WEST LONG BRANCH, NJ – The Monmouth University men's tennis team earned its second consecutive sweep, defeating NJIT on Saturday, 7-0.
 
The Hawks won all six singles matches and all three doubles matches.
 
Senior Will Cooke Wharton earned wins at No. 1 singles and No. 2 doubles with teammate Charles Gortzounian. Senior Max Benaim picked up victories at No. 2 singles and No. 1 doubles with teammate Sergio Martinez. Sophomores Victor Castro and Gabriel Busato also won twice on the day.
 
Monmouth improves to 5-2 on the season, and has won three straight contests.
 
NUMBERS CRUNCH
Monmouth 7, NJIT 0
3/27/2021 at West Long Branch, NJ
Singles competition
1. Cooke Wharton, Will (MU-M) def. Fouad, Abdullah (NJIT) 6-4, 6-2
2. Benaim, Max (MU-M) def. Smith, Josh (NJIT) 4-6, 6-1, 6-2
3. Castro, Victor (MU-M) def. El Kholti, Amine (NJIT) 6-0, 6-1
4. Martinez, Sergio (MU-M) def. Townes, Samuel (NJIT) 6-1, 6-2
5. Busato, Gabriel (MU-M) def. Kanetkar, Ashwin (NJIT) 6-0, 6-2
6. Gortzounian, Charles (MU-M) def. Fekry, Ammar (NJIT) 6-4, 6-3
 
Doubles competition
1. Benaim, Max/Martinez, Sergio (MU-M) def. Smith, Josh/Townes, Samuel (NJIT) 6-4
2. Cooke Wharton, Will/Gortzounian, Charles (MU-M) def. Fouad, Abdullah/El Kholti, Amine (NJIT) 6-4
3. Castro, Victor/Busato, Gabriel (MU-M) def. Kanetkar, Ashwin/Tudor, Adrian (NJIT) 7-5
 
Match Notes
NJIT 6-2
Monmouth 5-2
Order of finish: Doubles (1,3,2); Singles (3,5,4,6,1,2)
 
UP NEXT
The Hawks will host La Salle on Tuesday at 3:00 PM.