SAN ANTONIO, TX — The Western New Mexico University men's tennis team opened competition at the Brother Al Invitational on Friday, recording several singles victories against a competitive field.

Matisse Pierre (Nantes, France/IUT GEA Nantes) led the Mustangs with two singles wins, earning victories of 7-6(3), 6-1 and 6-2, 6-2. Benjamin Vriens and Nico Lackner (Salzburg, Austria/Bundesgymnasium Seekirchen) also recorded two singles victories each. Vriens won 6-3, 6-2 and 6-1, 6-2, while Lackner secured wins of 6-0, 6-1 and 6-2, 6-2.

Alvaro Fernandez Caceres (Badajoz, Spain/Colegio Santa Maria Assumpta) added a singles victory with a 7-6(5), 6-1 result. Djamel-Dine Bey (Paris, France/National Centre for Distance Education (Online)) also earned a win, taking his match 6-2, 6-2. Christopher Lund-Kuhl (Vaerloese, Denmark/Kruses Gymnasium) came through in a three-set match, winning 7-6(3), 2-6, 10-8. Markuss Oto Meidrops (Ikskile, Latvia/Ikskiles Highschool) and David Guta (Bucharest, Romania/Liceul Teoretic C.A. Rosetti) also picked up singles victories.

Olivier Hutton (Saint-Pierre, France/Centre National d'Enseignement a Distance) earned a 6-0, 6-2 win, while Andrea Mendola (Olbia, Italy/Instituto Tecnico Attilio Deffenu) recorded a 7-5, 7-5 victory.

In doubles, Pierre and Fernandez Caceres teamed up for an 8-5 win, while Hutton and Mendola also earned an 8-5 victory. The Mustangs will continue competition Saturday in San Antonio.