NEWARK, N.J. -- The Fairfield University men's tennis team fell to NJIT, 6-1, this evening at the Naimoli Family Athletic and Recreational Facility. Junior Cameron Amyot scored the lone point for the Stags.
Ian Tesmond/Amyot was the standout duo for the Stags. At No. 1 doubles, Amyot/Tesmond defeated NJIT duo Erik Artursson/Andres Alban, 6-4. At the second spot, Ofir Solomon and Dennis Zlobinsky were edged by Holger Norregaard and Markus Schultz, 6-5(5).
The Stags' point of the day came at No. 6 singles where Amyot edged Carl Jedlinski, 8-7(5).
At No. 1 singles, Tesmond fell to NJIT's Schultz, 6-4, 6-4. In the two spot, George Tioutine was edged by the Highlanders' Norregaard, 6-5(3), 3-6, 6-1. Solomon battled but ultimately fell, 6-5(7), 6-5(3), to Alban in the No. 3 spot. Zlobinsky fell to NJIT's Artursson, 6-4, 6-2, at No. 4 singles while R.J. Mirabile fell 8-2 to the Highlanders' Arnaud Holl in the five spot.
Fairfield (3-1) returns to action on February 7, when the Stags host Hartford at the Stamford Indoor Tennis Club in Stamford, Conn. at 8pm.
