PHILADELPHIA, PA - Four members of the NJIT men's tennis team returned to the court this weekend, facing tough competition at the annual ITA Northeast Regional Tournament, which was hosted by the University of Pennsylvania. 

Abdullah Fouad and Amine El Kholti both made it into the main singles draw, while also competing as a tandem in the main doubles draw. Ashwin Kanetkar took the court in the qualifying singles draw, before teaming up with Samuel Townes in the qualifying doubles draw.

El Kholti was the most successful of the Highlanders, winning a match in both the qualifying draw and the main draw. 

The Highlanders wrap up their fall slate on October 30 and 31 back in Philadelphia at the Drexel Dragons Invitational. 

NJIT ITA Northeast Regional Results
Singles
Amine El Kholti
Q1: defeated Quinnipiac's Alester Magalit (3-6, 6-2, 1-0)
Q2: defeated by Cornell's Jack McCarthy (6-4, 4-6, 12-10)
R128:: defeated Penn's Baylor Sai (1-6, 7-6, 2-0)
R64: defeated by Columbia's Hugo Hashimoto (6-3, 6-1)

Abdullah Fouad
R128: defeated by Monmouth's Lucca Silva (6-3, 6-3)

Ashwin Kanetkar
Q: defeated by Dartmouth's Hikaru Takeda (7-5, 6-0)

Doubles
Amine El Kholti / Abdullah Fouad
Main Draw - R64: defeated by Dartmouth's Alejandro Quilles and Daniel Webb (8-2)

Ashwin Kanetkar / Samuel Townes
Q - defeated by Colgate's Nate Roming and Nick Potter (8-7)