CORPUS CHRISTI, TX - The NJIT men's tennis season saw its season come to an end on Thursday, falling 4-1 to Lamar in the Southland Conference Tournament Quarterfinals. 

NJIT, seeded fourth in the eight-team event, finished 2023 with a 15-8 record, while #5 Lamar advances to Friday's semifinals with a 11-11 record. 

Lamar got on the board first, earning the doubles point with a pair of victories at the #1 and #3 positions. 

The Big Red clinched the match with three singles wins at #2, #5, and #6.

Pablo Perez Ramos finished his impressive redshirt freshman season in tremendous fashion, earning a 6-3, 6-4 victory over Max Amling at the #1 singles spot. Amling was named the Southland Conference Player of the Year on Wednesday, while Perez Ramos, who finished the season 18-3, didn't receive any postseason accolades. 

COMPLETE RESULTS
Lamar 4, NJIT 1
04/20/2023 at Corpus Christi, Texas

Singles competition

1. Pablo Perez Ramos (NJIT) def. Max Amling (LU) 6-3, 6-4

2. Filippo Salsini (LU) def. Amine El Kholti (NJIT) 6-0, 7-5

3. Nejc Skorjanc (NJIT) vs. Martin Garcia-Ripoll (LU) 7-5, 3-6, 1-1, unfinished

4. Oscar Callo von Platen (NJIT) vs. Joan Crespo (LU) 6-7 (4-7), 3-4, unfinished

5. Max Milic (LU) def. Wil Jenkins (NJIT) 6-2, 7-5

6. Brandon Do (LU) def. Pavel Petrov (NJIT) 6-3, 6-3

Doubles competition

1. Max Amling/Filippo Salsini (LU) def. Amine El Kholti/Pablo Perez Ramos (NJIT) 7-6 (7-4)

2. Nejc Skorjanc/Josh Smith (NJIT) vs. Brandon Do/Haruki Omori-Cowie (LU) 6-6, unfinished

3. Martin Garcia-Ripoll/Gustav Hasslegren (LU) def. Wil Jenkins/Samuel Townes (NJIT) 6-3