MONTGOMERY, Ala. ---- The Auburn Montgomery men's tennis team dropped an 8-1 decision to No. 9 West Florida Thursday at Lagoon Park.
The Warhawks slipped to 1-1 on the season with the result, while the Argos improved to 1-0.
AUM avoided the shutout at the No. 3 doubles position, where
Alvaro Terron and
Francisco Mendieta defeated the No. 12 tandem of Alfonso Castellano and Pablo Tellez, 8-5.
In singles play, Terron was the lone Warhawk not to fall in straight sets, but eventually fell to Pedro Dumont, 7-6, 0-6, 7-5 at the No. 4 position.
The Warhawks will look to bounce back Friday, Feb. 10, when they travel to Jackson, Miss., for a 1 p.m. contest against Division I Jackson State.
COMPLETE RESULTS
Doubles
1. #1 Alex Peyrot/Pedro Dumont (UWF) def.
Birkir Gunnarsson/
Vincent Dubosclard (AUMM) 8-6
2. Warren Kuhn/Gabriel Dias (UWF) def.
Matias Destefanis/
Santiago Veglia (AUMM) 8-2
3.
Francisco Mendieta/
Alvaro Terron (AUMM) def. #12 Alfonso Castellano/Pablo Tellez (UWF) 8-5
Singles
1. #37 Alex Peyrot (UWF) def.
Matias Destefanis (AUMM) 6-3, 6-1
2. Gabriel Dias (UWF) def.
Vincent Dubosclard (AUMM) 6-4, 6-2
3. Warren Kuhn (UWF) def.
Francisco Mendieta (AUMM) 6-1, 6-2
4. Pedro Dumont (UWF) def.
Alvaro Terron (AUMM) 7-6, 0-6, 7-5
5. Serdar Bojadjieva (UWF) def.
Birkir Gunnarsson (AUMM) 6-2, 6-3
6. Alfonso Castellano (UWF) def.
Santiago Veglia (AUMM) 6-2, 6-3
Order of finish: Doubles (2,3,1); Singles (3,1,2,6,5,4)