NEWARK, NJ - The NJIT men's tennis team dropped a match to visiting Drexel, falling 5-2 at the Naimoli Tennis Center on Saturday. 

Drexel (4-4) won two of three doubles matches to take the first point of the afternoon against the Highlanders (1-4) and then won four of six singles matches to clinch the victory.

At doubles, Josh Smith and Tin Dizarevic won 6-2 in the first position.

The Highlanders' singles wins came from Abdullah Fouad at first singles (7-5, 6-3) and Aidar Aidossov at fourth singles (2-6, 6-2, 6-3).

NJIT returns to action next Saturday when they play their first road match of the season at Army West Point. First serve is slated for 10am in West Point, NY.

COMPLETE RESULTS
Doubles
1 | Josh Smith/ Tin Dizdarevic def. Sanil Jagtiani/ Xandy Hammitt 6-2
2 | Hugo Brungs/ Gustav Wogen def. Abdullah Fouad/ George Svensson 6-3
3 | Djordje Janackovic/ Juan Manuel Sanchez def. Samuel Townes/ Aidar Aidossov 6-3
Order of Play: 1,2,3
 
Singles
1 | Abdullah Fouad def. Sanil Jagtiani 7-5, 6-3
2 | Xandy Hammitt def. Tin Dizdarevic 6-7 (4), 6-3, 6-1
3 | Hugo Brungs def. Samuel Townes 6-3, 6-1
4 | Aidar Aidossov def. Gustav Wogen 2-6, 6-2, 6-3
5 | Alvaro Cruz Chamorro def. Ammar Fekry 6-1, 7-5
6 | Juan Manuel Sanchez def. Juan Bejarano 6-2, 6-3
Order of Play: 3, 1, 4, 2, 5, 6