TROY, Ala. – The Auburn University at Montgomery men's tennis team played a doubleheader against Division I foe Troy University on Friday at the Lunsford Tennis Complex and the Trojans took both matches by final scores of 6-0 and 7-0 in exhibition action. 

THE WARM-UP

MATCH 1
Scores: #16 AUM 0, Troy 6
Location: Troy, Ala. | Lunsford Tennis Complex
Records: #16 AUM 0-0 (0-0 GSC) | Troy 3-0 (0-0, SBC)
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FIRST SERVE – DOUBLES 

• Giuseppe Bonaiuti and Joao Guariente won 6-4 on court one against Yeray Andres Pastor and Luciano Alcocer when Troy clinched the doubles point. 
• Alex Verdasco and Titouan Le Maout dropped the second court 6-2 against Carles Anton and Mario Martinez Serrano. 
• Troy's Benjamin Abrosio and Noah Martens defeated Adrian Contreras and Agustin Marquez 6-2 on the third court. 

FIRST SERVE – SINGLES

• Court six was the first to finish with Marquez falling 6-1, 6-1 against Nicolas Simkin. 
• Contreras fell 6-0, 6-4 against Martens on court three. 
• Troy took a 4-0 advantage after Serrano took down Guariente on the first court 6-1, 6-2 to clinch the match. 
• Verdasco dropped court five 6-4, 6-2 against Vincente Arbelaez.
• Bonaiuti took a loss on the second court against Anton 7-6, 6-1. 

MATCH 2
Scores: #16 AUM 0, Troy 7
Location: Troy, Ala. | Lunsford Tennis Complex
Records: #16 AUM 0-0 (0-0 GSC) | Troy 4-0 (0-0, SBC)
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FIRST SERVE – DOUBLES 

• Guariente and Bonaiuti dropped court one 6-4 against Anton and Martin Serrano. 
• Le Maout and Verdasco took the second court 7-5 against Martens and Ambrosio to even the doubles court. 
• Troy took the doubles point against Marquez and Contreras in a battle 7-6 to take the 1-0 lead. 

FIRST SERVE – SINGLES

• Bonaiuti played at court one and dropped the match 6-2, 6-2 against Martinez. 
• Guariente was defeated 6-0, 6-1 against Anton on the second court. 
• Le Maout lost the first set 6-0 and had a battle in set two, but was defeated 7-5 against Martens. 
• Contreras and Ambrosio battled it out on court four and Ambrosio earned the win 7-5, 7-5. 
• Verdasco played against Pastor over on court five and Pastor took the win 6-3, 6-0. 
• Marquez was on court six and Arbelaez picked up the win 6-1, 6-1. 

WORDS WITH THE WARHAWKS 

"I think we competed really well against a quality Division I program," head tennis coach Michael O'Brien said. "I was happy with our energy in doubles and came close to winning the point. I thought everyone competed well in our first match of the season in very windy conditions against a really good opponent."

UP NEXT

AUM opens the 2024 regular season at Alabama State University on January 26 at 1 p.m.
   
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