WEST WINDSOR, NJ – The Monmouth University men's tennis team captured the 2022 MAAC Men's Tennis Championship with a 4-0 victory over No. 3 seed Quinnipiac on Sunday afternoon at Mercer County Park Tennis Center.

Monmouth earned its sixth consecutive MAAC title dating back to 2016. The Hawks also won their program record 20^th match of the season and extended their winning streak to 11 consecutive matches.

The Hawks secured the doubles point with victories at No. 2 and No. 3. Victor Castro and Trent Massam won convincingly 6-1, while Dmitry Bezborodov and Gabriel Busato took their match by a 6-2 margin.

Lucca Silva took care of business in straight sets at No. 6 (6-1, 6-2) to put Monmouth ahead 2-0, before Trent Massam won his ninth straight match, 6-4, 6-0 at No. 5. The MAAC Championship Most Outstanding Player, Dmitry Bezborodov clinched the match and the championship with his 6-4, 6-4 triumph at No. 2 singles.

MATCH NOTES & QUOTES 
"We are very excited to win the MAAC team conference championship. The men and staff have worked extremely hard this year and really earned this title. It was a total team effort all year. Now we are ready to represent Monmouth on the national stage in the NCAA Tournament."
- Head Coach Chris Leicht

Monmouth 4, Quinnipiac 0
Apr 24, 2022 at West Windsor, NJ

Singles competition
1. Niels Van Noord (MON) v. Ayato Arakaki (QU) 7-6, 1-2, unfinished
2. Dmitry Bezborodov (MON) def. Javier Casasolas Monllor (QU) 6-4, 6-4
3. Victor Castro (MON) v. Shaurya Sood (QU) 7-6, 4-1, unfinished
4. Gabriel Busato (MON) v. Alester Magalit (QU) 7-5, 2-1, unfinished
5. Lucca Silva (MON) def. Kemal Karagozoglu (QU) 6-1, 6-2
6. Trent Massam (MON) def. Donovan Brown (QU) 6-4, 6-0

Doubles competition
1. Niels Van Noord / Charlie Penman (MON) v. Javier Casasolas Monllor / Shaurya Sood (QU), 5-5 unfinished
2. Dmitry Bezborodov / Gabriel Busato (MON) def. Ayato Arakaki / Donovan Brown (QU) 6-2
3. Victor Castro / Trent Massam (MON) def. Alester Magalit / Kemal Karagozoglu (QU) 6-1

Team Records
Monmouth 20-3
Quinnipiac 8-12
Order of finish: Doubles (3,2,-); Singles (5,6,2,-,-,-)

UP NEXT
Monmouth has earned the conference's automatic bid into the NCAA Tournament. The Hawks will learn their opponent during the Division I NCAA Men's Tennis Selection Show, which will be broadcast live on NCAA.com on Monday, May 2 at 6 p.m.