NEWARK, NJ–The NJIT women's tennis team secured a 4-1 win over visiting LIU to remain undefeated at home Friday evening inside The Naimoli Family Athletic and Recreational Facility.
The Highlanders, winners of two straight, improved to 10-4 overall and 8-0 at home.
Head Coach Patricia Piorkowski McDonald
"The women continue to play solid doubles." I'm happy to see their hard work pay off. Good solid singles play today as well. "
NJIT earned the doubles point and won three singles contests to register the 4-1 home victory.
In doubles action, Paula Menendez Alvarez and Feyza Aydin were 6-1 winners at the third spot and Highlanders pair Laura Wipfli and Irene Cocero teamed for a 6-3 win at first doubles.
Arina Babokva got things going in singles competition at the fourth spot combining for identical scores, 6-2, 6-2 to pick up the point.
Menendez Alvarez, competing at first singles, won in straight sets 6-3, 6-4 and at the sixth spot, freshman Petra Koszo clinched the match for the Highlanders, up 3-1, after a withdrawal by LIU.
NJIT will return to action on April 4 when the Highlanders visit Temple in Philadelphia at 11am.
The next day, NJIT will conclude its home slate and recognize its graduating seniors – Shalom Salvi, Riya Mathur and Arina Babkova. First serve will begin at 4pm vs. Drexel.
NJIT 4, LIU 1
Doubles
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Laura Wipfli/Irene Cocero (NJIT) def. Lucia Garrigues/Mia Tsoukalas (LIU) 6-3
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Shalom Salvi/Arina Babkova (NJIT) vs. Ksenia Reznitskaya/Paula Guillen Cerver (LIU) 5-4 (uf)
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Paula Menendez Alvarez/Feyza Aydin (NJIT) def. Clara Tardivell/Jenna Svatos (LIU) 6-1
Finish: 3, 1, 2
Singles
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Paula Menendez Alvarez (NJIT) def. Lucia Garrigues (LIU) 6-3, 6-4
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Ksenia Reznitskaya (LIU) def. Shalom Salvi (NJIT) 6-4, 7-5
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Irene Cocero (NJIT) vs. Mia Tsoukalas (LIU) 6-2, 1-6, 4-1 (uf)
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Arina Babkova (NJIT) def. Jenna Svatos (LIU) 6-2, 6-2
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Feyza Aydin (NJIT) vs. Paula Guillen Cerver (LIU) 5-1 (uf)
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Petra Koszo (NJIT) def. Clara Tardivel (LIU), 3-1 (Withdrawal)
Finish: 4, 1, 2, 6
