NEWARK, NJ – The Monmouth University men's tennis team continued its unbeaten 2021-22 season with a decisive 7-0 victory over NJIT at Naimoli Family Athletic and Recreational Facility on Friday evening.

Monmouth improved its record to 6-0 in head-to-head matches and moved its regular season winning streak to 16 straight. 

The Hawks earned straight-set wins at No. 1, No. 3, No. 4, No. 5 and No. 6 singles and won two doubles matches to secure the point.

MATCH NOTES & QUOTES 
"We had a great 7-0 victory tonight! It was our first away match so it was a new challenge for this team and we responded with a total team win."
- Head Coach Chris Leicht

Monmouth 7, NJIT 0 
2/18/2022 at Newark, NJ   

Singles competition 
1. Niels Van Noord (MU) def. Abdullah Fouad (NJIT) 7-5, 7-5
2. Dmitry Bezborodov (MU) def. Amine El Kholti (NJIT) 3-6, 6-3, 6-2
3. Gabriel Busato (MU) def. Josh Smith (NJIT) 6-3, 6-3
4. Victor Castro (MU) def. Oscar Callon von Platen (NJIT) 6-2, 6-4
5. Lucca Silva (MU) def. Ashwin Kanetkar (NJIT) 6-3, 6-3
6. Charlie Penman (MU) def. Samuel Townes (NJIT) 6-3, 6-3

Doubles competition 
1. Josh Smith / Amine El Kohlti (NJIT) def. Niels Van Noord / Charlie Penman (MU) 6-3
2. Dmitry Bezborodov / Gabriel Busato (MU) def. Abdullah Fouad / Daniel Sabogal (NJIT) 6-0
3. Victor Castro / Trent Massam (MU) def. Samuel Townes / Oscar Callon von Platen (NJIT) 6-1

Team Records 
NJIT 1-3 
Monmouth 6-0 
Order of finish: Doubles (3, 2, 1); Singles (4,5,6, 3,1,2) 

UP NEXT
The Hawks return home to Little Silver Tennis Club on Wednesday February 23 for a matchup with Fairleigh Dickinson. First serve is scheduled for 9 p.m.