MONTGOMERY, Ala. – The Auburn Montgomery men's tennis team began the Yair Banuelos era with a victory over Gulf South Conference foe Christian Brothers, earning a 7-2 win on Saturday morning at the AUM Tennis Complex.
 
NOTES
• AUM improves to 1-0 on the season while CBU falls to 0-1.
• The Warhawks opened the season with a victory for the second year in a row.
• AUM forfeited the No. 3 doubles and the No. 6 singles matches.
 
STANDOUT PERFORMERS
• Sophomore Alvaro Terron earned victories in No. 1 doubles and No. 1 singles.
• Freshman Eban Straker-Meads won No. 2 doubles and No. 2 singles.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
• No. 1 Doubles: The team of Terron and Francisco Jimenez defeated Atilio Flores and Andres Calzacorta, 8-3.
• No. 2 Doubles: The team of Straker-Meads and Santiago Veglia defeated Lorenzo Maccarini and Javier Saez, 8-0.  
• No. 3 Doubles: CBU wins by default.
• No. 1 Singles: Terron defeats Flores, 6-1, 6-2.
• No. 2 Singles: Straker-Meads defeats Maccarini, 6-3, 6-4.
• No. 3 Singles: Jimenez defeats Saez, 6-3, 6-1.
• No. 4 Singles:  Veglia defeats Calzacorta, 6-3, 6-2
• No. 5 Singles: Giovanni Bellio defeats Abel Kim, 6-2, 6-1.
• No. 6 Singles: CBU wins by default.
 
ORDER OF FINISH
• DOUBLES: 3-2-1
• SINGLES: 1-5-3-2-4
 
UP NEXT
The Warhawks will travel to Jackson, Miss., to take on Jackson State on Friday, Feb. 9, at 1 p.m.
 
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