WEST LONG BRANCH, N.J. – The No. 75 ranked Monmouth University men's tennis team earned its second consecutive 4-0 victory when it defeated Navy on Sunday morning at the MU Outdoor Tennis Courts.
The Hawks grabbed the victory by winning the doubles point as Gabriel Busato and Diego Laporta won 6-2 prior to Mateo Bivol and
Alex Martinez Sanz's 6-4 triumph. Monmouth clinched the match with straight set singles wins by Bivol, Busato and
Christof Zeiler.
Bivol extended his singles winning streak to eight consecutive matches.
Match Results
Monmouth (14-3) vs Navy (20-12)
03/31/2024 at West Long Branch, NJ
Match Score: Monmouth 4, Navy 0
Doubles Matches
1. Mateo Bivol and Alex Martinez Sanz (MON) def. Aniketh Ayinala and Jason Kim (NAVY) 6-4
2. Gabriel Berner and Adam Hillerby (MON) vs. Tommy Kim and Steve Nguyen (NAVY) match was unfinished 4-5
3. Gabriel Busato and Diego Laporta (MON) def. Graydon Buckingham and Aaron Gu (NAVY) 6-2
Singles Matches
1.
Mateo Bivol (MON) def. Aniketh Ayinala (NAVY) 6-1, 6-2
2. Gabriel Berner (MON) vs. Steve Nguyen (NAVY) match was unfinished 6-3, 2-3
3. Alex Martinez Sanz (MON) vs. Tommy Kim (NAVY) match was unfinished 6-2, 3-3
4. Gabriel Busato (MON) def. Jason Kim (NAVY) 6-3, 6-1
5. Diego Laporta (MON) vs. Aaron Gu (NAVY) match was unfinished 6-4, 3-3
6. Christof Zeiler (MON) def. Eric Liu (NAVY) 6-0, 6-1
Match Notes
Order of finish:
Singles -- 4 6 1 ; Doubles -- 3 1
Up Next
The Hawks will host LIU on Wednesday afternoon. First serve is set for 2 p.m.