Blue Hens Defeat Monmouth, 6-1

Friday, March 5

12 pm

University of Delaware

Monmouth University

Photo by: Mark Campbell

3/5/2021 7:06:00 PM | Men's Tennis

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WILMINGTON, Del. – The Blue Hens men's tennis team defeated Monmouth Friday afternoon in a thrilling 6-1 showdown.

The Blue Hens started off the day winning the doubles point after a nail biting tiebreaker on court three between Liam Hedlund/Luis Molina and Monmouth's Charlie Penman/Victor Castro. Pierce Gilheany and Julian Chousa also won their doubles match against Lucca Silva and Gabriel Busato on court two.

The Blue Hens also collected 5 wins during singles play with Wilkinson, Dodens, Gilheany, Chousa, and Valdoleiros all defeating their Monmouth opponents.

"This was a good win for the program today and our guys were ready from the start," says head coach Pablo Montana. "The doubles point came down to the wire and we were able to pull it out in the end. In singles, we came out with confidence and continued to battle, as this was a hard fought victory. Both teams got better today, Coach Leicht does a great job with his guys and it's no surprise his team has won their conference the past few years. We will rest tomorrow and start preparing for our next match with Richmond and VCU."

Today's match closes out Delaware's home competitions for the season. The Blue Hens will be back in action on March 20^th with a doubleheader against the Richmond Spiders and VCU Rams.

Doubles Competition:

Max Benaim/Sergio Martinez (MU) def. James Wilkinson/Pierre-Louis Dodens (UD) 6-4
Pierce Gilheany/Julian Chousa (UD) def. Lucca Silva/Gabriel Busato (MU) 6-4
Liam Hedlund/Luis Molina (UD) def. Charlie Penman/Victor Castro (MU) 7-6 (7)

Singles Competition:

James Wilkinson (UD) def. Lucca Silva (MU) 7-5, 6-3
Pierre-Louis Dodens (UD) def. Max Benaim (MU) 6-1, 6-4
Pierce Gilheany (UD) def. Charlie Penman (MU) 6-4, 6-4
Julian Chousa (UD) def. Victor Castro (MU) 6-1, 3-6, 6-3
Sergio Martinez (MU) def. Liam Hedlund (UD) 6-4, 6-7, 3 (10)
Guilherme Valdoleiros (UD) def. Gabe Busato (MU) 5-7, 7-6, 11-9

UPCOMING SCHEDULE
Saturday, March 20 – Delaware at University of Richmond – 10 am – Richmond, VA
Saturday, March 20 – Delaware at Virginia Commonwealth University – 3 pm – Richmond, VA
Sunday, April 11 – Delaware at James Madison University – Harrisonburg, VA