WEST LONG BRANCH, NJ – The Monmouth University men's tennis team bounced back on Friday with a 6-1 victory over Morgan State on Senior Day at the Outdoor Tennis Complex.
 
The Hawks won at five of the six singles spots and earned the doubles point to improve to 15-5 in head-to-head matches this season.
 
Victor Castro's win at No. 2 singles extended his personal singles winning streak to eight.
 
MATCH NOTES
Monmouth 6, Morgan State 1
4/14/2023 at West Long Branch, NJ
 
Singles competition
1. Mikeal Carpenter (MST) def. Niels Van Noord (MON) 3-6, 6-2, 7-5
2. Victor Castro (MON) def. Rhajzon Rankins (MST) 6-1, 6-1
3. Alexander Zuckerman (MON) def. Niles Rachal (MST) 6-4, 6-0
4. Christof Zeiler (MON) def. Makkijha Brown (MST) 6-4, 6-1
5. Arthur Dussaubat (MON) def. Bertin Karenzi (MST) 4-6, 6-3, 10-5
6. Lucca Silva (MON) def. Martial Kawunde (MST) 6-0, 6-1
 
Doubles competition
1. Dmitry Bezborodov and Niels Van Noord (MON) def. Makkijha Brown and Martial Kawunde (MST) 6-0
2. Gabriel Busato and Victor Castro (MON) def. Niles Rachal and Rhajzon Rankins (MST) 7-6
3. Diego Laporta and Lucca Silva (MON) def. Mikeal Carpenter and Bertin Karenzi (MST) 6-3
 
Team Records
Morgan State 4-9
Monmouth 15-5
Order of finish: Doubles (1,3,2); Singles (2,3,4,6,5,1)
 
UP NEXT
Monmouth will host NJIT on Sunday, April 16 at 1pm.