Box Score

JERSEY CITY, NJ—The NJIT men's tennis team won its second straight match of the 2013 season with a 6-1 victory over Saint Peter's Sunday afternoon.

The NJIT men won five out of six singles contests and swept doubles to earn the 6-1 victory.  Saint Peter's only point of the match came at first singles in straight sets.

Doubles partners Petr Rousar and Erik Artursson were up 6-3 at first doubles but did not finish the match against Saint Peter's Carols Carrera and Marko Knezevic.  Artursson won in straight sets, 6-3, 6-2 at fourth singles over Mario Huljev.

Highlanders' duo Holger Norregaard and Andres Alban were 8-3 winners at second doubles cruising past Peacocks doubles partners Luccas Coutinho and Oliver Bellomi.  Norregaard won at second singles, 6-4, 6-1 while Alban dropped a 6-3, 6-4 decision at first singles to Saint Peter's Carrera.

At third doubles senior Fraser Croad and newcomer Markus Schultz teamed for a 8-4 victory.  Schultz went 6-3, 6-1 at third singles while Croad was a 6-1, 6-3 winner at fifth singles.  Freshman Jack Felich was a 6-2, 6-0 winner at the sixth spot for the Highlanders.

NJIT will return to action on Friday at 6pm when the Highlanders host Monmouth at The Naimoli Family Athletic and Recreational Facility.

Men
NJIT 6 Saint Peter's 1

Singles
1. Carlos Carrera (SPC) def. Andres Alban (NJIT) 6-3, 6-4
2. Holger Norregaard (NJIT) def. Marko Knezevic (SPC) 6-4, 6-1
3. Markus Schultz (NJIT) def. Luccas Coutinho (SPC) 6-3, 6-1
4. Erik Artursson (NJIT) def. Mario Huljev (SPC) 6-3, 6-2
5. Fraser Croad (NJIT) def. Fabian Valdiviezo (SPC) 6-1, 6-3
6. Jack Felich (NJIT) def. Oliver Bellomi (SPC) 6-6-2, 6-0

Doubles:
1. Rousar/Artursson (NJIT) vs. Carrera/Knezevic (SPC) 6-3, Did not finish
2. Norregard/Alban (NJIT) def. Coutinho/Bellomi (SPC) 8-3
3. Croad/Schultz (NJIT) def. Huljev/Valdiviezo (SPC) 8-4