WEST LONG BRANCH, NJ – The Monmouth University men's tennis team earned a decisive 4-0 victory over NJIT on Sunday afternoon at the Outdoor Tennis Complex.

Monmouth claimed the doubles point with two out of three wins, including Victor Castro and Gabriel Busato remaining unbeaten this season with a 10-0 record. The Hawks won at No. 1, No. 2 and No. 3 singles in straight sets to secure the win. Niels Van Noord won 6-2, 6-4, Dmitry Bezborodov won his fifth singles match in a row, 7-5, 6-2, at No. 2 and Victor Castro's win at No. 3 (6-1, 6-3) extended his singles winning streak to nine.
 
MATCH NOTES
Monmouth 4, NJIT 0
4/16/2023 at West Long Branch, NJ
 
Singles competition
1. Niels Van Noord (MON) def. Pablo Perez Ramos (NJIT) 6-2, 6-4
2. Dmitry Bezborodov (MON) def. Amine El Kholti (NJIT) 7-5, 6-2
3. Victor Castro (MON) def. Nejc Skorjanc (NJIT) 6-1, 6-3
4. Alexander Zuckerman (MON) vs. Os Callo Von Platen (NJIT) match was unfinished 4-6, 3-1
5. Christof Zeiler (MON) vs. Wil Jenkins (NJIT) match was unfinished 6-4, 3-4
6. Gabriel Busato (MON) vs. Pavel Petrov (NJIT) match was unfinished 0-0
 
Doubles competition
1. Dmitry Bezborodov and Niels Van Noord (MON) def. Amine El Kholti and Pablo Perez Ramos (NJIT) 6-4
2. Gabriel Busato and Victor Castro (MON) def. Samuel Townes and Wil Jenkins (NJIT) 6-4
3. Nejc Skorjanc and Josh Smith (NJIT) def. Arthur Dussaubat and Christof Zeiler (MON) 6-2
 
Team Records
NJIT 15-7
Monmouth 16-5
Order of finish: Doubles (3,1,2); Singles (3,2,1)
 
UP NEXT
Monmouth will close the regular season on Saturday April 22 with a CAA match at Drexel. First serve is set for 12 p.m.