NEWARK, NJ— The NJIT men's tennis team continued its strong run Tuesday afternoon, defeating visiting Lamar, 5–2, to extend its winning streak to four matches.

NJIT (8–2) secured the victory with a dominant showing in singles after the teams split the doubles matches.

The Highlanders opened the match by claiming the doubles point, taking two of the three contests.

At No. 1 doubles, Maxwell Lindstedt and Leon Nickel fell to Soma Fukuhara and Wil Jenkins, 6–3. NJIT clinched the point at No. 2 doubles as Yerassyl Bakhtiyar and Nejc Skorjanc defeated Vicente Monge and Rintaro Shukuda, 6–2. The No. 3 doubles match featuring Fabian Anthin and Axel Bergh against Severin Risan and Riccardo Campagnola went unfinished at 5–3.

NJIT secured the match with four singles victories.

At No. 2 singles, Soma Fukuhara leveled the match with a 6–1, 6–3 win over Rintaro Shukuda. Riccardo Campagnola followed with a 6–4, 6–4 victory against Maxwell Lindstedt at No. 3.

Freshman Yerassyl Bakhtiyar added another point with a 6–4, 6–0 win over Fabian Anthin at No. 4, while Maxime Hankins extended the Highlanders' lead with a 6–2, 6–1 victory over Vincent Monge at No. 5.

Lamar earned its points at No. 1 and No. 6 singles.

Next Up
NJIT travels to South Carolina for a pair of Spring Break matches, visiting Presbyterian on March 16 and Queens (NC) on March 18.

NJIT 5, Lamar 2

Doubles
Soma Fukuhara/Wil Jenkins (NJIT) def. Maxwell Lindstedt/Leon Nickel (LU), 6-2
Yerassyl Bakhtiyar/Nejc Skorjanc def. Vincente Monge/Rintaro Shukuda (LU),  6-2
Fabian Anthin/Axel Bergh (LU)/Severin Risan/Riccardo Campagnola (NJIT) 5-3 (uf)

Singles
Nickel Leon (LU) def Wil Jenkins (NJIT), 6-3 (Ret)
Soma Fukuhara (NJIT) def. Rintaro Shukuda, 6-1, 6-3
Riccardo Campagnola (NJIT) def. Maxwell Lindstedt (LU), 6-4, 6-0
Yerassyl Bakhtiyar (NJIT) def. Fabian Anthin (LU), 6-4, 6-0
Maxime Hankins (NJIT) def. Vicente Monge (LU), 6-2, 6-1
Louis Drapeau (LU) def. Tom Sorin (NJIT) 6-6 (ret)