Box Score WEST LONG BRANCH, N.J.— The Sacred Heart University men's tennis team fell in its season opener, 6-1, at Monmouth on Wednesday.
 
Graduate student Sebastian Colla collected his first singles victory as a Pioneer. The Rosario, Argentina, native won the first set, 7-5, and sealed the decision with a 10-7 tiebreaker at No. 3 over Arthur Dussaubat.
 
Up next, the Pioneers compete at the Fairfield Invitational on Sept. 23-25.
 
Singles Competition
1. Victor Castro(MON) def. Lefteri Apostolou (SHU) 6-2, 7-6 (5-0)
2. Charlie Penman (MON) def. Matyas Vencl (SHU) 6-2, 5-7, 10-2
3. Alexander Zuckerman (MON) def. Antoine Hernandez (SHU) 7-6 (3-0), 4-0, retired
4. Lucca Silva (MON) def. Darius Eftekhar (SHU) 6-2, 6-0
5. Gabriel Busato (MON) def. Alberto Mello (SHU) 6-1, 6-3
6. Sebastian Colla (SHU) def. Arthur Dussaubat (MON) 7-5, 5-7, 10-7
 
Doubles Competition
1. Niels Van Noord/Charlie Penman (MON) def. Lefteri Apostolou/Alberto Mello (SHU) 6-3
2. Dmitry Bezborodov/Gabriel Busato (MON) def. Matyas Vencl/Antoine Hernandez (SHU) 6-2
3. Arthur Dussaubat/Christof Zeiler (MON) def. Darius Eftekhar/Adhurim Tetaj (SHU) 6-4