WEST LONG BRANCH, NJ – In a battle of undefeated conference opponents, the Monmouth University men's tennis team took down Marist on Saturday afternoon, 4-3. The Hawks came into the matchup with a 5-0 MAAC record, which were all sweeps. Marist was 6-0 in conference play before being edged by Monmouth this afternoon. The Hawks move into first place in the conference with an unblemished 6-0 record, and will host Quinnipiac in the final regular season match before the conference championships. Sophomore Nicola Pipoli earned the clutch 4-6, 6-4, 6-3 win at #1 singles after winning #2 doubles with Alberto Giuffrida, 6-4. Ale Gomez Estrada earned the win at #3 singles by a score of 6-4, 7-6 and also won his #1 doubles match with Przemyslaw Filipek, 6-3. Giuffrida came down with the other singles win for Monmouth at #5. With both teams winning three singles matches each, the result came down to the doubles portion, which Monmouth swept 3-0.

NUMBERS CRUNCH

Monmouth 4, Marist 3

Singles competition

1. Pipoli, Nicola (MONM) def. Javier Restrepo (MARM) 4-6, 6-4, 6-3

2. Rudolf Kurz (MARM) def. Filipek, Przemyslaw (MONM) 1-6, 6-3, 6-2

3. Gomez Estrada, Ale (MONM) def. Gianlucca Massa (MARM) 6-4, 7-6

4. Justin Chanthalangsy (MARM) def. Vieira, Christian (MONM) 6-1, 6-2

5. Giuffrida, Alberto (MONM) def. Christopher Gladden (MARM) 6-4, 6-2

6. Dylan Fletcher (MARM) def. Martinez, Sergio (MONM) 2-6, 6-4, 10-8

Doubles competition

1. Filipek, Przemyslaw/Gomez Estrada, Ale (MONM) def. Justin Chanthalangsy/Dylan Fletcher (MARM) 6-3

2. Pipoli, Nicola/Giuffrida, Alberto (MONM) def. Javier Restrepo/Gianlucca Massa (MARM) 6-4

3. Vieira, Christian/Dahiya, Vikrant (MONM) def. Rudolf Kurz/Christopher Gladden (MARM) 6-3

UP NEXT

The Hawks will host MAAC opponent Quinnipiac for the final match of the regular season. First serve is slated for 2:00 PM. The MAAC Championships will take place on Saturday, April 29 and Sunday, April 30 in West Windsor, NJ.