Monmouth University started the spring schedule with a victory

The Monmouth University men’s tennis team started its 2024 spring season with a win, defeating Lehigh 5-2, Wednesday night at the Lewis Indoor Tennis Center. Monmouth improved to 4-0 head-to-head after securing the point in doubles and winning four of six singles matches. The Hawks will be back on the road next week when they travel to West Point, New York, for a matchup with Army on Feb. 13 at 5 p.m.

A victory in the spring opener for @MonmouthMTennis!#FlyHawks pic.twitter.com/gNy4AZ5kzi

— Monmouth Hawks (@MonmouthHawks) February 8, 2024

Men’s singles

1. Mateo Bivol (MON) def. Matt Kleiman (LEH) 6-0, 6-3

2. Adam Hillerby (MON) def. Marc Blekhmann (LEH) 6-3, 6-1

3. Gabriel Berner (MON) def. Jordan Paul (LEH) 6-2, 6-1

4. Aristotelis Bezianis (LEH) def. Alex Martinez Sanz (MON) 3-6, 7-5, 10-4

5. Sean Jaeger (LEH) def. Francisco Erramuspe (MON) by retirement 7-6 (8-6), 4-1

6. Diego Laporta (MON) def. Jackson Morash (LEH) 6-4, 6-3
 

Opening the spring season at Lehigh!#FlyHawks pic.twitter.com/NDXhar3B54

— Monmouth Men’s Tennis (@MonmouthMTennis) February 7, 2024

Men’s doubles

1. Mateo Bivol and Alex Martinez Sanz (MON) def. Marc Blekhman and Matt Kleiman (LEH) 6-4

2. Aristotelis Bezianis and Jackson Morash (LEH) def. Gabriel Busato and Diego Laporta (MON) 6-4

3. Gabriel Berner and Adam Hillerby (MON) def. Sean Jaeger and Jordan Paul (LEH) 6-4

About Monmouth

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.

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.