Newark, NJ - The Hofstra men's tennis team fell 6-1 to NJIT Saturday afternoon in Newark, New Jersey. With the loss, Hofstra drops to 6-10 on the season, while the Highlanders improve to 16-5 with the win.

NJIT was able to clinch the doubles point early in the match and then nearly sweep Hofstra in singles play with five wins. At the No. 5 singles slot Matthew Garcia defeated NJIT's German Lopez Andujar in straight sets 6-4, 3-2.

Hofstra are back on the courts tomorrow afternoon for their final regular season game against Coastal Athletic Association opponent Monmouth. The match will start at 2 p.m. from the Hofstra Tennis Courts. Jonathan Mahrt Guyou and Ostap Kovalenko will be honored for their senior day.

Results

Singles
- Wil Jenkins (NJIT) def. Ostap Kovalenko (Hofstra): 6-3, 3-6, 7-6 (1)
- Nejc Skorjanc (NJIT) def. Josh Reynolds (Hofstra): 4-6, 7-5, 7-6 (3)
- Pavel Petrov (NJIT) def. Hideki Matsuoka (Hofstra): 6-3, 6-0
- Oscar Callo von Platen (NJIT) def. Vincent Turina (Hofstra): 6-1, 6-1
- Matthew Garcia (Hofstra) def. German Lopez Andujar (NJIT): 6-4, 3-2
- Ashwin Kanetkar (NJIT) def. Maxim Michaels (Hofstra): 7-6 (2), 10-4
Order of finish: 3, 4, 1, 5, 2, 6

Doubles
- Nejc Skorjanc/Wil Jenkins (NJIT) def. Vincent Turina/Hideki Matsuoka (Hofstra): 6-1
- Pablo Perez Ramos/Oscar Callo von Platen (NJIT) def. Jonathan Mahrt Guyou/Ostap Kovalenko (Hofstra): 5-4
- Pavel Petrov/German Lopez Andujar (NJIT) def. Josh Reynolds/Kaita Odani (Hofstra): 6-3
Order of finish: 1, 3, 2