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Mustangs Have Nine All-GPAC Selections; Mason Named GPAC Coach Of The Year

Larry Mason

Morningside has 10 singles and doubles selections on the 2012 All-Great Plains Athletic Conference (GPAC) Men’s and Women’s Tennis Teams as selected by the league’s head coaches.

In addition, the Mustangs’ Larry Mason was named the 2012 GPAC Hauff Mid-America Sports Women’s Tennis Coach of the Year. Mason guided the Mustangs to a 14-7 record this season to set a school record for victories. The Mustangs, who shattered the former record of eight wins by the college’s 1998 and 2010-11 teams, finished second in the GPAC regular season standings with a 6-1 league record and were also the runner-up at last weekend’s GPAC Tennis Championships.

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Mustang Teams Bow Out In GPAC Title Matches

Morningside’s bid for a berth in the upcoming NAIA Men’s and Women’s Tennis National Championships came to an end when both Mustang teams lost in Saturday’s finals of the GPAC Tennis Championships in Fremont, Neb.

The Mustangs lost 5-0 against Hastings in the GPAC men’s tennis championship match and lost 5-0 against Nebraska Wesleyan in the women’s title match.

Morningside lost 6-3 against Hastings and 5-4 against Nebraska Wesleyan when the teams met during the regular season.

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Przymus Is GPAC Women's Tennis Player Of The Week

Amanda Przymus, a sophomore from Rapid City, S.D., has been named the Hauff Mid-America Sports/Great Plains Athletic Conference (GPAC) Women’s Tennis Player of the Week for April 23-29.

Przymus won all three of her singles matches last week and came back from an opening set defeat in all three victories. She defeated Terry Odera 1-6, 6-3,10-8 in Morningside’s 6-3 win against Northwestern College, topped Haley Henrichs 3-6, 6-1, 10-6 in the Mustangs’ 9-0 victory against Buena Vista University, and scored a 2-6, 6-2, 10-4 triumph against Ericka Dickmeyer when Morningside lost 5-4 against Nebraska Wesleyan University.

Przymus has an eight-match winning streak and will take an 11-8 record into this weekend’s GPAC Tennis Championships in Fremont, Neb.

Mustangs Announce Two Recruits

Morningside men’s and women’s tennis head coach Larry Mason has announced the names of two high school recruits who will join the Mustangs next year.

The recruits are Katie Hanson of Saint Peter, Minn., and Hunter Renn of Mason City, Iowa.

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