PHILADELPHIA, PA. – The Monmouth University men's tennis team put together a strong showing at the ITA Northeast Regional hosted by the University of Pennsylvania.
Luka Sauer Jimenez and
Oleksandr Vysochenko represented the Hawks in both the singles and the doubles draw.
Sauer Jimenez got the Hawks started playing in the qualifying draw. He knocked off the number three seed Marek Nano of St. John's by a 6-4, 6-4 score. Sauer Jimenez then fell to Adam Bojkovic of Delaware, 6-3, 6-1.Â
Vysochenko earned a spot in the main draw and opened his action with a hard fought 7-5, 6-4 win over William Burridge of Drexel. He then fell to the three seed Damir Zhalgasby of Columbia, 6-1, 6-4.
In doubles action, Sauer Jimenez and Vysochenko opened with an 8-1 win over Lukas Escher and Joshua Zhao of Wagner. The pair then fell to the number 10 seed Andrew Kotzen and Jordan Chang of Columbia, 8-5.
To see the complete resutls, view the ITA site.
Sauer Jimenez, Vysochenko and the rest of the Hawks will be back in action on Friday, Oct. 23 when they host Le Moyne at 11 am.
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