George Washington University Athletics
Thursday, February 21
Sterling, Va. / Trump National Golf Club
7 p.m.
George Washington University
1
vs
4
Monmouth
Men's Tennis Topped by Monmouth, 4-1
2/21/2019 11:08:00 PM | Men's Tennis
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.Â
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
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
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.
UP NEXT: The Colonials face a quick turnaround, hosting Drexel on Friday at 11:45 a.m. at the Southeast Tennis and Learning Center.
Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
Order of Finish:
2,1,3
#1 Singles Match
12
Jakovljevic, Srdjan / 0 [MU-M]
66
42
#2 Singles Match
12
Pipoli, Nicola / 0 [MU-M]
66
32
#3 Singles Match
123
Benaim, Max / 0 [MU-M]
740
56UF
#4 Singles Match
12
Cooke Wharton, Will / 0 [MU-M]
67
36
#5 Singles Match
12
Martinez, Sergio / 0 [MU-M]
24
66
#6 Singles Match
12
Klapman, Austin / 0 [MU-M]
10
3UF
Order of Finish:
2,1,5,4
Players Mentioned
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