Women's Tennis | 2/15/2015 8:15:00 PM

NEWARK, NJ—The NJIT women's tennis team split Sunday, dropping the first match of the day (6-1) against visiting Sacred Heart and bouncing back in the night cap against Saint Peter's (6-1) for the first win of the 2015 season at The Naimoli Family Athletic and Recreational Facility.

In the first match of the day, Sacred Heart won two-of-three doubles contests and five-of-six singles contests, cruising to a 6-1 victory. 

NJIT's doubles pair senior Carolina Zanotta and sophomore Nathalie Habegger teamed for a 6-1 victory over Sacred Heart's Paige Olson and Lindsey Post at first doubles.

Habegger was the lone singles winner in the match for the Highlanders, with a straight set victory at second singles, defeating Pioneers Olson, 6-3, 6-2.

NJIT picked up its first win of the season with a 6-1 victory over visiting Saint Peter's in the night cap.  The Highlanders swept the doubles contests and won five out of six singles contests to earn the 6-1 victory.

Zanotta and Habegger were 6-3 winners at first doubles topping Adina Ungurean-Halagian and Lucia Radovic.  Zanotta recorded a straight set victory at first singles, 6-3, 6-0 topping Ungurean-Halagian while Habegger won by identical scores, 6-1, 6-1 at the second spot over  Radovic.

Freshmen doubles duo Alba Rosas Garcia and Ines Vujkovac combined for a 6-3 win at second doubles over Elena Melian Puigventos and Mali Hedberg.  Rosas Garcia combined for a 7-6 (4), 6-2 win topping Puigventos at third singles while teammate Vujkovac combined for a 6-2, 6-3 victory at the fourth spot.

Highlander pair Valerie Carroll and Tiffany Barnes won by default at third doubles.  Barnes was victorious at fifth singles, 6-1, 6-2 defeating Christian Resurreccion while Carroll won by default at sixth singles.

NJIT will return to action on Friday at 12:30pm when the Highlanders visit Rutgers.