QUEENS, N.Y. – In a tightly contested battle, St. John's was able to hold off the No. 75 ranked Monmouth University men's tennis team in a 4-3 setback for the Hawks on Wednesday afternoon at the USTA National Tennis Center. The loss snapped the Hawks' five-match win streak.

Despite singles wins at No. 1 (Mateo Bivol), No. 2 (Adam Hillerby), and No. 4 (Alex Martinez Sanz), Monmouth was unable to clinch the doubles point or the victory over the Johnnies.

Bivol won his sixth straight singles match while Hillerby extended his personal singles streak to 13.

Match Results 
Monmouth (12-3) at St. John's (13-4)
03/27/2024 at Queens, NY
 
Match Score: Monmouth 3, St. John's 4
Doubles Matches
1. Carl Gustavsson and Leonardo Mileikowsky (STJ) def. Mateo Bivol and Alex Martinez Sanz (MON) 6-3
2. Martin Bugaj and Ignacio Vinas (STJ) vs. Gabriel Berner and Adam Hillerby (MON) match was unfinished 5-4
3. Adam Groves and Ryota Kaneda (STJ) def. Gabriel Busato and Christof Zeiler (MON) 6-1

Singles Matches
1. Mateo Bivol (MON) def. Martin Bugaj (STJ) 6-7 (2), 6-1, 6-3
2. Adam Hillerby (MON) def. Carl Gustavsson (STJ) 6-2, 4-6, 6-3
3. Ignacio Vinas (STJ) def. Gabriel Berner (MON) 1-6, 6-3, 7-5
4. Alex Martinez Sanz (MON) def. Leonardo Mileikowsky (STJ) 3-6, 6-1, 6-0
5. Danilo Raicevic (STJ) def. Gabriel Busato (MON) 7-5, 6-4
6. Ryota Kaneda (STJ) def. Christof Zeiler (MON) 6-4, 6-4

Match Notes
Order of finish:
Singles – 6 5 4 2 1 3; Doubles – 3 1 

Up Next
The Hawks will return home for a four-match homestand beginning with Marist on Saturday at 2 p.m.