WEST LONG BRANCH, NJ – Despite multiple close matches, the Monmouth University men's tennis team fell to St. John's on Wednesday afternoon, 4-2, at the Outdoor Tennis Complex.

Victor Castro and Gabriel Busato extended their doubles unbeaten streak at No. 2 with a 6-3 win, but the Hawks could not clinch the doubles point with St. John's taking the opening point in a tiebreak. Dmitry Bezborodov won at No. 2 singles, and Victor Castro's win at No. 3 singles extended his personal singles winning streak to seven.
 
The Hawks dropped to 14-5 on the season and return to action on Friday against Morgan State.

MATCH NOTES
Monmouth 2, St. John's 4
4/12/2023 at West Long Branch, NJ
 
Singles competition
1. Diogo Marques (STJ) def. Niels Van Noord (MON) 6-3, 6-3
2. Dmitry Bezborodov (MON) def. Axel Vila Antuna (STJ) 6-1, 3-6, 6-3
3. Victor Castro (MON) def. Carl Gustavsson (STJ) 6-0, 7-5
4. Sergio Molina (STJ) def. Alexander Zuckerman (MON) 6-1, 4-6, 6-2
5. Giuseppe DeCamelis (STJ) def. Christof Zeiler (MON) 7-6, 3-6, 6-1
6. Gabriel Busato (MON) vs. Ryota Kaneda (STJ) match was unfinished 6-7, 2-1
 
Doubles competition
1. Diogo Marques and Axel Vila Antuna (STJ) def. Dmitry Bezborodov and Niels Van Noord (MON) 7-5
2. Gabriel Busato and Victor Castro (MON) def. Carl Gustavsson and Nishant Dabas (STJ) 6-3
3. Giuseppe DeCamelis and Sergio Molina (STJ) def. Arthur Dussaubat and Christof Zeiler (MON) 7-6, [4]
 
Team Records
St. John's 16-5
Monmouth 14-5
Order of finish: Doubles (2,1,3); Singles (1,3,4,2,5)
 
UP NEXT
Monmouth will host Morgan State on Friday, April 14 at 2 p.m.