NEWARK, NJ - The NJIT men's tennis team defeated visiting FDU 4-3 on Wednesday afternoon at the Naimoli Tennis Center.
With the win, NJIT even its record at 4-4 on the season, while the Knights' overall mark now stands at 3-5.
"I'm glad we got through today," said Head Coach
Marco Matteucci. "We were definitely not at our best and struggled in many areas. We need to play smarter tennis when we are leading and when the pressure is on us to close."
The Highlanders got on the board first, winning the doubles point thanks to victories at first and third doubles by the tandems of
Josh Smith and
Oscar Callo von Platen and
Abdullah Fouad and
Daniel Sabogal, respectively.
Fouad earned a straight-set win at first singles, while
Ashwin Kanetkar did the same at fifth singles, before
Samuel Townes clinched the match with a 7-5, 7-5 victory at sixth singles.Â
The Highlanders return to the court on Saturday when they wrap up their six-match home stand at the Nailmoli Tennis Center vs. Navy. First serve is slated for 11am.Â
"We have another long weekend ahead of us," concluded Matteucci. "It's another opportunity to learn and get better!"
COMPLETE RESULTS
Singles
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| 1. Abdullah Fouad (NJIT) def. TRAINAUSKAS, Justas (FDU) 6-3, 6-3 |
| 2. DHOUIB, Mehdi (FDU) def. Amine El Kholti (NJIT) 7-6 (0-3), 5-7, 6-2 |
| 3. SRIRAM, Arjun (FDU) def. Josh Smith (NJIT) 2-6, 6-2, 6-1 |
| 4. PIETSCH, Niclas (FDU) def. Oscar Callo von Platen (NJIT) 6-3, 7-6 (0-4) |
| 5. Ashwin Kanetkar (NJIT) def. BUDINSZKY, Moric (FDU) 6-1, 6-1 |
| 6. Samuel Townes (NJIT) def. TARDIN, Fernando (FDU) 7-5, 7-5 |
Doubles
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