Army West Point Athletics
Sunday, March 21
West Point, N.Y.
11 AM
Army West Point
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New Jersey Institute of Technology
March 21, 2021 | Men's Tennis
WEST POINT, N.Y. - The Army West Point men's tennis team won a hard-fought 4-3 matchup against a very talented NJIT team on Sunday afternoon in the Lichtenberg Tennis Center. Â
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The Black Knights fell behind early in the No. 1 doubles slot dropping the first match 7-6 but finished strong in the 2nd and 3rd slots with two wins from a David Gorshein and Samuel Haikal duo, and Nathan Jose and Jake Huarte pairing.
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Army kept this momentum going throughout singles, winning three out of six matchups. Gorshein, Samuel Eden and Sam Kesti all won their respective matches. Eden made a strong comeback against NJIT's Smith after dropping the first set 4-6. He went on to beat Smith in three sets; 6-3 and 6-2. Gorshein also battled for three sets against Townes in a 3-6, 6-3, 6-2 contest. Kesti closed out the No. 6 slot with a three-set win as well, beating Fekry 6-3, 2-6, 7-5.
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The Black Knights came away with a well-earned team win today against NJIT. They will compete against St John's University at Lichtenberg Tennis Center next Thursday before beginning Patriot League play on Friday.
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Doubles
Singles
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The Black Knights fell behind early in the No. 1 doubles slot dropping the first match 7-6 but finished strong in the 2nd and 3rd slots with two wins from a David Gorshein and Samuel Haikal duo, and Nathan Jose and Jake Huarte pairing.
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Army kept this momentum going throughout singles, winning three out of six matchups. Gorshein, Samuel Eden and Sam Kesti all won their respective matches. Eden made a strong comeback against NJIT's Smith after dropping the first set 4-6. He went on to beat Smith in three sets; 6-3 and 6-2. Gorshein also battled for three sets against Townes in a 3-6, 6-3, 6-2 contest. Kesti closed out the No. 6 slot with a three-set win as well, beating Fekry 6-3, 2-6, 7-5.
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The Black Knights came away with a well-earned team win today against NJIT. They will compete against St John's University at Lichtenberg Tennis Center next Thursday before beginning Patriot League play on Friday.
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Doubles
- Smith/Townes def. Huttepain/Eden, 7-6Â
- Gorshein/Haikal def. Fouad/El Kholti, 7-5
- Jose/Huarte def. Kanetkar/Fekry, 6-2
Singles
- Fouad def. Huttepain; 6-3, 6-4
- Eden def. Smith; 4-6, 6-3, 6-2
- El Kholti def. Huarte; 6-4, 6-2
- Gorshein def. Townes; 3-6, 6-3, 6-2
- Kanetkar def. Jose; 6-7, 6-2
- Kesti def. Fekry; 7-6, 2-6, 7-5
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