Women's Tennis Shuts Out Quinnipiac At Home

Published: Sunday, March 6, 2022

The NJIT women's tennis team returned to the win column with a 7-0 shutout victory over the Quinnipiac Bobcats Sunday afternoon at the Naimoli Family Athletic and Recreational Facility.

The 7-0 win was the Highlanders' second in their last four games and improved NJIT's home record to 3-1 on the season.

NJIT was led by Amira Badawi and Advaita Saravanan, who allowed the fewest points across their singles and doubles matches. Badawi won her No. 3 flight, 6-2, 6-1 and paired with Saravanan to shut out their opponents at No. 2 doubles, 6-0. Saravanan also won in straight sets at No. 6, 6-1, 6-4.

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NJIT will begin a stretch of four straight road games with a trip to Philadelphia to face Drexel on Friday, March 11.

NJIT 7, Quinnipiac 0
3/6/2022 at Newark, NJ (Naimoli Center)
Singles competition
1. Joleta Budiman (NJIT) def. Kamilla Nella (QU) 7-6 (7-4), 6-1
2. Aya El Sayed (NJIT) def. Claire Koscielski (QU) 6-3, 7-6 (7-5)
3. Amira Badawi (NJIT) def. Madison Williams (QU) 6-2, 6-1
4. Sandra Dzhambazov (NJIT) def. Jordan Bradley (QU) 6-1, 7-6 (7-3)
5. Shalom Salvi (NJIT) def. Andie Williams (QU) 6-1, 1-6, 10-6
6. Advaita Saravanan (NJIT) def. Brittney Wilbur (QU) 6-1, 6-4

Doubles competition
1. Aya El Sayed/Sandra Dzhambazov (NJIT) vs. Claire Koscielski/Brittney Wilbur (QU) 5-3, unfinished
2. Advaita Saravanan/Amira Badawi (NJIT) def. Jordan Bradley/Madison Williams (QU) 6-0
3. Joleta Budiman/Shalom Salvi (NJIT) def. Kamilla Nella/Jean-Na Koo (QU) 6-2

Match Notes
Quinnipiac 2-5
NJIT 5-4
Order of finish: Doubles (3,2); Singles (3,4,1,2,5,6)