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Warhawk Tennis to Play Shorter at Home, Travel to Young Harris this Week

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MONTGOMERY, Ala. --- The Auburn Montgomery men's and women's tennis teams will host Shorter University on Tuesday, Feb. 25 in their Gulf South Conference opener and play at Young Harris College on Saturday, Feb. 29.
 
Match Information: vs. Shorter University
Date: Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2020
Time: 1:00 p.m. 
Location: Montgomery, Ala. | AUM Tennis Complex 
 
Match Information: at Young Harris College 
Date: Saturday, Feb. 29, 2020
Time: 2:30 p.m. (CST)
Location: Young Harris, Ga.  | Bob & Gayle Nichols Tennis Complex
 
 
ABOUT THE WARHAWKS
The men's (1-1) and women's (1-1) tennis teams will look to bounce back after dropping their first contests of the year to the number-three ranked women and number-two ranked men of Columbus State University on Friday, Feb. 14. 
 
The Warhawk women's tennis team remain undefeated at the No. 1 Doubles spot. Sofia Navarro and Maria Casas captured their second win of the season by defeated Trkljia and Baran of Columbus State (7-6) their last time out.
 
Casas, Navarro, Alba De La Torre, Julia Enderink and Sofia Mustre all hold a record of 1-1 in singles play to begin the year.
 
Joao Guariente and Francisco Jimenez of the men's squad come into the week 1-1 as a doubles duo, while Muhamad Bedwan, Jose Garcia, Nino Portugal and Guariente hold a record of 1-1 in singles. 
 
ABOUT SHORTER UNIVERSITY 
The Shorter men's tennis team comes in 0-2 on the year, with losses against no. 19 Valdosta (7-0) State and Christian Brothers (6-1) their last time out on Feb. 18.
 
The women's tennis team currently holds a record of 0-3 with losses against Valdosta State (7-0), Christian Brothers (6-1) and Georgia Southwestern (4-3) in their most recent contest. 
 
ABOUT YOUNG HARRIS COLLEGE
The Young Harris men's team comes into the week with a record of 1-1 in 2020. The Cougars fell to Tusculum 5-2 to begin the season on Saturday, Feb. 22 and knocked off Lincoln Memorial 5-2 in their most recent match on Sunday, Feb. 23. 
 
The Young Harris women's tennis team holds an 0-2 record to start the season, with losses against Tusculum (6-1) on Saturday, Feb. 22. and Lincoln Memorial (5-2) on Sunday, Feb. 23. 
 
ABOUT THE MATCHUPS
The AUM men's tennis team has won their last 22 matches against Shorter University, dating back to 2006, while the women have beaten Shorter 19 times in a row since 2006.
 
Both the men's and women's squads have won their last two matchups each with Young Harris College, dating back to 2016.
 
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