Monmouth University Athletics

PHILADELPHIA, PA – The Monmouth University men's tennis team closed out the fall half of their schedule with an appearance at the Dragon Invitational hosted by Drexel over the weekend. 

The Hawks picked up six wins in doubles action and 10 wins in singles action. 

The doubles teams of Luka Sauer Jimenez/Oleksandr Vysochenko, Axel Engström/Santiago Ledesma and Eñaut Garcia/Ota Ungerman all went 2-1 on Friday to open the tournament.

Sauer Jimenez and Vysochenko earned a 6-2 win over Lun Obrul and Anthony Moukarzel from Drexel. The duo also captured a 6-2 win over Santiago Valle and Damir Abdusamadov of St. Joseph's. The pair improved to an impressive 6-2 record in doubles play for the fall.

Engström and Ledesma picked up a 6-4 win over Will Monahan and Ethan Carr from Villanova. The pair also secured a 6-3 win over Maj Najvirt Kolaric and Matteo Crespi from Temple. The pair have three doubles wins together this fall.

Garcia and Ungerman defeated Kush Anand and Evan Ancu from Villanova by a 6-4 score. The duo also secured a 6-2 win over Najvirt Kolaric and Crespi from Temple, 6-2. The pair finished the fall with a 4-2 record in doubles play. 

The singles action took place over Saturday and Sunday. 

Vysochenko picked up a pair of singles wins for the Hawks. He earned a 6-2, 6-3 win over Valle from St. Joseph's. On Sunday, he picked up a 7-6 (3), 0-6, 6-3 win over Tarek Erlewein of Drexel. Erlewein is Drexel's number one singles player who was regionally ranked last year. He finished the fall with a 6-3 record in singles action. 

Aidan Miller secured three singles wins over the course of the two days. Miller picked up a 6-0, 6-2 win over Anand of Villanova. He secured a 6-3, 6-2 victory over Quincy Jones of Villanova. He also earned an 8-3 win over Thomas Wakefield of Villanova. Miller is 4-2 in singles action this fall.

Engström moved to 5-1 this fall in singles action with a 6-2, 6-3 win over Ancu of Villanova. 

Ledesma pulled out a 6-4, 2-6, 6-3 win over Oskar Szymczak of Drexel. He moved to 5-1 in singles action this fall. 

Ungerman secured a 6-2, 7-5 win over Justin Fratttarelli from Villanova. Ungerman finished the fall with a 5-1 record in singles action.

Garcia also defeated Frattarelli by a 6-1, 4-6, 6-3 margin. Garcia also moved to 5-1 in singles play this fall. 

See the complete results from the Dragon Invitational by clicking here.

This tournament concludes the fall schedule for the Hawks. Monmouth's spring schedule will be released in the upcoming weeks.

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