LITTLE SILVER, NJ – The Monmouth University men's tennis team dropped its first match of the 2023-24 season when it fell 4-3 to No. 45 ranked Delaware on Saturday afternoon at the Little Silver Tennis Club.

The Hawks dropped to 6-1 in head-to-head matches this season.

Monmouth earned straight-set wins at No. 2 (Adam Hillerby) and No. 4 (Alex Martinez Sanz) while also securing the doubles point.
 
MATCH RESULTS  
Monmouth (6-1) vs Delaware (7-0)
02/24/2024 at Little Silver, NJ
 
Match Score: Monmouth 3, Delaware 4
DOUBLES 
1. Karol Malirz and Javier Ruiz (DEL) def. Mateo Bivol and Alex Martinez Sanz (MON) 6-4
2. Gabriel Berner and Adam Hillerby (MON) def. Tobey Lock and Euan Mackenzie (DEL) 7-5
3. Gabriel Busato and Diego Laporta (MON) def. Nikolaj Talimaa and Bernardo Teixeira (DEL) 7-6[7-4]
 
SINGLES
1. Karol Malirz (DEL) def. Mateo Bivol (MON) 6-4, 6-3
2. Adam Hillerby (MON) def. Nikolaj Talimaa (DEL) 7-6 (4-), 6-4
3. Javier Ruiz (DEL) def. Gabriel Berner (MON) 6-0, 6-3
4. Alex Martinez Sanz (MON) def. Udayan Bhakar (DEL) 6-4, 6-4
5. Tobey Lock (DEL) def. Diego Laporta (MON) 6-4, 6-2
6. Alexandre Gluck (DEL) def. Francisco Erramuspe (MON) 6-3, 6-2
 
MATCH NOTES
Order of finish:
Singles -- 3 4 5 6 1 2 ; Doubles -- 1 2 3

UP NEXT
The Hawks will host Rider on Sunday, February 25 at Little Silver Tennis Club. First serve is set for 6 p.m.