Box Score West Long Branch, N.J. – The NJIT men's tennis team returned to the Garden State on Friday afternoon with a 4-2 victory over Monmouth. The Highlanders rallied from dropping the doubles point to earn four singles wins to clinch the match.

The Hawks won on the No. 2 and No. 3 courts to open the match with the advantage. In singles, the momentum for Monmouth continued as Louis Keller took down Nejc Skorjanc to force the Highlanders' backs against the wall.

From there, momentum swung NJIT's way. Pablo Perez Ramos posted a strong performance in the top flight, dominating the first and third sets in his victory over Mateo Bivol, 6-1, 3-6, 6-0. Soma Fukuhara followed up with a straight sets win in No. 4 singles, 6-4, 7-6, while Tom Sorin did the same on the No. 6 court, 7-6, 6-2.

Oscar Callo von Platen was able to lock up the match in NJIT's favor, batting to a three set win in No. 3 singles, 6-1, 4-6, 6-2.

NJIT 4, Monmouth 2
Doubles

1. Mateo Bivol and Louis Keller (MON) vs.Nejc Skorjanc and Pablo Perez Ramos (NJIT), 5-6 (unfinished)
2. Jakob Bonnett and Adam Hillerby (MON) def. Oscar Callo von Platen and Soma Fukuhara (NJIT), 6-2
3. Diego Laporta and Sasha Vysochenko (MON) def. Wil Jenkins and Severin Risan (NJIT), 7-5

Singles

1.  Pablo Perez Ramos (NJIT) def. Mateo Bivol (MON), 6-1, 3-6, 6-0
2.  Louis Keller (MON) def. Nejc Skorjanc (NJIT) 6-2, 6-2
3.  Oscar Callo von Platen (NJIT) def. Adam Hillerby (MON) 6-1, 4-6, 6-2
4.  Soma Fukuhara (NJIT) def. Jakob Bonnett (MON) 6-4, 7-6 (7-)
5.  Diego Laporta (MON) vs. German Lopez Andujar (NJIT), 6-7, 6-2 (unfinished)
6. Tom Sorin (NJIT) def. Sasha Vysochenko (MON) 7-6 (7-) 6-2

Up Next
The Highlanders wrap up the weekend in Washington, D.C. on Sunday morning to face Georgetown at 10:45 a.m.