NEWARK, NJ—Visiting University at Buffalo won its fourth straight 4-3 decision Friday afternoon, edging NJIT in the Naimoli Family Athletic and Recreational Facility.
 
Buffalo, ranked No. 56 in the latest Intercollegiate Tennis Association's top 75 college team rankings, improves to 6-1 on the season, while the Highlanders drop their second straight match, falling to a 6-3 record.
 
NJIT earned the doubles point Friday, winning two out of three contests and recorded two additional points at first and third singles, as the visiting Bulls edged NJIT, 4-3.
 
Highlander pair Erik Artursson and Andres Alban won 8-6 at first doubles defeating Damien David and Akhil Mehta.  Alban won in straight sets at third singles topping Buffalo's Pablo Alvarez, 7-6(4), 6-2.
 
NJIT's Markus Schultz and Holger Norregaard were 8-5 winners at second doubles topping Jonathan Hannestad and Sergio Arevallio.  Schultz, competing at first singles improved to a perfect 8-0 in dual matches with a straight set victory over Sebastian Ionescu, 7-6(4), 6-2.
 
NJIT will have a quick turnaround when the Highlanders travel to Ithaca, New York Saturday and face No. 50 University of Nebraska at Cornell.  The match is slated to start at 6pm.
 
 
Buffalo def. NJIT 4-3
Doubles:
1.Artursson/Andres (NJIT) def. David/Mehta(Buffalo) 8-6
2. Schultz/Norregaard (NJIT) def. Hannestad/Arevalillo (Buffalo) 8-5
3. Ionescu/Alvarez (Buffalo) def. Holl/Jedlinski(NJIT) 8-3
 
Singles:
1. Markus Schultz (NJIT) def. Sebastian Ionescu (Buffalo) 7-6(4), 6-2
2. Damien David (Buffalo) def. Holger Norregaard (NJIT) 6-3, 6-3
3. Andres Alban (NJIT) def. Pablo Alvarez (Buffalo) 7-6(4), 6-2
4. Jonathan Hannestad (Buffalo) def. Erik Artursson (NJIT) 6-2, 4-6, 6-4
5. Sergio Arevallio (Buffalo) def. Arnaud Holl (NJIT) 6-1, 3-6, 6-1
6. Akhil Mehta (Buffalo) def. Carl Jedlinski (NJIT) 7-6(5), 6-2