QUEENS, NY – Despite wins from junior Nicola Pipoli and freshman Will Cooke Wharton, the Monmouth University men's tennis team was defeated by Saint John's on Sunday, 4-2. The teams just played singles, where Pipoli picked up the 6-4, 6-4 win at No. 1 and Cooke Wharton earned the 6-0, 6-2 win at No. 5. The Hawks fell to 4-12 on the season, and will face Buffalo on Saturday before beginning MAAC play against Niagara later that day.
 
NUMBERS CRUNCH
Saint John's 4, Monmouth 2
Mar 25, 2018 at Queens, NY
Singles competition
1. Pipoli, Nicola (MU-M) def. Sucevic, Luka (SJU-M) 6-4, 6-4
2. Nunez Aguilera, Alan (SJU-M) def. Benaim, Max (MU-M) 6-7, 6-4, 6-4
3. Crapceno, Andrei (SJU-M) def. Gomez Estrada, Ale (MU-M) 7-5, 6-1
4. Vukicevic, Dusan (SJU-M) def. Martinez, Sergio (MU-M) 6-2, 7-6
5. Cooke Wharton, Will (MU-M) def. Maslov, Igor (SJU-M) 6-0, 6-2
6. Skripnik, Daniel (SJU-M) def. Gettler, Ole (MU-M) 6-1, 6-2