Men's Tennis Topped by Monmouth, 4-1

Thursday, February 21

Sterling, Va. / Trump National Golf Club

7 p.m.

George Washington University

Monmouth

2/21/2019 11:08:00 PM | Men's Tennis

Box Score

Afanasev responsible for GW's single tally

STERLING, Va. - GW men's tennis fell, 4-1, at the hands of Monmouth at the Trump National Golf Club, in its first of consecutive matches to finish off the week.

Monmouth secured the doubles point via a tiebreak at #3 as the Hawks duo was able to outlast Dennis Afanasev and Ryan Navarro, 10-5 in a tiebreak. First-years Zicheng Zeng and Ben Barnett claimed victory at #1, 7-5.

The Hawks then claimed three of the first four single matches to win the overall match. Afanasev won in straight sets at #5 for GW, 6-2, 6-4.

Monmouth 4, GW 1

Doubles

1. Zicheng Zeng / Ben Barnett def. Nicola Pipoli / Will Cooke Wharton, 7-5

2. Max Benaim / Sergio Martinez def. Lawrence Sciglitano / Hanyu Liu, 6-3

3. Srdjan Jakovljevic / Sasha Pachnev def. Ryan Navarro / Dennis Afanasev, 7-6 (10-5)

Singles

1. Srdjan Jakovljevic def. Ryan Navarro 6-4, 6-2

2. Nicola Pipoli def. Zicheng Zeng 6-3, 6-2

3. Ben Barnett vs. Max Benaim, 5-7, 6-4, unfinished

4. Will Cooke Wharton def. Lawrence Sciglitano, 6-3, 7-6 (10-6)

5. Dennis Afanasev def. Sergio Martinez, 6-2, 6-4

6. Hanyu Liu vs. Austin Klapman, 3-1, unfinished

UP NEXT: The Colonials face a quick turnaround, hosting Drexel on Friday at 11:45 a.m. at the Southeast Tennis and Learning Center.