Monmouth Falls to No. 16 Columbia in First Round of 2018 NCAA Men’s Tennis Championship

Monmouth Falls to No. 16 Columbia in First Round of 2018 NCAA Men’s Tennis Championship

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No. 16 Columbia – 4 | Monmouth – 0
2018 NCAA Men’s Tennis Championship | First Round
USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center | Queens, NY.
 
Monmouth University (15-14) fell to Columbia University (18-4) in the First Round of the 2018 NCAA Men’s Tennis Tournament.
 
Monmouth Notes:
  • The Hawks dropped the doubles point after the tandem of Nicola Pipoli and Will Cooke Wharton fell to Columbia’s Victor Pham and Jackie Tang at No. 1 doubles (6-4).
  • At singles two, Monmouth’s Srdjan Jakovljevik took the first set 6-4 and was up 4-2 in the second set before the match was stopped due to Columbia securing the victory.
  • At singles three, Monmouth’s Ale Gomez Estrada was defeated in straight sets to Columbia’s Jack Lin (6-2, 6-2)
  • At singles five, 2018 MAAC Rookie of the Year, Cooke Wharton came up short against Columbia’s Austen Huang in straight sets (6-0, 6-2).
  • From the sixth singles spot the Lions’ Timothy Wang defeated the Hawks’ Sergio Martinez 6-3, 6-4 to help the secure the match for Columbia.
 
Columbia Notes:
  • Lin picked up his 22nd win of the season with the straight sets win over Gomez Estrada at singles three.
  • Wang extended his win streak to 13 in a row with the victory over Monmouth’s Martinez at singles six.
  • Columbia will host Virginia in the Second Round on Saturday afternoon. Virginia defeated Virginia Commonwealth University, 4-0 earlier today.
 
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About the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference:
With 11 institutions strongly bound by the sound principles of quality and integrity in academics and excellence in athletics, the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) is in its 37th year of competition during the 2017-18 academic year. Current Conference members include: Canisius College, Fairfield University, Iona College, Manhattan College, Marist College, Monmouth University, Niagara University, Quinnipiac University, Rider University, Saint Peter's University, and Siena College.