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Warriors Reach Semifinals, Fall to Top-Seeded Morningside
Posted: Apr 24, 2025

Warriors Reach Semifinals, Fall to Top-Seeded Morningside

Box Score Box Score
Team Stats
Doubles
  • Benjamin Starman / Joren Stevens def. Jose Calderon / David Bomgaars 6-3
  • Collin Harmelink / Mateo Flores def. Andrew Hammer / Jaime De Diego 6-3
  • Daniel Liebig / Martin Cisneros def. Arthur Vicente / Tanner Laube 6-2
Singles
  • Joren Stevens def. Jose Calderon 6-3, 6-0
  • David Bomgaars def. Benjamin Starman 4-6, 4-5
  • Mateo Flores def. Jaime De Diego 0-6, 6-3, 2-1
  • Martin Cisneros def. Arthur Vicente 6-3, 6-2
  • Collin Harmelink def. Andrew Hammer 6-1, 6-3
  • Daniel Liebig def. Tanner Laube 6-2, 6-3
Team Stats
Doubles
  • Mark Trenkle / Santiago Minetti def. Benjamin Starman / Joren Stevens 4-5
  • Marcos Menendez Hervella / Alexis Diaz def. Andrew Hammer / Jaime De Diego 6-2
  • Mathys Arnold / Jesse Gerth def. Daniel Liebig / Martin Cisneros 6-0
Singles
  • Mark Trenkle def. Joren Stevens 5-7
  • Marcos Menendez Hervella def. Benjamin Starman 6-2, 2-6, 1-3
  • Alexis Diaz def. Jaime De Diego 6-1, 6-2
  • Santiago Minetti def. Martin Cisneros 6-4, 6-1
  • Mathys Arnold def. Andrew Hammer 6-0, 6-0
  • Jesse Gerth def. Daniel Liebig 6-4, 4-4

SOUTH SIOUX CITY, Neb. – Playing indoors at the First Serve Tennis Center due to weather, Midland University advanced to the semifinals of the Great Plains Athletic Conference (GPAC) Postseason Tournament on Thursday. The fourth-seeded Warriors opened the day with a 4-1 victory over fifth-seeded Northwestern College before falling to top-seeded Morningside University, 4-0, to end their postseason run.

Midland 4, Northwestern 1

Midland claimed the doubles point by winning two of three matchups. At No. 1 doubles, Benjamin Starman and Joren Stevens defeated Jose Calderon and David Bomgaars, 6-3. Northwestern responded with a 6-3 win at No. 2, as Collin Harmelink and Mateo Flores beat Andrew Hammer and Jaime De Diego. The Warriors secured the point at No. 3, with Daniel Liebig and Martin Cisneros earning a 6-2 win over Arthur Vicente and Tanner Laube.

In singles play, Stevens won in straight sets at No. 1, defeating Calderon 6-3, 6-0. Cisneros followed with a 6-3, 6-2 win at No. 3 over Vicente. The Red Raiders notched their lone singles win at No. 5, with Harmelink topping Hammer 6-1, 6-3. Liebig clinched the match for Midland at No. 6, dispatching Laube 6-2, 6-3.

Morningside 4, Midland 0

The Mustangs started fast in the semifinal, winning the doubles point with victories at the No. 2 and No. 3 positions. Marcos Menendez Hervella and Alexis Diaz defeated Hammer and De Diego 6-2 at No. 2, while Mathys Arnold and Jesse Gerth blanked Liebig and Cisneros 6-0 at No. 3. The No. 1 doubles match was left unfinished with Starman and Stevens leading 5-4.

Morningside carried the momentum into singles, quickly sealing the match. Diaz downed De Diego 6-1, 6-2 at No. 3, Santiago Minetti defeated Cisneros 6-4, 6-1 at No. 4, and Arnold swept Hammer 6-0, 6-0 at No. 5. The remaining matches were left unfinished once the team victory was secured.

Midland concludes its season with a 9-12 record under first-year head coach Arianna Lumanog, reaching the GPAC semifinals for the fifth consecutive season.