WEST POINT, NY—The NJIT women's tennis team dropped a 5-2 decision at Army Friday evening in Lichtenberg Tennis Center.
 
The Highlanders won two out of three doubles contests to earn the doubles point but Army, which improved to 11-1 on the season, won five out of six singles contests, cruising to a 5-2 victory.  NJIT drops to 2-4 on the season.
 
In doubles competition, senior duo Ksenia Kuzmenko and Jana Luste were 8-6 winners over Army's doubles pair Elle and Della Taylor.  Kuzmenko, the only double-winner on the day for the Highlanders won a three-set tilt at first singles over Black Knights Jamila Paul, 3-6, 6-2, 10-6.
 
Highlander pair Nathalie Habegger and Hannelore MacDonald won 8-5 at third doubles defeating Black Knights doubles pair Margaret Lliev and Carly Riney.
 
NJIT will return to action on Saturday at 5:30pm when the Highlanders visit Hofstra.
 
 
Army 5, NJIT 2
Doubles
Ksenia Kuzmenko & Jana Luste (NJIT) def. Elle Taylor & Della Taylor (A) 8-6
Jamila Paul & Carolyn Pitman (A) def. Natalia Melibeu & Carolina Zanotta (NJIT) 8-4
Nathalie Habegger & Hannelore MacDonald (NJIT) def. Margaret Iliev &
Carly Riney (A) 8-5
 
Singles
Ksenia Kusmenko (NJIT) def. Jamila Paul (Army) 3-6, 6-2, 10-6
Carolyn Pitman (Army) def. Natalia Melibeu (NJIT) 6-1, 6-0
Gabriella Spindler (Army) def. Nathalie Habegger (NJIT) 6-3, 6-3
Della Taylor (Army) def. Jana Luste (NJIT) 7-5, 6-2
Elle Taylor (Army) def. Carolina Zanotta (NJIT) 7-5, 6-3
Nan Porter (Army) def. Hannelore MacDonald (NJIT) 6-0, 6-0