Mustang Men Complete Shutout Weekend

SOUTH SIOUX CITY, Neb. – Morningside capped a long weekend of tennis with another men's win over Ottawa, with the Mustangs beating the Braves 7-0.

Mathys Arnold and Jesse Gerth represented the first of Morningside's three 6-1 doubles victories, with Marcos Menendez Hervella and Alexis Diaz and Santiago Minetti and Gabriel Whiston following.

Joao Pedro Pierry Izoldi Costa kept pushing the needle in Morningside's favor, collecting a 6-0, 6-1 victory at no. 5 singles. Menendez Hervella followed, winning the no. 1 match 6-3, 6-3, while Diaz clinched the match 6-3, 6-4. 

The Mustangs continued down the line, with Thomas Purrer winning the no. 6 match 6-1, 6-0. Derek Buikema followed with a 6-3, 6-3 victory, and Arnold completed the sweep 6-2, 6-2.

Morningside's next outing comes at the beginning of its spring break trip, as the Mustangs play Tennessee Southern on March 1 on the campus of Bethel University in McKenzie, Tenn.

DOUBLES

1. Marcos Menendez Hervella/Alexis Diaz def. Jarmo Perez Wienese/Enzo Ceravolo 6-1

2. Santiago Minetti/Gabriel Whiston def. Daniel Sanchez Rojas/Valentin Corriger 6-1

3. Mathys Arnold/Jesse Gerth def. Lillian Wessels/Matias Mazieres 6-1

Order of finish: 3, 1, 2

SINGLES

1. Marcos Menendez Hervella def. Jarma Perez Wienese 6-3, 6-3

2. Alexis Diaz def. Daniel Sanchez Rojas 6-3, 6-4

3. Mathys Arnold def. Enzo Ceravolo 6-2, 6-2

4. Derek Buikema def. Valentin Corriger 6-3, 6-3

5. Joao Pedro Pierry Izoldi Costa def. Lillia Wessels 6-0, 6-1

6. Thomas Purrer def. Matias Mazieres 6-1, 6-0

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