Complete Results
The New York University men's tennis team broke its four-match losing streak after a commanding 6-3 triumph over The College of New Jersey in Ewing, NJ, on Sunday, April 8.
This victory is the Violets' (3-4) first since February 25, while this loss is the Lions' (6-3) first since March 28.
Fueled by their disappointment over Saturday's 9-0 loss to Brandeis University, the NYU men came out attacking in the doubles round.
Umberto Setter and
Zeb Zheng (#1) dueled their opponents to a tight 8-6 victory.
Vishal Walia and
Rahul Das (#3) put up a good fight as well, prevailing over the opposition 8-5.
The Violets carried their energy into the singles round where they took four of six matches. Setter (#1) won in his usual dominant fashion (6-3, 6-1), while
Michael Li (#3) won his first singles match since February 25 (6-2, 6-4). Walia at #5 (7-5, 6-4) and
Joshua Piatos at #6 (6-4, 6-3) finished the job for NYU after winning a couple of very close matches.
"It was a good bounce-back win for our men," said Head Coach
Horace Choy. "TCNJ always steps up when they play us."
The revitalized Violets return to the courts to face Stevens Institute of Technology in Hoboken, NJ, on Wednesday, April 11, at 3:00 pm.
