NEWARK, NJ – The Monmouth University men's tennis team suffered its second loss of the season on Thursday afternoon against NJIT.
The Hawks secured the doubles point but came up short in singles, despite points earned at No. 2 (
Adam Hillerby) and No. 6 (
Gabriel Busato). With the loss, Monmouth's record drops to 7-2.
MATCH RESULTS
Monmouth (7-2) vs NJIT (9-1)
02/29/2024 at Newark, NJ
Match Score: Monmouth 3, NJIT 4
DOUBLES
1. Wil Jenkins and Pablo Perez Ramos (NJIT) def.
Mateo Bivol and
Alex Martinez Sanz (MON) 6-1
2.
Gabriel Berner and
Adam Hillerby (MON) def. German Lopez Andujar and Nejc Skorjanc (NJIT) 7-5
3.
Gabriel Busato and
Diego Laporta (MON) def. Oscar Ca von Platen and Pavel Petrov (NJIT) 6-4
SINGLES
1. Pablo Perez Ramos (NJIT) def.
Mateo Bivol (MON) 7-6, 7-6
2.
Adam Hillerby (MON) def. Wil Jenkins (NJIT) 6-1, 1-6, 6-3
3. Nejc Skorjanc (NJIT) def.
Gabriel Berner (MON) 7-6, 6-4
4. Pavel Petrov (NJIT) def.
Alex Martinez Sanz (MON) 6-4, 6-1
5. Oscar Ca von Platen (NJIT) def.
Yoav Weinberg (MON) 6-3, 6-2
6.
Gabriel Busato (MON) def. German Lopez Andujar (NJIT) 6-4, 2-6, 10-8
MATCH NOTES
Order of finish:
Singles -- 5 4 1 2 3 6 ; Doubles -- 1 3 2
UP NEXT
The Hawks will host William and Mary this Sunday, March 3 at 4 p.m. at Little Silver Tennis Club.