PHILADELPHIA — The NJIT women's tennis team returned to action after a 12-day break but were unable to return to the win column after a 6-1 road defeat against the Temple Owls Friday at the TU Pavilion.
The Highlanders (6-7) unfortunately had to deal with a shorthanded roster after
Sandra Dzhambazov suffered an injury in warmups and
Joleta Budiman remained unavailable. With NJIT defaulting at No. 3 doubles, Temple (14-4) clinched the doubles point after winning the first flight.
Temple would lock in their victory with wins at No. 6, 4, and 5 singles before
Shalom Salvi earned NJIT's lone point in a three-set, No. 3 flight.
NEXT UP
NJIT will honor senior Budiman in its final home match of the year on Saturday, April 1 at 1 p.m. at the Naimoli Family Athletic and Recreational Facility.
Temple 6, NJIT 1
3/31/2023 at Philadelphia, PA
Singles competition
3.
Shalom Salvi (NJIT) def. Sena Takebe (TEM) 6-2, 3-6, 10-3
5. Evie Wei (TEM) def. Pa. Menendez Alvarez (NJIT) 6-2, 6-2
6. Maiko Uchijima (TEM) def. No player (NJIT), by default
Doubles competition
3. Sena Takebe/Thamara Kawaratani (TEM) def. No player/No player (NJIT), by default
Match Notes
NJIT 6-7
Temple 14-4
Order of finish: Doubles (3,1); Singles (6,4,5,3,1,2)
