WEST LONG BRANCH, NJ – The Monmouth University men's tennis team began its pursuit of a sixth consecutive MAAC Regular Season Championship with a 4-3 victory over visiting Fairfield on Friday afternoon at the Monmouth Outdoor Tennis Complex.

After Fairfield took the doubles point, Monmouth responded by winning four of the six singles matches to win the match. The Hawks earned victories at No. 2, No. 3, No. 5 and No. 6 singles, with Dmitry Bezborodov, Gabriel Busato, Lucca Silva and Trent Massam winning in straight sets.

MATCH NOTES & QUOTES 
"We had a great team win today against a strong Fairfield team. We came back strong in singles after losing the doubles point and falling behind 1-0. Also, we competed very hard and stayed strong mentally even though the weather was difficult. It is exciting to start MAAC play 1-0."
- Head Coach Chris Leicht

Monmouth 4, Fairfield 3
Apr 01, 2022 at West Long Branch, NJ
 
Singles competition
1. Kaya Gore (FFD) def. Niels Van Noord (MU-M) 6-3, 6-2
2. Dmitry Bezborodov (MU-M) def. Charlie Morkel (FFD) 6-4, 6-2
3. Gabriel Busato (MU-M) def. J. Olive-Blanco (FFD) 6-4, 6-4
4. Sam Hodges (FFD) def. Charlie Penman (MU-M) 6-2, 4-6, 6-4
5. Lucca Silva (MU-M) def. Keean Shah (FFD) 6-2, 6-2
6. Trent Massam (MU-M) def. Griffin Schlesinger (FFD) 6-3, 6-0
 
Doubles competition
1. J. Olive-Blanco / Keean Shah (FFD) def. Niels Van Noord / Charlie Penman (MU-M) 6-1
2. Dmitry Bezborodov / Gabriel Busato (MU-M) def. Kaya Gore / Will O'Brien (FFD) 6-4
3. Charlie Morkel / Andrew Immink (FFD) def. Trent Massam / Victor Castro (MU-M) 6-4
 
Team Records
Fairfield 6-7, 0-1 MAAC
Monmouth 11-3, 1-0 MAAC
Order of finish: Doubles (1,3,2); Singles (6,5,2,1,3,4)

UP NEXT
Monmouth continues conference play on Monday afternoon when it travels to Hamden, CT to meet Quinnipiac. First serve is set for 3 p.m.