WEST WINDSOR, NJ – The No. 1 seed Monmouth University men's tennis team swept No. 4 Marist in the MAAC semifinals on Saturday morning, 4-0.
 
The Hawks won the doubles point with wins at No. 1 (Max Benaim and Sergio Martinez) and No. 3 (Will Cooke Wharton and Charles Gortzounian.
 
Cooke Wharton also won at No. 1 singles to clinch, 6-4, 6-4. Sophomore Victor Castro earned a 6-1, 6-3 win at No. 3 singles. Sophomore Gabriel Busato won at No. 6 singles, 6-1, 6-0.
 
Monmouth improves to 13-2 on the season, and has won eleven straight matches. The Hawks will face No. 2 Fairfield in the championship tomorrow at 10:00 AM.
 
NUMBERS CRUNCH
 
Monmouth 4, Marist 0
4/24/2021 at West Windsor, NJ
 
Singles competition
1. Cooke Wharton, Will (MU-M) def. Dylan Friedman (MAR) 6-4, 6-4
2. Benaim, Max (MU-M) vs. John Oxner (MAR) 6-3, 4-6, unfinished
3. Castro, Victor (MU-M) def. Gabriel Castillo (MAR) 6-1, 6-3
4. Silva, Lucca (MU-M) vs. Nestor Giribet Lopez (MAR) 7-5, 5-3, unfinished
5. Martinez, Sergio (MU-M) vs. Piotr Sowinski (MAR) 7-6, 3-2, unfinished
6. Busato, Gabriel (MU-M) def. Augusto Bonorino (MAR) 6-1, 6-0
 
Doubles competition
1. Benaim, Max/Martinez, Sergio (MU-M) def. Dylan Friedman/Gabriel Castillo (MAR) 6-0
2. Castro, Victor/Silva, Lucca (MU-M) vs. John Oxner/Nestor Giribet Lopez (MAR) 5-2, unfinished
3. Cooke Wharton, Will/Gortzounian, Charles (MU-M) def. Piotr Sowinski/Jack Sequerth (MAR) 6-2
 
Match Notes
Marist 2-1
Monmouth 13-2
Order of finish: Doubles (3,1); Singles (6,3,1)
 
UP NEXT
The No. 1 Hawks will face No. 2 Fairfield in the MAAC Championship tomorrow.