MTU Kerry were too strong over the course of the 60 minutes.
TUS Midlands suffered defeat in the opening round of the Sigerson Cup last night.
MTU Kerry proved too strong over the course of 60 minutes as they secured a 2-18 to 2-12 win in Athlone, to claim their first victory of the season.
Westmeath's Matthew Whittaker finished the game with 1-5, but wasn't enough to make a comeback, with Keith Evans and Darragh O'Connor impressing for the Kingdom side.
Elsewhere, defending champions DCU took down Ulster University by 3-13 to 0-8 and TU Dublin were 2-17 to 1-11 winners over Dundalk IT.
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