(RV) Warriors Win Fourth Straight GPAC Tournament Versus Mustangs

FREMONT, Neb. - (RV) Midland University faced off against Morningside University for the Great Plains Athletic Conference (GPAC) Tournament Championship on Saturday morning. The No. 1 seed Warriors are starting to vie for conference dynasty conversation with the 4-0 win over the No. 3 seed Mustangs. Midland wins their fourth straight GPAC Tournament Championship and 5th regular season title in a row. 

In doubles play, No. 1s Joren Stevens and Benjamin Starman started the Warriors off with a win defeating Marke Trenkle and Abhishek Mohapatra 6-2 as a pair. Nunzio Thiel and Ryosei Masuda at No. 3s ran past Alexander Castillo and Mikhil Raja (6-2) clinching the first point.  

The No. 1 seed kept rolling with No. 5 Tycho Janssen crushing Joao Costa 6-1, 6-0 in their uneven contest. Thiel at No. 3 followed right behind, winning over Jaime Maza Martin 6-3, 6-4 as the Warriors started to taste the championship up 3-0 after the win.  

Luca Struffi at No. 4 slammed the door shut on Eduard Cardelus in a 7-6, 7-5 straight-set win sealing the 4-0.  

Midland will move on to the NAIA Men's Tennis National Championships scheduled for May 16-20. The championships will be held in Mobile, Alabama at the Mobile Tennis Center as all the first-round teams are set to start at 1:00 p.m. EST.