Box Score
NEWARK, NJ -- The NJIT men's tennis team suffered defeat against visiting Saint Joseph's, 5-2, on Saturday afternoon.
The Highlanders secure the doubles points by winning in No. 1 and No. 3 doubles, including besting the Hawks in another tiebreak scenario with Severin Risan and Nejc Skorjanc defeating Jakob Gaudreau Barnes and Sehaj Singh Pawar, 7-5. Wil Jenkins and Soma Fukuhara defeated Damir Abdusamadov and Santiago Valle-Saenz, 6-4, in No. 1 doubles.
In singles the lone Highlander to win was Yerassyl Bakhtiyar taking down Sehaj Singh Pawar, 6-0, 6-1, in fifth singles.
"Today was a rough day, we had not lost at home in two years," said Head Coach Marco Matteucci, "Every match was super tight but at the end of the day we couldn't pull through. We need to go through some video and keep working on filling in the gap to get better."
Saint Joseph's 5, NJIT 2 `
Doubles
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Wil Jenkins / Soma Fukuhara (NJIT) def. Damir Abdusamadov / Santiago Valle-Saenz (SJU), 6-4
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Othman Bezzaz / Ernesto Ruy (SJU) def. Maxime Hankins / Riccardo Campagnola (NJIT), 6-3
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Severin Risan / Nejc Skorjanc (NJIT) def. Jakob Gaudreau Barnes / Sehaj Singh Pawar (SJU), 7-5
Singles
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Santiago Valle-Saenz (SJU) vs. Wil Jenkins (NJIT), 1-6, 6-1, 7-6
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Damir Abdusamadov (SJU) def. Soma Fukuhara (NJIT), 4-6, 6-3, 6-3
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Ernesto Ruy (SJU) def. Nejc Skorjanc (NJIT), 6-4, 3-6, 7-5
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Othman Bezzaz (SJU) def. Riccardo Campagnola (NJIT), 7-6, 2-6, 6-1
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Yerassyl Bakhtiyar (NJIT) vs. Sehaj Singh Pawarr (SJU), 6-0, 6-1
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Jakob Gaudreau Barnes (SJU) def. Maxime Hankins (NJIT), 6-4, 3-6, 7-6
Up Next
The Highlanders welcome Georgetown to the The Naimoli Family Athletic and Recreational Facility on Saturday, the 21st for a 3:00 p.m. start time.
