PENSACOLA, Fla. – The 44^th-ranked Auburn University at Montgomery men's tennis team dropped a road Gulf South Conference contest to No. 9 and Gulf South Conference foe West Florida on Friday afternoon.

The Warhawks drop to below .500 after the loss and fall to 8-9, while the ninth-ranked Argos improve to 15-4 in 2022.

AUM struggled to get momentum in their match against West Florida, falling in all three doubles courts before getting swept in singles play. Muhamad Bedwan brought No. 14 Juan Cabrera to the brink, going three sets in his loss in the first flight.

Doubles:
1. #33 Facundo Bermejo/Tomas Descarrega def Muhamad Bedwan/David Mulas 7-6 (5-0)
2. Lluis Miralles Miro/Salvado Bandeira def Joao Guariente/Thibault Jacq 6-3
3. Bernardo Costa/Pedro Cordeiro def Jonathan Judy-Hansen/Nino Portugal 6-4

Singles:
1. #14 Juan Cabrera def Muhamad Bedwan 5-7, 6-3, 10-8
2. #23 Facundo Bermejo def Joao Guariente 7-5, 6-2
3. Tomas Descarrega def David Mulas 6-4, 6-1
4. Bernardo Costa def Jonathan Judy-Hansen 6-2, 6-4
5. Sebastian Sotelo def Thibault Jacq 6-3, 6-0
6. Pedro Cordeiro def Adrien Guye 7-5, 6-1

AUM will return to action on Sunday afternoon when they host Gulf South Conference foe Mississippi College at the AUM Tennis Complex. The match with the Choctaws is scheduled to begin at 1 p.m.

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