Queens, NY - The NJIT men's tennis team suffered a 6-1 setback to Villanova on Saturday at the USTA National Tennis Center.

NJIT is now 7-3 on the season, while Villanova's record now stands at 6-8.

"It was a tough loss to a good team," explained Head Coach Ira Miller.

Villanova set the tone for the afternoon sweeping all three doubles matches to take a 1-0 lead into singles action.

In singles play, Abdullah Fouad was the only Highlander to get a win, doing so with a straight-set (6-3, 6-2) victory at the #1 position. 

"Abdullah played great," added Miller.

The Highlanders return to action next Sunday when they take on St. John's in their season finale. 

COMPLETE RESULTS

Singles competition

1.  Abdullah Fouad (NJIT) def. Alex Kim (VU) 6-3, 6-2

2.  Josh Robinson (VU) def. Amine El Kholti (NJIT) 6-1, 6-4

3.  Eitan Khromchenko (VU) def. Samuel Townes (NJIT) 6-1, 6-4

4.  Daniel Cheng (VU) def. Ashwin Kanetkar (NJIT) 6-3, 6-3

5.  Anthony Prokurat (VU) def. Ammar Fekry (NJIT)  3-6, 6-3, 6-3

6.  Ryan Nguyen (VU) def. Adrian Tudor (NJIT) 7-6, 5-7, 6-4

 

Doubles competition

1.  Alex Kim/Daniel Martinez (VU) def. Josh Smith/Samuel Townes (NJIT) 7-6

2. Josh Robinson/Matthew Jones (VU) def. Abdullah Fouad/Amine El Kholti (NJIT)  6-3

3. Justin Suarez/Anthony Prokurat (VU) def. Ashwin Kanetkar/Ammar Fekry (NJIT) 6-0