PHILADELPHIA - The NJIT tennis team suffered its first loss of the 2024 seasons, falling 4-3 in a nail-biter to host Drexel on Friday at the Vidas Courts.

The Highlanders drop to 6-1 on the season, while Drexel improved to 5-2. 

Drexel quickly got on the scoreboard with a pair of doubles wins and took a 1-0 lead into singles play.

NJIT earned victories from Pablo Perez Ramos (first singles), Wil Jenkins (third singles) and Pavel Petrov (fifth singles), but the Dragons also earned three singles wins to take the match 4-3.

The Highlanders will look to get back into the win column on Sunday when they host LIU. First serve is slated for 4pm in the Naimoli Family Tennis and Recreation Center in Newark.

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Drexel 4, NJIT 3
Singles competition
1. Pablo Perez Ramos (NJIT) def. Alan Jesudason (DREX) 6-3, 6-4
2. Alex De Sousa (DREX) def. Nejc Skorjanc (NJIT) 6-3, 7-5
3. Wil Jenkins (NJIT) def. Hussein El Tawil (DREX) 6-2, 6-2
4. Will Burridge (DREX) def. Oscar Callo von Platen (NJIT) 7-6 (7-5), 6-1
5. Pavel Petrov (NJIT) def. Alessio Azzalini (DREX) 6-4, 6-7 (5-7), 6-3
6. Josue Guzman (DREX) def. German Lopez Andujar (NJIT) 6-4, 5-7, 7-6 (7-5)
Doubles competition
1. Alan Jesudason/Alex De Sousa (DREX) def. Pablo Perez Ramos/Wil Jenkins (NJIT) 6-4
2. Alessio Azzalini/Pierre Humayou (DREX) vs. Nejc Skorjanc/German Lopez Andujar (NJIT) 6-6, unfinished
3. Will Burridge/Hussein El Tawil (DREX) def. Pavel Petrov/Oscar Callo von Platen (NJIT) 7-6