Sioux City. NE

The Lancers played Midland in the semi finals of the GPAC Championship on Friday afternoon. The Lancers came up short against the Warriors. Mount Marty ended the season 11-6 overall. That win total is a school record. 

Midland 4, Mount Marty 0
Doubles
1. Benjamin Starman/Joren Stevens (Midland) def. Jose Andrade/Pablo Rivest (Mount Marty) 6-1
2. Daniel Liebig/Boris Velasquez (Midland) def. Alexander Makarov/Gonzalo Medina (Mount Marty) 6-3
3. Vitor Goncalves/Arthur Hernandes (Midland) def. Ignacio Gomez/Alejandro Polo (Mount Marty) 4-6
Order of finish: 1, 3, 2

Singles
1. Benjamin Starman (Midland) def. Alexander Makarov (Mount Marty) 6-1, 6-2
2. Jose Andrade (Mount Marty) vs. Daniel Liebig 5-5
3. Joren Stevens (Midland) def. Pablo Rivest (Mount Marty) 6-0, 6-0
4. Vitor Goncalves (Midland) def. Alejandro Polo (Mount Marty 6-0, 6-0
5. Luis Lainer (Mount Marty) vs. Nathen Bitzer (Midland) 4-3
6. Arthur Hernandes (Midland) vs. Gonzalo Medina (Mount Marty) 6-3, 1-4

Friday GPAC Tennis Recap

(South Sioux City, Nebraska) – Top seed Morningside and three seed Midland have advanced to the Championship Match of the 2024 Great Plains Athletic Conference (GPAC) Tournament.  Friday's matches were played at the First Serve Tennis Center in South Sioux City, Nebraska.

Friday play saw three seed Midland and four seed Doane win their play in matches in the morning.  The Warriors defeated six seed Northwestern 4-0, while the Tigers defeated five seed Concordia 4-0.

In the semifinals top seed Morningside defeated four seed Doane 4-1, while three seed Midland won over two seed Mount Marty 4-0.

The GPAC Tournament Matches are played to clinch in all rounds.

Saturday's Championship Match will now be indoors at First Serve due to the rain projected into the early morning hours of Saturday and the likelihood of wet courts/conditions on Saturday morning.

The champion of the postseason tournament will advance to the NAIA Men's National Tennis Championship in Mobile, Alabama, at the Mobile Tennis Center on May 14-18, 2024.

2024 GPAC Men's Tennis Tournament
South Sioux City, Nebraska – Morningside University Host
April 26 and 27, 2024

Friday, April 26, 2024

Men's Quarterfinals/Play In Matches
#1 Morningside & #2 Mount Marty  – Byes
#4 Doane 4, #5 Concordia 0
#3 Midland 4, #6 Northwestern 0

Men's Semifinals
#1 Morningside 4, #4 Doane 1
#3 Midland 4, #2 Mount Marty 0

Saturday, April 27, 2024
Men's Championship Match – First Serve Tennis Center
1:30pm (approx.) - #1 Morningside vs #3 Midland