Midland stops Morningside in league showdown
SIOUX CITY, IOWA – Freshman Mikhil Raja (Belvedere Harare, Zimbabwe) and the doubles pairing of sophomore Olivia Boudreau (Papillion, Neb.) and junior Merel Kooij (Rockanje Zuid, Netherlands) highlighted Great Plains Athletic Conference dual action Saturday, April 2.
SIOUX CITY, IOWA – Freshman Mikhil Raja (Belvedere Harare, Zimbabwe) and the doubles pairing of sophomore Olivia Boudreau (Papillion, Neb.) and junior Merel Kooij (Rockanje Zuid, Netherlands) highlighted Great Plains Athletic Conference dual action Saturday, April 2.
Raja bounced back from an opening set 6-1 loss to march past Midland University's Ryosei Masuda 7-5, 7-5 for a Mustangs' victory at number three singles. Classmate Alexander Castillo (Santiago, Chile) nearly added his name to singles success, pushing the Warriors' Tycho Janssen in a 7-6, 3-6, 5-10 superbreak defeat at number five that was part of a 6-1 visitors team win.
Midland's women, who along with their men entered the clash of league standings leaders as receiving votes on the recent National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics poll, claimed a 7-0 team triumph at Mason Family Tennis Complex. Boudreau at Kooji gave the home crowd something to cheer about in doubles action, winning 6-3 at number three. Boudreau and senior Tenly Hansen (York, Neb.) didn't make things easy in singles play, taking their opponents to three-set finals.
Head coach Alex Struck's squads return to conference action Tuesday, April 5. Northwestern College visits for a 4 p.m. double-dual.
