WILLIAMSBURG, VA – The Monmouth University men's tennis team continued its postseason run with a 4-0 shutout win over No. 2 William & Mary in the quarterfinal round of the CAA Tournament at McCormack-Nagelsen Tennis Center.

The Hawks made history with the win as victory marks the first time the No. 7 seed has knocked off the No. 2 seed in the CAA Men's Tennis Championship. Friday's action was moved indoors due to weather but Monmouth did not miss a beat as it quickly jumped out to a 2-0 lead in singles play with straight set wins by Victor Castro and Niels Van Noord.
 
Christof Zeiler followed with a 7-5, 6-2 victory at No. 6 singles to give Monmouth a 3-0 advantage before Alexander Zuckerman closed the match with a 6-3, 7-6 (7-4) win at No. 4. 
 
MATCH NOTES
Monmouth 4, William & Mary 0
4/28/2023 at Williamsburg, VA
 
Singles competition
1. Niels Van Noord (MON) def. George Davis (WM) 6-2, 6-4
2. Joseph Brailovsky (WM) vs. Dmitry Bezborodov (MON) match was unfinished 6-3, 6-7 (3-7)
3. Victor Castro (MON) def. Sean Joseph (WM) 6-1, 6-3
4. Alexander Zuckerman (MON) def. Andres Silva (WM) 6-3, 7-6 (7-4)
5. Bill Duo (WM) vs. Gabriel Busato (MON) match was unfinished 1-6, 6-3, 2-3
6. Christof Zeiler (MON) def. Daniel Pellerito (WM) 7-5, 6-2
 
Team Records
Monmouth 18-6
William & Mary 9-11
Order of finish: Singles (3,1,6,4)
 
UP NEXT
No. 7 Monmouth will challenge No. 3 Elon on Saturday afternoon at Mackesy Tennis Center at the Millie West Courts in the CAA semifinals. First serve is set for 3 p.m.