LITTLE SILVER, NJ – The Monmouth University men's tennis team fell to Delaware on Saturday, 4-2. The doubles point came down to a tiebreaker, and four singles matches went to a third set.
 
Freshman Gabriel Busato earned a 6-4, 6-4 win at No. 3 singles, while junior Will Cooke Wharton won at No. 4 singles, 6-2, 7-6.
 
The No. 1 doubles team of seniors Max Benaim and Sergio Martinez won by a score of 6-4.
 
The Hawks drop to 4-4 on the season, and will travel to Army tomorrow.
 
NUMBERS CRUNCH
Delaware 4, Monmouth 2
Feb 29, 2020 at Little Silver, NJ
Singles competition
1. James Wilkinson (DELAWARE) def. Benaim, Max (MU-M) 6-7, 6-3, 6-4
2. Luis Molina (DELAWARE) def. Gortzounian, Charles (MU-M) 6-4, 4-6, 6-3
3. Busato, Gabriel (MU-M) def. G. Valdoleiros (DELAWARE) 6-4, 6-4
4. Cooke Wharton, Will (MU-M) def. Justice Jones (DELAWARE) 6-2, 7-6
5. Liam Hedlund (DELAWARE) def. Martinez, Sergio (MU-M) 6-4, 1-6, 7-5
6. Zeiler, Christof (MU-M) vs. Bryan Paliska (DELAWARE) 3-6, 7-5, unfinished
 
Doubles competition
1. Benaim, Max/Martinez, Sergio (MU-M) def. James Wilkinson/Liam Hedlund (DELAWARE) 6-4
2. Justice Jones/G. Valdoleiros (DELAWARE) def. Busato, Gabriel/Cooke Wharton, Will (MU-M) 6-3
3. Nathan Benyowitz/Luis Molina (DELAWARE) def. Dussaubat, Arthur/Pachnev, Sasha (MU-M) 7-6
 
Match Notes
Delaware 10-1
Monmouth 4-4
Order of finish: Doubles (1,2,3); Singles (3,4,2,1,5)
 
UP NEXT
Monmouth travels to Army for a 3:00 PM match tomorrow.