Box Score

NEWARK, NJ—Visiting Fordham nipped NJIT, 4-3, Saturday evening at The Naimoli Family Athletic and Recreational Facility.
 
With the match knotted at 3-3, Fordham's Bella Genkina came back from a set down to NJIT's Hannelore MacDonald to earn the deciding point at sixth singles in a 4-3 victory for the visiting Rams. 
 
MacDonald took the first set, 6-3, but Genkina rebounded to take the second frame in a tiebreaker, 7-6 (4) and won the third set, 10-7, to give Fordham the match.
 
The Rams improve to 2-0 on the young season while the Highlanders drop to an even 2-2.
 
Fordham won two out of three doubles contests to earn the point while NJIT and Fordham split the singles matches.
 
NJIT doubles pair Natalia Melibeu and Carolina Zanotta earned a 5-4 victory at second doubles, in a contest that was not finished, against Fordham's Angie Dabu and Julie Leong.
 
In singles competition, senior Ksenia Kuzmenko won in straight sets at first singles, 6-4, 7-5 defeating Rams Ellie Ball.
 
At third singles, Jana Luste also won in straight sets topping Angie Dabu, 6-2, 6-3 while Nathalie Habegger won 6-1, 7-6(1) at the fourth spot over Leong.
 
NJIT will return to action on Friday, February 14 when the Highlanders host UAlbany at 3pm in The Naimoli Family Athletic and Recreational Facility.
 
 
Fordham def. NJIT 4-3
Doubles
1. Ellie Ball/ Sarah Ali (F U ) def. Ksenia Kuzmenko/Jana Luste (NJIT) 7-5
2. Natalia Melibeu/Carolina Zanotta(NJIT) DNF Angie Dabu/Julie Leong(FU) 5-4
3. Bella Genkina/Anika Novacek(FU) def. Hannelore MacDonald/Nathalie Habegger(NJIT) 6-3
 
Singles
1. Ksenia Kuzmenko (NJIT) def. Ellie Ball(FU) 6-4, 7-5
2. Sarah Ali(FU) def. Natalia Melibeu (NJIT) 4-6, 6-4, 10-7
3. Jana Luste (NJIT) def. Angie Dabu(FU) 6-2, 6-3
4. Nathalie Habegger (NJIT) def. Julie Leong (FU) 6-1, 7-6(1)
5. Destiny Grunin (FU) def. Carolina Zanotta(NJIT) 6-3, 6-3
6. Bella Genkina(FU) def. Hannelore MacDonald(NJIT) 3-6, 7-6(4), 10-7