Black Knights Top NJIT

Friday, February 22

West Point, NY

2:00 PM

Army West Point

NJIT

February 22, 2019 | Men's Tennis

WEST POINT, N.Y. - The Army West Point men's tennis team got back into the win column Friday afternoon at the Lichtenberg Tennis Center, as the Black Knights defeated the NJIT Highlanders 4-3.

"We really needed to win one for us," said Associate Head Coach Randy Rowley. "What was great about this was it was a 4-3 match that we had to fight to win and we really earned it. We're 1-0 today and we'll have to get after it again tomorrow."

HOW IT HAPPENED

Army opened up with another strong doubles performance to clinch the opening match point.
The reliable duo of David Mitchell and David Gorshein provided the clincher at No. 2 after winning a 7-6 (8-6) tiebreak.
Singles play opened up with freshman Alejandro Quiros cruising to a straight sets victory at No. 5 to give Army a 2-0 lead.
After NJIT got on the board with a win at No. 2, Anant Mundra would put the Black Knights one point away from the clinch with his win at No. 6.
The Highlanders would rally to keep it tight with wins at No.'s 4 and 3 to make it all come down to court No. 1.
Myles Conlin would seal the deal for Army with a tough 7-5, 7-5 victory in the top flight.

ARMY HIGHLIGHTS AND GAME NOTES

Army won its fifth doubles point of the spring season.
The Black Knights are now 8-2 all-time against the Highlanders.
Freshman Alejandro Quiros earned his first collegiate duals victory.
David Mitchell and David Gorshein moved to 5-3 in doubles play this season.

BOX SCORE

Singles
1. Conlin,Myles (ARMY) def. Tomi Antoljak (NJIT) 7-5, 7-5
2. Lukas Zvikas (NJIT) def. Huttepain,Diego (ARMY) 7-5, 6-4
3. Abdullah Fouad (NJIT) def. Mitchell,David (ARMY) 6-4, 7-5
4. Zac Castagna (NJIT) def. Larichev,Nikita (ARMY) 7-6, 6-4
5. Quiros,Alejandro (ARMY) def. Aleksa Petrovic (NJIT) 6-1, 6-1
6. Mundra,Anant (ARMY) def. George Svensson (NJIT) 6-3, 7-6 (7-3)

Doubles
1. Tomi Antoljak/Zac Castagna (NJIT) def. Conlin,Myles/Larichev,Nikita (ARMY) 7-5
2. Mitchell,David/Gorshein,David (ARMY) def. Lukas Zvikas/George Svensson (NJIT) 7-6 (8-6)
3. Quiros,Alejandro/Huttepain,Diego (ARMY) def. Abdullah Fouad/Aleksa Petrovic (NJIT) 6-2

Match Notes:
NJIT 2-4
Army West Point 2-7
Order of finish: Doubles (3,1,2); Singles (5,2,6,4,3,1)

UP NEXT
The Black Knights hit the court for two matches tomorrow, Feb. 23. The Cadets will face Bryant at 12:30 p.m. and Quinnipiac at 7 p.m. -- with both contests at the Lichtenberg Tennis Center.