MONTGOMERY, Ala.  --- The Auburn University at Montgomery men's tennis team tallied their first road win of 2020 with a 7-0 shutout victory on Saturday, Feb. 29 at Young Harris College, earning wins in all three doubles matchups and all six singles matches.
 
QUOTING THE COACH
"Today we played in difficult conditions, with the temperature and high altitude," Head Coach Yair Banuelos said. "Both teams played smart and with more confidence than in previous matches to help us get our first road wins. Hopefully, we can use this momentum as a boost for some big matches we have coming up over the next three weeks."

MATCH NOTES
-    AUM improves to 3-1 on the season 
-    Young Harris drops to 1-2 on the year 

HOW IT HAPPENED 
-    No. 1 Singles: Muhamad Bedwan defeated Kash Reediyar 6-3, 6-3 
-    No. 2 Singles:  Joao Guariente defeated Ignacio Ascarrunz 6-1, 3-6, 6-0
-    No. 3 Singles: Francisco Jimenez defeated Andres Padilla 6-1, 6-0
-    No. 4 Singles:  Nino Portugal defeated Romeo Luque 6-4, 7-6
-    No. 5 Singles: Jose Garcia defeated Herman Ronnberg 6-3, 2-6, 6-2
 -   No. 6 Singles: Giovanni Bellio defeated John Brett 6-2, 3-6, 10-5 
 
 -   No. 1 Doubles: Bedwan and Portugal defeated Schiltz and Gonzalez 6-1
-    No. 2 Doubles Jimenez and Guariente defeated Ascarrunz and Brett 6-3
-    No. 3 Doubles: : Bellio and Garcia defeated Reddiyar and Luque 6-4 
 
ORDER OF FINISH 
- Singles – 3, 1, 2, 5, 6, 4
- Doubles – 1, 2, 3

UP NEXT
- Men's tennis will travel to Valdosta, Ga. to face off against no. 10 Lynn University on Monday at 1:00 p.m. (CST) and no. 19 Valdosta State on Tuesday at 2:00 p.m. (CST). Both matches will take place at The VSU Tennis Courts.  

 
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