PRINCETON, NJ – NJIT men's tennis competed at the Princeton Farnsworth Invite on Friday at the Cordish Family Pavilion and Lenz Tennis Center.
Two sets of Highlander duos grabbed wins in doubles play.
"Our captains led the way today," head coach
Ira Miller commented post match. "Zac (Castagna) had a nice win in singles and doubles while Lukas (Zvikas) beat one of Princeton's top players."
Abdullah Fouad and
Zac Castagna defeated Noah Farrell and Peter Martin from Middlebury 8-6, while
Tomi Antoljak," and
George Svensson won against Ryan Hardin and Shawn Jackson from Hofstra 8-4.
Senior Castanga also posted a win in singles play, posting a victory over Middlebury's Martin 6-1, 6-4.
The Highlanders other win came from
Lukas Zvikas who scored a win over Jimmy Wasserman of Princeton 6-4, 2-6, (10-6).
The invite will continue on Saturday at 1pm and Sunday.
Doubles
Justin Barki/Jimmy Wasserman (Princeton) def.
Aleksa Petrovic/
Lukas Zvikas (NJIT), 8-6
Abdullah Fouad/
Zac Castagna (NJIT) def. Noah Farrell/Peter Martin (Middlebury), 8-6
Ryan Jurist/Alessandro Pedrazzini (Bucknell) def.
Tomi Antoljak/
George Svensson (NJIT), 8-6
Alberto Caceres Casas/Mark Wallner (Temple) def.
Abdullah Fouad/
Zac Castagna (NJIT), 8-6
David Gorshein/Anat Mundra (Army West Point) def.
Lukas Zvikas/
Aleksa Petrovic (NJIT), 8-7(4)
Tomi Antoljak/
George Svensson (NJIT) def. Ryan Hardin/Shawn Jackson (Hofstra), 8-4
Singles
Lukas Zvikas (NJIT) def. Jimmy Wasserman (Princeton), 6-4, 2-6, (10-6)
Justin Barki (Princeton) def.
Aleksa Petrovic (NJIT), 6-3, 6-1
Noah Farrell (Middlebury) def.
Abdullah Fouad (NJIT), 6-2, 6-0
Zac Castagna (NJIT) def. Peter Martin (Middlebury), 6-1, 6-4
Ryan Jurist (Bucknell) def.
Tomi Antoljak (NJIT), 7-5, 6-2
Alessandro Pedrazzini (Bucknell) def.
George Svensson (NJIT), 4-6, 6-0, (10-3)