TROY, Ala. – The Auburn University at Montgomery men's tennis team dropped a pair of exhibition matches to Division I opponent and regional foe Troy University on Saturday afternoon 7-0 and 5-2 in their lone exhibition matches before the season starts on February 3.

"It felt good to compete again versus a great time like Troy," said head coach Yair Banuelos. "They started playing very good, and we were a little rusty in the first match all around. We definitely played a better second match, winning the doubles point, and were up in many courts in singles. It was a tough day to play two matches, but this match will help us a lot."

The Warhawks dropped the doubles point in the first match against troy with Muhamad Bedwan and David Mulas playing Troy's Christopher Tasker and Andy Romero to a 3-4 deficit before courts two and three were already decided in Troy's favor.

Bedwan played his opponent, Pelayo Antuna, closely in singles action, falling to the Junior 6-7, 2-6. Meanwhile, Giovanni Bellio and Mulas both fell in their first singles match of the year 3-6, 3-6.

Singles:
Pelayo Antuna def Muhamad Bedwan 6-7, 2-6
Carles Anton def Joao Guariente 0-6, 2-6
Amer Bedwan def Francisco Jimenez 3-6, 2-6
Vito Llinares def David Mulas 3-6, 3-6
Nicolas Simkin def Jonathan Judy-Hansen 2-6, 0-6
Francisco Erramupse def Giovanni Bellio 3-6, 3-6

Doubles:
Tasker/ Romero led Bedwan/Mulas 4-3
Anton/Antuna def Bellio/Guariente 1-6
Bedwan/Llinares def Jimenez/Judy-Hansen 2-6
 

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The Warhawks jumped out of the gate in the second match with much more passion against the Trojans. With the doubles pairings mixed up for the second leg of the doubleheader, Guariente and Jimenez captured a 6-4 victory, while Bellio and Judy-Hansen grabbed a 6-3 victory to secure the double's point for AUM.

The singles action was much closer in the second matchup for AUM as well. With Bellio playing in the six-slot for the Warhawks, he took down Troy's Rodriguez 6-4, 6-4 to claim AUM's first singles point of the season.

Singles:
Pelayo Antuna def Joao Guariente 1-6, 1-6
Amer Bedwan def Muhamad Bedwan 2-6, 4-6
Vito Llinares def Francisco Jimenez 3-6, 1-6
Nicolas Simkin def David Mulas 1-6, 1-6
Christopher Tasker def Jonathan Judy-Hansen 4-6, 3-6
Giovanni Bellio def Rodriguez 7-5, 6-4

Doubles:
Guariente/Jimenez def Tasker/Romero 6-4
Antuna/Anton def Bedwan/Mulas 2-6
Bellio/Judy-Hansen def Bedwan/Simkin 6-3
 
The Warhawks will return to action on Wednesday, February 3 when they travel to Jacksonville, Ala., to take on another Division I foe in Jacksonville State. The match against the Gamecocks is scheduled for 2 p.m.

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