Women's Tennis | 2/9/2018 10:22:00 PM

Box Score

NEWARK, NJ—Visiting Fordham edged NJIT, 4-3, on Friday evening in non-conference women's tennis action at The Naimoli Family Athletic and Recreational Facility.

Fordham and NJIT split the singles contests but it was the Rams who earned the doubles point, sweeping the doubles contests to edge the Highlanders, 4-3.

"Tough loss for us today," head coach Zaki Abdelrahman commented. "The players did not finish when they had the opportunity to win. We split the singles matches with Fordham and the doubles point was the difference. The team needs to be tougher on the critical moments to start winning against those strong teams. We will learn from this and carry the positives to tomorrow's match."

Newcomer Holly Matson picked up a three-set victory at third singles, topping Tatiana Grigoryan, 6-1, 3-6, 7-6 (5).

Senior Natacha Minc won by identical scores at the fifth spot, 7-5, 7-5, defeating Alexis Zobeideh while Alba Rosas Garcia won in straight sets, 6-3, 6-4, at sixth singles over Carolina Sa.

NJIT will return to action on Saturday at 2pm when the Highlanders host Drexel at at The Naimoli Family Athletic and Recreational Facility as part of a doubleheader with the NJIT men.

Doubles
1. Eltony/Saravanan lost against Ma/Wong 6-1
2. Matson/Minc lost against Grigoryan/Zobeideh 7-6 (6)
3. Sampaio/Helminsky lost against Balce/Insogna 7-6 (5)

Singles
1. Mayar Eltony lost against Carina Ma 6-2, 6-2
2. Advaita Saravanan lost against Estelle Wong 6-1, 3-6, 6-4
3. Holly Matson defeated Tatiana Grigoryan 6-1, 3-6, 7-6 (5)
4. Rafaella Sampaio lost against Maia Balce 6-1, 6-3
5. Natacha Minc defeated Alexis Zobeideh 7-5, 7-5
6. Alba Rosas Garcia defeated Carolina Sa 6-3, 6-4

Fordham won 4-3