The Mustangs will be headed back to Silver City early as they dropped their NCAA Men's Tennis Championship Sweet 16 match to Northwood University (MI), 5-1.

WNMU earned their one and only point at No. 3 doubles with Francisco Damasio (Jundiai, Brazil, Centro Educational Sigma High School) and Yoeri VanSpeybroeck (Nevele, Belgium, Viy Handels en Sport Institoot). The duo defeated Max Dutois and Alexis Biarneix, 8-6.

At No. 2 doubles, Flavio Rueda (Mazatlan, Mexico, Universidad Autonoma de Durango, Riverside Community College) and Kyle Lynch (Albuquerque, NM, New Mexico Military Institute High School) put up a huge fight but fell in the heartbreak tiebreaker, 9-8 (7-4).

Henning Thrien (Gelsenkirchen, Germany, Carl Friedrick Gaus Gymnasium, Hope International University) forced a third set at No. 2 singles after dropping the first set, 6-2. Thrien bounced back to take the second by an easy 6-1 margin but then gave up the third by the same score as the first.

WNMU finishes the season with an impressive 16-7 record.

Singles competition
1. Peter Kazianschuetz (NU) def. Yair Banueols (WNM) 6-2, 6-2
2. Frederic Schoelzel (NU) def. Henning Thrien (Gelsenkirchen, Germany/Carl Friedrick Gaus Gymnasium) (WNM) 6-2, 1-6, 6-2
3. Kyle Lynch (Albuquerque, NM/New Mexico Military Institute High School) (WNM) vs. Alexis Biarneix (NU) 7-5, 5-1, unfinished
4. Flavio Rueda (Mazatlan, Mexico/Universidad Autonoma de Durango) (WNM) vs. Julian Freese (NU) 6-2, 2-6, 2-3, unfinished
5. Yoeri VanSpeybroeck (Nevele, Belgium/Viy Handels en Sport Institoot) (WNM) vs. Max Dutois (NU) 4-6, 2-3, unfinished
6. Michael Haas (NU) def. Francisco Damasio (Jundiai, Brazil/Centro Educational Sigma ) (WNM) 7-5, 6-2

Doubles competition
1. Peter Kazianschuetz/Frederic Schoelzel (NU) def. Yair Banueols/Henning Thrien (Gelsenkirchen, Germany/Carl Friedrick Gaus Gymnasium) (WNM) 8-5
2. Michael Haas/Marcus Oliveira (NU) def. Flavio Rueda (Mazatlan, Mexico/Universidad Autonoma de Durango)/Kyle Lynch (Albuquerque, NM/New Mexico Military Institute High School) (WNM) 9-8 (7-4)
3. Francisco Damasio (Jundiai, Brazil/Centro Educational Sigma )/Yoeri VanSpeybroeck (Nevele, Belgium/Viy Handels en Sport Institoot) (WNM) def. Max Dutois/Alexis Biarneix (NU) 8-6