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The Monmouth University men's tennis team gets to the CAA semifinals, after an epic victory for 4-0 over No. 2 William & Mary, in its postseason run. The CAA Tournament Quarterfinal challenge was played at the McCormack-Nagelsen Tennis Center.
Monmouth, ranked no.7, will take on the winner of Elon vs. Delaware today, Saturday afternoon in the CAA Semifinals. First service is set for 3pm. Friday's action was moved indoors due to bad weather, but Monmouth didn't miss a beat as they quickly jumped into a 2-0 singles lead with back-to-back victories from Victor Castro and Niels Van Noord.
The Hawks made history with the win as the win marks the first time the No. 7 eliminated the no. 2 in the CAA Men's Tennis Championship.
Men's Singles:
1. Niels Van Noord (MON) def. George Davis (WM) 6-2, 6-4
2. Joseph Brailovsky (WM) vs.
Dmitry Bezborodov (MON) 6-3, 6-7 (3-7)
3. Victor Castro (MON) def. Sean Joseph (WM) 6-1, 6-3
4. Alexander Zuckerman (MON) def. Andres Silva (WM) 6-3, 7-6 (7-4)
5. Bill Duo (WM) vs. Gabriel Busato (MON) 1-6, 6-3, 2-3
6. Christof Zeiler (MON) def.
Daniel Pellerito (WM) 7-5, 6-2
About the Monmouth University
Monmouth University is a private university located in West Long Branch in the state of New Jersey. Founded in 1933 as Monmouth Junior College, it became a university in 1995.
It currently has approximately 6,500 students and over 73% of faculty members hold a PhD or Master's degree. The student-faculty ratio is 15:1. 44% of students live on campus. Monmouth University's placement on the U.S. News & World Report Best Colleges Ranking increased during the 2010s, moving from 76 in 2005 to 37 in 2012 and 30 in 2013 among regional universities in the Northern United States.
Despite moving up to the U.S. News & World Report ranking, however, Monmouth University did not appear on Forbes Magazine's List of America's Best Colleges until 2021. Monmouth University has held multiple academic symposia on the work of Bruce Springsteen and houses the Bruce Springsteen Archives and Center for American Music.
Monmouth's athletic teams are known as the Hawks. The Hawks compete as members of the Colonial Athletic Association. The school had competed as a Division I (NCAA) school in the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference from 2013 to 2023.
Photo Credits: pic by Monmouth University website