WEST LONG BRANCH, NJ – The Monmouth University men's tennis team came from behind to defeat Hofstra by a final score of 4-1 on Saturday afternoon at the Outdoor Tennis Complex.

The visitors won the double point to take an early lead before Monmouth earned four consecutive singles points in a competitive match. Monmouth earned three set wins at No. 1 and No. 3 with Niels Van Noord and Victor Castro earning points. Dmitry Bezborodov earned a 7-5, 6-4 win at No. 2 singles, while Christof Zeiler claimed a straight set win at No. 5.

Monmouth improved to 14-4 overall and 2-1 in the CAA and won its eighth straight match.

MATCH NOTES
 
Monmouth 4, Hofstra 1
04/08/2023 at West Long Branch, NJ
 
Singles competition
1. Niels Van Noord (MON) def. Ostap Kovalenko (HOF) 6-3, 4-6, 7-5
2. Dmitry Bezborodov (MON) def. Bo Cautaerts (HOF) 7-5, 6-4
3. Victor Castro (MON) def. Josh Reynolds (HOF) 6-2, 3-6, 6-4
4. Alexander Zuckerman (MON) vs. Matthew Garcia (HOF) match was unfinished 4-6, 6-0, 5-6
5. Christof Zeiler (MON) def. Hideki Matsuoka (HOF) 6-0, 6-0
6. Gabriel Busato (MON) vs. Jonathan Mahrt (HOF) match was unfinished 6-1, 4-0
 
Doubles competition
1. Jonathan Mahrt and Ostap Kovalenko (HOF) def. Dmitry Bezborodov and Niels Van Noord (MON) 6-1
2. Gabriel Busato and Victor Castro (MON) def. Bo Cautaerts and Matthew Garcia (HOF) 6-1
3. Kaita Odani and Josh Reynolds (HOF) def. Arthur Dussaubat and Christof Zeiler (MON) 7-5

Team Records
Monmouth 14-4, 2-1 CAA
Hofstra 6-8, 0-2 CAA
Order of Finish: Doubles (1,2,3); Singles (5,2,3,1) 
 
UP NEXT
Monmouth is back at home on Wednesday afternoon when it hosts St. John's at 2 p.m.