LAS CRUCES, N.M. – The New Mexico State men's tennis team continued to excel in 2016-17 on Friday, winning 7-of-9 matches in the opening day of the Balloon Fiesta in Albuquerque.
To start the day off, New Mexico State squared off with Northern Arizona in doubles play where they took 2-of-3 matches. Goncalves and Flores notched their fifth-straight victory when they took down NAU's Felix Schumann and David Nguyen 6-3. Sergi Espias and Enrique Asmar followed suit as they cruised past Sebastian Equez and Harun Ajanovic 6-1.
After the completion of doubles, Goncalves continued his hot play with a 6-2, 6-4 victory over Air Force's Isaac Perez.