FLUSHING, NY – After making its third-straight NCAA Tournament appearance, the Monmouth University men's tennis team was defeated by #16 Columbia, 4-0. Junior Srdjan Jakovlevic won his first set by a score of 6-4 before the match went unfinished. The Hawks lost at No. 3, No. 5, and No. 6 singles and also lost the doubles point with defeats at No. 1 and No. 2.
 
NUMBERS CRUNCH
16 COLUMBIA 4, MONMOUTH 0 (NCAA Men's Tennis Tournament First Round)
Friday, May 11, 2018, USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center, Flushing, N.Y.
 
Singles
No. 1: Victor Pham (Columbia) vs. Nicola Pipoli (Monmouth) 6-3, 4-3, unfinished.
No. 2: Jackie Tang (Columbia) vs. Srdjan Jakovljevic (Monmouth) 4-6, 2-4, unfinished.
No. 3: Jack Lin (Columbia) vs. Ale Gomez Estrada (Monmouth) 6-2, 6-2.
No. 4: Adam Ambrozy (Columbia) vs. Max Benaim (Monmouth) 6-4, 5-3, unfinished.
No. 5: Austen Huang (Columbia) defeats Will Cooke Wharton (Monmouth) 6-0, 6-2.
No. 6: Timothy Wang (Columbia) vs. Sergio Martinez (Monmouth) 6-3, 6-4.
 
Doubles
No. 1: Victor Pham/Jackie Tang (Columbia) defeats Nicola Pipoli/Will Cooke Wharton (Monmouth) 6-4.
No. 2: Jack Lin/William Matheson (Columbia) defeats Ale Gomez Estrada/Max Benaim (Monmouth) 6-4.
No. 3: Adam Ambrozy/Michal Rolski (Columbia) vs. Srdjan Jakovljevic/Sergio Martinez (Monmouth) 5-4, unfinished.
 Final Score: Columbia 4, Monmouth 0; Time of Match: 1:46. Order of Finish: Doubles- 2, 1; Singles- 5, 3, 6. Records: Columbia 18-4; Monmouth 15-14; Attendance: 303.
 
UP NEXT
The Hawks finish the season as MAAC Champions for the third consecutive season and a 15-14 record.