selections for women’s tennis. Head Coach Alex Struck was also honored in the release, collecting his second consecutive GPAC Coach of the Year honor.
SIOUX CITY, IOWA – Morningside had six players honored by the Great Plains Athletic Conference as it announced its all-conference and honorable mention selections for women's tennis. Head Coach Alex Struck was also honored in the release, collecting his second consecutive GPAC Coach of the Year honor.
Line Jensen went 16-2 in the no. 1 position and 27-6 overall during the regular season, earning the sophomore from Humlebaek, Denmark all-conference honors.
Freshman Brooke Marshall was 9-10 on the year in the no. 2 position and 11-12 overall. Marshall, who is from Bungalow, Queensland, Australia, was 3-2 in conference play to notch all-conference honors.
Kailee Bailey received all-conference honors in the no. 3 position, going 8-7 at no. 3 in the regular season and 5-1 in conference play, including a win at no. 2. Bailey, who is a freshman from Omaha, Neb., was 17-9 going into the conference tournament.
At no. 4, Stefany Simplicio was an all-conference selection. Simplicio, a freshman from Santo Andre, Brazil, was 9-5 at no. 4 and 15-10 overall.
A sophomore from Caracas, Venezuela, Lidia Suarez earned all-conference honors at no. 5. Suarez accumulated a 4-1 record at no. 5 and was 3-0 in the conference. She went undefeated against conference opponents in all positions and was 11-8 on the regular season.
Sophia Guntren received honorable mention accolades, accumulating a 14-12 record on the season at all positions.
Jensen and Marshall received all-conference honors as a no. 1 doubles pair. The duo went 16-3 during the regular season, were 22-4 overall, and were undefeated in the GPAC.
Bailey and Simplicio were 5-0 in GPAC play and 10-4 on the season to take all-conference honors in the no. 2 position.
Suarez and Guntren received honorable mention recognition in doubles play, accumulating an 11-6 overall record and a 10-6 record at no. 3. The duo was 5-1 in conference play.
Struck's honor follows a 17-5 season that saw the Mustangs repeat as GPAC Champions.