By Christian Page
“Let’s do it!” That’s how Auburn alum Andreas Mies answered when asked to join Matuesz Kowalczyk in doubles for the Poprad Tatry Challenger professional tennis tournament in June in Poprad, Slovakia.
Those three simple words of confirmation turned into an ATP Challenger Tour victory for the 2013 Auburn graduate and his Polish teammate.
“It usually doesn’t happen too often when you play with someone for the first time and win the tournament,” Mies says. “It kind of clicked between us during that week.”
Mies’ usual double partner, Oscar Otte, withdrew the day before the clay court tournament began and Mies, still wanting to compete, had to scurry to find a teammate to compete the next day.