BETHLEHEM, PA & HANOVER, NH – The Monmouth University men's tennis team opened the 2021-22 season at the Lehigh Invite and Dartmouth Invite this weekend.
 
Diego Laporta and Arthur Dussaubat both went 3-0 in singles play, while Dmitry Bezborodov won two singles matches.
 
The duo of Charlie Penman and Niels Van Noord stayed perfect in doubles play, going 3-0 on the weekend.
 
The Hawks return to action this Wednesday against Wagner and Sacred Heart.
 
NUMBERS CRUNCH
 
Lehigh Invite
Sep 19, 2021
Singles competition
  Silva, Lucca (Monmouth) def. Elliott, Zack (Lehigh) 6-4, 7-5
  Blekhman, Marc (Lehigh) def. Busato, Gabriel (Monmouth) 3-6, 6-3, 11-9
  Massam, Trent (Monmouth) def. Kleiman, Matt (Lehigh) 6-2, 3-6, 10-8
  Learner, Jeremy (Lehigh) def. Zeiler, Christof (Monmouth) 6-4, 6-0
  Laporta, Diego (Monmouth) def. Paul, Jordan (Lehigh) 6-4, 6-2
  Dussaubat, Arthur (Monmouth) def. Bukhalo, Michael (Lehigh) 6-2, 6-3
  Fishkin, Gary (Lehigh) def. Klapman, Austin (Monmouth) 6-4, 1-6, 10-8
  Pachnev, Sasha (Monmouth) def. Nakhjavan, Andrew (Lehigh) 6-3, 6-0
  Silva, Lucca (Monmouth) def. Cadeau, Justin (Howard) 6-2, 7-5
  Busato, Gabriel (Monmouth) def. Mayers, Romani (Howard) 2-6, 7-5, 10-8
  Massam, Trent (Monmouth) def. Dawson, Marcel (Howard) 6-4, 6-1
  Laporta, Diego (Monmouth) def. Dunac, Daniel (Howard) 6-0, 6-2
  Zeiler, Christof (Monmouth) def. Knowles, Gabe (Howard) 6-1, 6-1
  Martin, Kyle (Howard) def. Pachnev, Sasha (Monmouth) 7-6, 3-6, 10-7
  Klapman, Austin (Monmouth) def. Williams, Phoenix (Howard) 6-1, 6-1
  Dussaubat, Arthur (Monmouth) def. Westbrook, Pierce (Howard) 6-4, 6-3
  Gore, Kaya (Fairfield) def. Silva, Lucca (Monmouth) 7-5, 1-6, 11-9
  Morkel, Charlie (Fairfield) def. Massam, Trent (Monmouth) 7-5, 6-2
  Busato, Gabriel (Monmouth) def. Olive-Blanco, Jon (Fairfield) 2-6, 7-6, 10-1
  Laporta, Diego (Monmouth) def. Shah, Keean (Fairfield) 6-2, 6-0
  Hedges, Sam (Fairfield) def. Klapman, Austin (Monmouth) 6-4, 6-4
  Schlesinger, Griffin (Fairfield) def. Zeiler, Christof (Monmouth) 6-4, 98-0
  Dussaubat, Arthur (Monmouth) def. O'Brien, Will (Fairfield) 6-4, 6-3
  Immink, Andrew (Fairfield) def. Pachnev, Sasha (Monmouth) 4-6, 6-4, 10-8
 
Doubles competition
  Gore, Kaya/Morkel, Charlie (Fairfield) def. Silva, Lucca/Massam, Trent (Monmouth) 8-3
  Olive-Blanco, Jon/Hedges, Sam (Fairfield) def. Busato, Gabriel/Zeiler, Christof (Monmouth) 8-7
  O'Brien, Will/Mitrovic (Fairfield) def. Laporta, Diego/Dussaubat, Arthur (Monmouth) 8-7
  Immink, Andrew/Schlesinger, Griffin (Fairfield) def. Klapman, Austin/Pachnev, Sasha (Monmouth) 8-6
  Cadeau, Justin/Mayers, Romani (Howard) def. Busato, Gabriel/Zeiler, Christof (Monmouth) 8-7
  Dawson, Marcel/Dunac, Daniel (Howard) def. Silva, Lucca/Massam, Trent (Monmouth) 8-5
  Pachnev, Sasha/Klapman, Austin (Monmouth) def. Knowles, Gabe/Martin, Kyle (Howard) 8-6
  Dussaubat, Arthur/Laporta, Diego (Monmouth) def. Williams, Phoenix/Westbrook, Pierce (Howard) 8-1
  Elliott, Zack/Blekhman, Marc (Lehigh) def. Busato, Gabriel/Massam, Trent (Monmouth) 8-7
  Learner, Jeremy/Kleiman, Matt (Lehigh) def. Laporta, Diego/Dussaubat, Arthur (Monmouth) 8-3
  Klapman, Austin/Pachnev, Sasha (Monmouth) def. Bukhalo, Michael/Paul, Jordan (Lehigh) 8-3
 
Dartmouth Invite
Sep 20, 2021
Singles competition
  Guerrero Alvarez (Dartmouth) def. Van Noord, Niels (Monmouth) 6-4, 6-2
  Webb (Dartmouth) def. Penman, Charlie (Monmouth) 6-3, 2-6, 6-2
  Ilie (Dartmouth) def. Castro, Victor (Monmouth) 6-1, 6-3
  Bezborodov, Dmitry (Monmouth) def. Knox-Jones (Dartmouth) 7-5, 6-2
  Chang (Dartmouth) def. Castro, Victor (Monmouth) 4-6, 6-4, 6-3
  Bezborodov, Dmitry (Monmouth) def. Pritzker (Dartmouth) 6-3, 4-6, 6-1
  Quiles (Dartmouth) def. Van Noord, Niels (Monmouth) 6-3, 4-6, 6-1
  Takeda (Dartmouth) def. Penman, Charlie (Monmouth) 6-3, 6-1
  Van Noord, Niels (Monmouth) def. Kasten (Boston College) 6-4, 6-1
  Penman, Charlie (Monmouth) def. Fung (Boston College) 6-3, 98-0
  Castro, Victor (Monmouth) def. Eedara (Boston College) 6-2, 3-6, 6-2
  Bezborodov, Dmitry (Monmouth) def. Campbell (Boston College) 4-6, 6-3, 98-0
 
Doubles competition
  Van Noord, Niels/Penman, Charlie (Monmouth) def. Guerrero Alvarez/Webb (Dartmouth) 7-6
  Ilie/Knox-Jones (Dartmouth) def. Castro, Victor/Bezborodov, Dmitry (Monmouth) 7-6
  Chang/Pritzker (Dartmouth) def. Castro, Victor/Bezborodov, Dmitry (Monmouth) 6-2
  Van Noord, Niels/Penman, Charlie (Monmouth) def. Quiles/Takeda (Dartmouth) 6-4
  Castro, Victor/Bezborodov, Dmitry (Monmouth) def. Campbell/Eedara (Boston College) 6-2
  Penman, Charlie/Van Noord, Niels (Monmouth) def. Kasten/Fung (Boston College) 7-6
 
UP NEXT
Monmouth will host Wagner and Sacred Heart on Wednesday.