WILLIAMSBURG, VA – The Monmouth University men's tennis team won its first CAA tournament match on Thursday afternoon with a 4-2 victory over No. 10 seed Hampton in the opening round of the CAA tournament at William and Mary.
 
The Hawks secured the doubles point with victories at No. 1 and No. 2. Dmitry Bezborodov and Niels Van Noord won 6-3, while Gabriel Busato and Victor Castro earned a 6-4 victory, extending their winning streak to 10.
 
Dmitry Bezborodov (No. 2), Victor Castro (No. 3), and Christof Zeiler (No. 6) all won their respective singles matches to propel the Hawks to victory.
 
 
MATCH NOTES
Hampton 2, Monmouth 4
4/27/2023 at Williamsburg, VA
 
Singles competition
1. Erden Er (HMP) def. Niels Van Noord (MON) 7-6 (7-5), 6-0
2. Dmitry Bezborodov (MON) def. Donte Armbrister (HMP) 6-2, 6-3
3. Victor Castro (MON) def. Daniel Flynn (HMP) 7-5, 7-6 (7-4)
4. Ange-Kevin Koua (HMP) def. Alexander Zuckerman (MON) 7-5, 6-3
5. Gabriel Busato (MON) vs. Emiliano Jorquera (HMP) match was unfinished 4-6, 7-6 (7-3)
6. Christof Zeiler (MON) def. Jeremiah Williams (HMP) 6-1, 6-1
 
Doubles competition
1. Dmitry Bezborodov and Niels Van Noord (MON) def. Erden Er and Daniel Flynn (HMP) 6-3
2. Gabriel Busato and Victor Castro (MON) def. Ange-Kevin Koua and Jeremiah Williams (HMP) 6-4
3. Diego Laporta and Lucca Silva (MON) vs. Donte Armbrister and Emiliano Jorquera (HMP) match was unfinished 5-3
 
Team Records
Monmouth 17-6
Hampton 9-9
Order of finish: Doubles (2,1); Singles (6,1,2,4,3)
 
UP NEXT
No. 7 Monmouth and No. 2 William and Mary will meet on Friday afternoon for the CAA quarterfinal match at McCormack-Nagelsen Tennis Center on the William & Mary campus. First serve is set for 3 p.m.