Newark, N.J. – The Fordham University men's tennis team played its second match of the spring, traveling to NJIT where the Rams were shutout by the Highlanders, 7-0.
 
Fordham opened the match by dropping the doubles point, losing all three doubles match.
 
NJIT then took the match, winning all six singles matches. Three of the six went to a third set.
Dhananjay Athreya took the first set at second singes from Nejc Skorjanc, 7-6(6), and the next two went to a seventh game with Skorjanc winning the second, 7-5, and the third in a tiebreaker, 7-6 (4).
 
At third singles, NJIT's Oscar Callo von Platen took the first set from Filip Horak, 6-3, but Horak fought back to take the second, 6-2, before falling, 6-4, in the third. At the fourth position, NJIT's Soma Fukuhara won the first set over Will Lokier, 6-3, but Lokier rebounded to win the second, 6-3, before Fukuhara won the third, 6-4.

NJIT 7, Fordham 0
Newark, N.J.
Sunday, February 2, 2025
 
Singles Competition
1. Pablo Perez Ramos (NJIT) def. Dhillon Virdee-Oakley (FOR) 6-2, 6-3
2. Nejc Skorjanc (NJIT) def. Dhananjay Athreya (FOR) 6-7(6), 7-5, 7-6 (4)
3. Oscar Callo von Platen (NJIT) def. Filip Horak (FOR) 6-3, 2-6, 6-4
4. Soma Fukuhara (NJIT) def. Will Lokier (FOR) 6-3, 3-6, 6-4
5. Maxime Hankins (NJIT) def. Nicolas Garnier (FOR) 6-3, 7-6(4)
6. Tom Sorin (NJIT) def. Phillip Uhde (FOR) 7-5, 6-3
 
Doubles competition
1. Pablo Perez Ramos/Wil Jenkins (NJIT) def. Dhillon Virdee-Oakley/Dhananjay Athreya (FOR) 7-5
2. Oscar Callo von Platen/Nejc Skorjanc (NJIT) def. Phillip Uhde/Filip Horak (FOR) 6-4
3. Soma Fukuhara/Severin Risan (NJIT) def. Nicolas Garnier/Will Lokier (FOR) 6-0
 
What's Next?
The Rams return to action on Sunday, February 9 as they travel to Fairfield University for a 5:45 p.m. match.