SAN ANTONIO, TX — The Western New Mexico University men's tennis team concluded competition at the Brother Al Invitational on Saturday, battling through singles and doubles matches during the final day of the tournament.
In singles play, Matisse Pierre (Nantes, France/IUT GEA Nantes) delivered a strong performance, earning a 6-4, 6-0 victory. Djamel-Dine Bey (Paris, France/National Centre for Distance Education (Online)) also secured a straight-set win, 6-4, 6-0, while Alvaro Fernandez Caceres (Badajoz, Spain/Colegio Santa Maria Assumpta) prevailed 6-2, 7-6(6). David Guta (Bucharest, Romania/Liceul Teoretic C.A. Rosetti) added another victory, winning 6-0, 6-2. Christopher Lund-Kuhl (Vaerloese, Denmark/Kruses Gymnasium) fought through a competitive three-set match to secure a 4-6, 7-6(3), 10-4 win.
Olivier Hutton (Saint-Pierre, France/Centre National d'Enseignement a Distance) battled in his singles match but fell 3-6, 3-6. Markuss Oto Meidrops (Ikskile, Latvia/Ikskiles Highschool) also competed in a closely contested match, dropping a 3-6, 3-6 decision.
In doubles, Pierre and Fernandez Caceres earned an 8-7 victory, taking the tiebreak 7-4. Hutton and Andrea Mendola (Olbia, Italy/Instituto Tecnico Attilio Deffenu) dropped their first match 0-8 before responding with an 8-5 win. Lund-Kuhl recorded an 8-3 doubles victory, while Guta and Meidrops earned an 8-4 win before falling 6-8 in another match.
The Mustangs closed out the invitational with a competitive effort, gaining valuable experience across the singles and doubles draws in San Antonio.
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