FLORENCE, Ala. --- The NJIT women's tennis team suffered its third seven-game defeat in five matches, falling on the road to the North Alabama Lions 4-3 Saturday evening.

After a tough showing in doubles that saw Mayar No. 3 duo Eltony and Amanda Helminsky nearly force a deciding flight at No. 1 - one that Joleta Budiman and Holly Matson were leading - Mouna Bouzgarrou and Helminsky took two of the first three singles flights to tie the match, 2-2.

Budiman would put NJIT ahead 3-2 after a three-set top flight victory but the Lions were able to take Nos. 4 and 5 to steal the match from the Highlanders.

North Alabama 4, NJIT 3

Singles competition
1. Joleta Budiman (NJIT) def. Payton Andrews (UNA) 6-4, 4-6, 6-2
2. Mouna Bouzgarrou (NJIT) def. Sydney Flesch (UNA) 6-2, 6-4
3. Claudia Arroyo (UNA) def. Holly Matson (NJIT) 6-4, 6-2
4. Nina Linke (UNA) def. Advaita Saravanan (NJIT) 0-6, 6-2, 7-5
5. Nele Seitz (UNA) def. Shamika Dhar (NJIT) 7-5, 7-6 (8-6)
6. Amanda Helminsky (NJIT) def. Megan Humphreys (UNA) 6-4, 6-4

Doubles competition
1. Claudia Arroyo/Payton Andrews (UNA) vs. Joleta Budiman/Holly Matson (NJIT) 5-4, unfinished
2. Nina Linke/Megan Humphreys (UNA) def. Rafaella Sampaio/Mouna Bouzgarrou (NJIT) 6-1
3. Nele Seitz/Sydney Flesch (UNA) def. Mayar Eltony/Amanda Helminsky (NJIT) 6-4

Match Notes
NJIT 12-7, 1-4 ASUN
North Alabama 6-14, 1-4 ASUN
Order of finish: Doubles (2,3); Singles (3,2,6,4,1,5)