Box Score MONTGOMERY, Ala. – The Auburn Montgomery men's tennis team opened the 2019 season with a 4-3 victory over former conference foe Middle Georgia State on Friday afternoon at the AUM Tennis Complex, as the Warhawks earned four singles victories to clinch the win.

GAME NOTES
-AUM opens the season with a victory for the third year in a row.
-MGA falls to 0-1 on the season.

QUOTING THE COACH
"It was a close one," said head coach Yair Banuelos. "Having to earn a tough win this early in the season is definitely going to help is in tough matches in the future. We didn't play our best doubles or singles in some spots, but everyone kept their composure and we found a way to win."

HOW IT HAPPENED 
-No.1 Singles: Eban Straker-Meads (AUM) def Yuri Syromoltov (MGA) 4-6, 6-2, 6-0
-No. 2 Singles: Francisco Jimenez (AUM) def Octavio Tamola (MGA) 6-4, 6-4
-No. 3 Singles: Jimmy Merah (MGA) def Santiago Veglia 6-4, 7-5
-No. 4 Singles: Jose Garcia (AUM) def Lucas De Freitas (MGA) 6-3, 0-6, 7-6
-No. 5 Singles: Alejandro Prada (MGA) def Marcus Lind (AUM) 6-3, 6-2
-No. 6 Singles: Giovanni Bellio (AUM) def Santino Romero (MGA) 2-6, 7-6, 6-5

-No. 1 Doubles: Yuri Syromoltov/Lucas De Freitas (MGA) def Eban Straker-Meads/Jose Garcia (AUM) 6-7
-No. 2 Doubles: Jimmy Merah/Alejandro Prada (MGA) def Santiago Veglia/Francisco Jimenez (AUM) 6-4
-No. 3 Doubles: Santino Romero/Octavio Tamola (MGA) def Marcus Lind/Giovanni Bellio (AUM) 7-5

ORDER OF FINISH
Singles: 5,2,1,3,4,6
Doubles: 2,1,3