Las Cruces, NM – The Mustangs finish their double header exhibition against New Mexico State in Las Cruces, with a final score of 0-7, 0-4.
Men's Tennis concluded the first half of the exhibition. Final score 0-7
The morning saw the Mustangs take the court by teaming up for doubles games.
David Guta (Bucharest, Romania/Liceul Teoretic C.A. Rosetti (Romania)) and
Benjamin Vriends (Mierlo, Netherlands/Sint Joriscollege) were the first to finish with a score of 2-6.
Christopher Lund-Kuhl (Vaerloese, Denmark/Kruses Gymnasium) and
Djamel-Dine Bey (Paris, France/National Centre for Distance Education (Online)) were the second to leave the court, with a score of 2-6. The last duo off the court were
Mael Houee (Rennes, France/Lycee Saint Martin (France)) and
Yannik Rogulski (Madunice, Slovakia/Archbishop's High School of Bishop P. Jantausch), who fought hard and took the match 6-4. However, it was NMSU that got the point in the doubles match.
In the singles matchup, Guta was the first to finish, but dropped the match 1-6, 0-6. Rogulski was second to complete, with a score of 4-6, 0-6. Lund-Kuhl was the third to finish, and after putting up a hard fight, fell 2-6, 1-6. Houee was the fourth to leave the court, where he fell 2-6, 3-6. Vriends left the court after another hand-fought game, falling 5-7, 2-6. The last Mustang to leave the court was Bey, where he also fell 6-7, 5-7
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This concluded the morning round of the tennis match for the double header
Mustangs conclude the second half of the exhibition in an afternoon match up. Final score 4-0.
The afternoon session of the exhibition saw the Mustangs pairing up for doubles once again. This time, the first duo to leave the court was Guta and Vriends, falling 1-6. The second duo was Lund-Kuhl and Bey, who dropped the match 1-6. The final duo was Yannik and Houee, who tied the first match 4-4, but the match was left unfinished.
The singles started with Guta exiting the court first, falling at 3-6, 1-6. Rogulski left the court second, falling 3-6, 1-6. Lund-Kuhl was third to leave the court. Houee later put up a hard fight with a 4-6, 2-1 that was eventually left unfinished. Vriends also put up a hard fight with 3-6. 3-0, that was eventually left unfinished. The final Mustang to leave the court was Bey, whose match was left unfinished.
This concluded the afternoon of the exhibition with the NMSU Aggies. The Mustangs will be visiting Azusa Pacific on the 11th of March
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