MONTGOMERY, Ala.  --- The Auburn University at Montgomery men's tennis team overcome a doubles point loss to win a tight 4-3 match over UT-Tyler in their season opener on Friday, Feb. 14 by recording four singles wins, while officially notching the program's first win as full-fledged members of NCAA Division II. 
 
QUOTING THE COACH
"We mixed up our doubles order today, and did not play like we expected to," Head Coach Yair Banuelos said. "We responded, however, with solid performances at the 1-5 in singles. There's a lot to improve upon, but it's always nice to start the year off with a win."

MATCH NOTES
-    AUM improves to 1-0 on the season 
-    UT Tyler drops to 0-4 on the year 

HOW IT HAPPENED 
-    No. 1 Singles: Muhamad Bedwan defeated Lucca Marquardt 6-4, 6-3 
-    No. 2 Singles:  Joao Guariente defeated Gabriel Hidalgo 6-3, 6-3
-    No. 3 Singles: Francisco Jimenez fell to Stevie Young 4-6, 3-6
-    No. 4 Singles:  Nino Portugal defeated Jonas Dixon 6-4, 6-4 
-    No. 5 Singles:  Jose Garcia defeated Daniel Rodriguez 7-6, 6-2
 -   No. 6 Singles: Giovanni Bellio fell to  Jorge Sala Frigeri 3-6, 4-6 
 
 -   No. 1 Doubles: Jimenez and Guariente defeated Apple and Sala 6-0 
-    No. 2 Doubles: Bellio and Garcia fell to Marquart and Rodriguez 3-6 
-    No. 3 Doubles: Judy-Hansen and Portugal fell to Cunningham and Thomas 3-6 

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

UP NEXT
- Men's tennis will travel to Mobile, Ala. on Sunday to face off against Spring Hill College. The match will take place at Copeland-Cox Tennis Center and begin at 1:00 p.m.
 
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