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Tennis Celebration
Mandy Wakefield

Men's Tennis Tim Lutz

Men’s Tennis Shuts Out DI Jackson State

JACKSON, Miss. ---- The Auburn Montgomery men's tennis team rebounded from a disappointing loss on Thursday to pick up a 7-0 victory over Division I Jackson State Friday.
 
With the win, the Warhawks improved to 2-1 on the year, while the Tigers fell to 0-6 overall.
 
AUM earned the lone doubles point of the match by taking two of the three points in doubles play. Vincent Dubosclard and Birkir Gunnarsson cruised to a 6-2 victory at the top spot, while Francisco Mendieta and Alvaro Terron rolled to a 6-0 win at the second position.
 
In singles play, the Warhawks picked up straight-set victories at all six positions.
 
The Warhawks will return to action next Saturday, Feb. 18, when they travel to Aiken, S.C., to take on USC-Aiken at 10 a.m.
 
COMPLETE RESULTS
Doubles
1. Vincent Dubosclard/Birkir Gunnarsson (AUMM) def. Ryan Swanier/Vishu Prasad (JSU) 6-2
2. Francisco Mendieta/Alvaro Terron (AUMM) def. Fritz Jacobs/Stylianos Gkontsaris (JSU) 6-0
3. Alawi Andrey/Federico M. Ruiz (JSU) def. Santiago Veglia/Matias Destefanis (AUMM) 6-4
 
Singles
1. Vincent Dubosclard (AUMM) def. Joan Sanson (JSU) 6-0, 6-1
2. Matias Destefanis (AUMM) def. Alawi Andrey (JSU) 6-2, 7-5
3. Francisco Mendieta (AUMM) def. Fritz Jacobs (JSU) 6-4, 6-3
4. Alvaro Terron (AUMM) def. Stylianos Gkontsaris (JSU) 6-2, 6-2
5. Birkir Gunnarsson (AUMM) def. Federico M. Ruiz (JSU) 6-2, 6-1
6. Santiago Veglia (AUMM) def. Vishu Prasad (JSU) 6-0, 6-2
 
Order of finish: Doubles (2,1,3); Singles (1,6,4,5,3,2)
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Players Mentioned

Matias Destefanis

Matias Destefanis

6' 0"
Sophomore
Santa Fe, Argentina
Vincent Dubosclard

Vincent Dubosclard

5' 10"
Senior
Paris, France
Birkir Gunnarsson

Birkir Gunnarsson

5' 10"
Senior
Kopavogur, Iceland
Francisco Mendieta

Francisco Mendieta

5' 11"
Senior
Bucaramanga, Colombia
Santiago Veglia

Santiago Veglia

5' 10"
Sophomore
Santa Fe, Argentina
Alvaro Terron

Alvaro Terron

6' 1"
Freshman
Leon, Spain

Players Mentioned

Matias Destefanis

Matias Destefanis

6' 0"
Sophomore
Santa Fe, Argentina
Vincent Dubosclard

Vincent Dubosclard

5' 10"
Senior
Paris, France
Birkir Gunnarsson

Birkir Gunnarsson

5' 10"
Senior
Kopavogur, Iceland
Francisco Mendieta

Francisco Mendieta

5' 11"
Senior
Bucaramanga, Colombia
Santiago Veglia

Santiago Veglia

5' 10"
Sophomore
Santa Fe, Argentina
Alvaro Terron

Alvaro Terron

6' 1"
Freshman
Leon, Spain