WEST LONG BRANCH, N.J. – The Monmouth University men's tennis team registered a 7-0 victory over visiting Villanova, Wednesday afternoon in its home opener. Junior Victor Pugliese (Boulogne, France/CNED [San Diego]) notched his eighth straight win at No. 1 singles for the Hawks, who improve to 7-6 with their fifth straight victory, while the Wildcats fall to 2-13.
"This was a great team win today,” commented Head Coach Cory Hubbard. “Each of our players has improved since the start of the season and things are really starting to click. We have a young team and had so many close losses in the beginning of the season, but now our guys have come together as a team and it's really exciting.”
Junior Freddy Marcinkowski (Sparta, N.J./Sparta) and sophomore Ramy Bekhiet (Robbinsville, N.J./Robbinsville) opened doubles play with an 8-3 victory over Tim Abbracciamento and Bradley Noyes, but Villanova responded with a victory at No. 1 to even things up. With the point on the line, Przemyslaw Filipek (Bedzin, Poland (Second Lo [Silesia]) and Bee Kumthonkittikul (Bangkok, Thailand/Pendleton School) defeated Michael Rosengren and Matt Colonnese at No. 3 to put the Hawks ahead 1-0.
Pugliese, who was named Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) Player of the Week for the second time this season, posted a 6-4, 6-0 over Thomas O'Brien for his 10th dual match victory of the year. Filipek cruised to a 6-1, 6-4 win over Mark Miller at No. 2, while Kumthonkittikul eased to an 6-0, 6-3 win over his No. 3 counterpart, Donaldson. Marcinkowski defeated Ryan Peyton 6-2, 6-2 at No. 4 and Luke Adamus (Mosman, New South Wales/Redlands) and Christian Vieria (Houston, Texas/Memorial) rounded out the Blue and White's scoring with their wins at No. 5 and No. 6, respectfully.
The Hawks will continue their seven-game home stand as it welcomes former league foe Wagner to West Long Branch on Thursday, April 3rd. First serve from the MU Tennis Court is slated for 3 p.m.
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Tennis Match Results
Villanova vs Monmouth
Apr 02, 2014 at West Long Branch, N.J.
Monmouth 7, Villanova 0
Singles competition
1. Pugliese, Victor (MU) def. O'Brien, Thomas (NOVA) 6-4, 6-0
2. Filipek, Przemyslaw (MU) def. Miller, Mark (NOVA) 6-1, 6-4
3. Kumthonkittikul, Bee (MU) def. Donaldson, Kelly (NOVA) 6-0, 6-3
4. Marcinkowski, Freddy (MU) def. Peyton, Ryan (NOVA) 6-2, 6-2
5. Adamus, Luke (MU) def. Abbracciamento, Tim (NOVA) 6-1, 3-6, 12-10
6. Vieira, Christian (MU) def. Rosengren, Michael (NOVA) 6-3, 6-4
Doubles competition
1. Donaldson, Kelly/O'Brien, Thomas (NOVA) def. Pugliese, Victor/Vieira, Christian (MU) 8-4
2. Bekhiet, Ramy/Marcinkowski, Freddy (MU) def. Abbracciamento, Tim/Noyes, Bradley (NOVA) 8-3
3. Filipek, Przemyslaw/Kumthonkittikul, Bee (MU) def. Rosengren, Michael/Colonnese, Matt (NOVA) 8-4
Match Notes:
Villanova 2-13
Monmouth 7-6
Doubles Order of Finish: 2, 1, 3
Singles Order of Finish: 2, 4, 1, 6, 3. 5
