NIAGARA UNIV., N.Y. – The Niagara men’s tennis team fell to the NJIT Highlanders, 5-2, on Friday night.
 
“It’s a disappointing lost for the guys,” head coach Anthony Nguyen said. “We had our chances tonight, but you have to give NJIT credit. They handled the pressure situations better. Even though we lost, there were some encouraging signs. We will definitely learn from this match and get better from this.”
 
The Purple Eagles (4-4) were clipped by a few games in six of the nine matches, including two three-set matches in singles.
 
NU was on serve in No. 1 doubles at 7-7 before falling, 9-7. Niagara would go on to lose the doubles point. In singles action, the Purple Eagles grinded out a pair of wins. David Raymond topped NJIT’s (8-2) Holger Norregaard, 6-4, 6-4, in No. 1 singles and Olivier Dufour-Coursol came back from a set down to defeat Andres Alban, 4-6, 6-2, 6-3, in No.3 singles.
 
Michael Elortegui and Lorenz Schwojer both fell in close straight set matches as NU trailed 3-2. The last two singles matches finished in three sets, but with Niagara on the losing end. Brandon Gallegos fell to Petr Rousar, 6-7 (5), 6-1, 6-4, in No. 4 singles and Mathieu Lacasse was edged by Fraser Croad in No. 6 singles, 4-6, 6-4, 7-5.
 
Niagara will host IPFW on Monday.
 
New Jersey Tech 5, Niagara University 2
 
 Singles competition
1. Raymond, David (NIA) def. Holger Norregaard (NJIT) 6-4, 6-4
2. Markus Schultz (NJIT) def. Elortegui, Michael (NIA) 6-4, 6-3
3. Dufour-Coursol, O. (NIA) def. Andres Alban (NJIT) 4-6, 6-2, 6-3
4. Petr Rousar (NJIT) def. Gallegos, Brandon (NIA) 6-7 (5-7), 6-1, 6-4
5. Erik Artursson (NJIT) def. Schwojer, Lorenz (NIA) 7-5, 6-4
6. Fraser Croad (NJIT) def. Lacasse, Mathieu (NIA) 4-6, 6-4, 7-5
 
 Doubles competition
1. Erik Artursson/Petr Rousar (NJIT) def. Raymond, David/Dufour-Coursol, O. (NIA) 9-7
2. Markus Schultz/Holger Norregaard (NJIT) def. Gallegos, Brandon/Schwojer, Lorenz (NIA) 8-5
3. Fraser Croad/Andres Alban (NJIT) def. Elortegui, Michael/Lacasse, Mathieu (NIA) 8-5