MONTGOMERY, Ala. – The No. 15 Valdosta State men's tennis team made its first road trip of the season and downed Auburn Montgomery 7-0 in the Blazers' Gulf South Conference opener.
 
VSU improved to 3-0 on the year and 1-0 in league play as doubles began the match with senior tandem of Yohan Nguyen and junior Florian Simbozel making quick work of Muhamad Bedwan and Nino Portugal, 6-0, at the top spot.  The Warhawks (1-4, 0-2 GSC) won at No. 2 doubles with Joao Guariente and Francisco Jimenez defeating freshmen Christian Wedel and Cameron Henricy Trigolos, 7-6 and 7-5 in the tiebreaker.  VSU would win the team point, however, as freshmen Luca Mack and Edward Etty won at No. 2 over David Rieme and Jose Garcia, 6-2.
 
Nguyen gave VSU a 2-0 cushion with a win at the top spot in singles over Bedwan 6-4, 6-4, while Mack also won by the same scores at No. 4 for a 3-0 lead.  Wedel clinched the match for the Blazers  at No. 3 with a 6-7, 6-4, 10-6 victory.  At No. 2, Simbozel needed three sets and won two tie breakers for his victory, 7-6, 2-6, 7-6.
 
After the match was clinched, the teams played out the rest of the field with Trigolos winning in straight-sets at No. 5, along with Etty at No. 6, while Wedel needed three sets for the win at No. 3 over Guariente. 
 
VSU returns home to host Delta State on Sat., Mar. 6, at 1 p.m. at the VSU Tennis Complex.