WEST LONG BRANCH, N.J. – The Monmouth University men's tennis team celebrated Senior Day with a thrilling 4-3 victory over Drexel in conference play on Saturday afternoon at the MU Outdoor Tennis Courts.

The Hawks secured the win as Mateo Bivol clinched the match in a second-set tiebreak to give Monmouth the decisive point. Adam Hillerby and Alex Martinez Sanz each won their singles matches, while Monmout secured the doubles point at the start of the contest.

Bivol, the reigning CAA Player of the Week, pushed his singles winning streak to nine consecutive matches. 

Match Results 
Monmouth (15-3) vs Drexel (11-7)
04/06/2024 at West Long Branch, NJ
 
Match Score: Monmouth 4, Drexel 3
Doubles Matches
1. Mateo Bivol and Alex Martinez Sanz (MON) def. Alan Jesudason and Alex De Sousa (DRE) 6-2
2. Gabriel Berner and Adam Hillerby (MON) def. Alessio Azzalini and Hussein El Tawil (DRE) 6-3
3. Egor Kirakosov and Pierre Humayou (DRE) def. Gabriel Busato and Diego Laporta (MON) 7-6 [7-3]

Singles Matches
1. Mateo Bivol (MON) def. Alan Jesudason (DRE) 7-6 (7-5) 7-6 (9-7) 
2. Adam Hillerby (MON) def. Alex De Sousa (DRE) 6-4, 6-3
3. Hussein El Tawil (DRE) def. Gabriel Berner (MON) 6-4, 6-3
4. Alex Martinez Sanz (MON) def. Alessio Azzalini (DRE) 6-1, 3-6, 6-1
5 . Egor Kirakosov (DRE) def. Gabriel Busato (MON) 7-5, 6-3
6. Josue Guzman (DRE) def. Diego Laporta (MON) 6-2, 6-0

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

Up Next
The Hawks will travel to Philadelphia on Tuesday for an 11 a.m. match against Temple.