Pioneer Drop Regular Season Finale at NJIT 7-0

Thursday, April 7

Newark, NJ

4:00 PM

Sacred Heart

New Jersey Institute of Technology

Photo by: Jocelyn Fay

4/8/2022 9:30:00 AM | Men's Tennis

SHU finishes the season 6-14 overall

NEWARK, N.J. – The Sacred Heart University men's tennis team fell 7-0 at NJIT in its regular season finale on Thursday night. The Pioneers finish 6-14 overall.

Both second and third doubles dropped 6-3 and 6-4 as the Highlanders clinched the doubles point, leaving William Wibmer and Lefteri Apostolou stranded at 5-5 at first.

Five of the six singles fell in straight sets. Senior Ayman Khan was the lone Pioneer to garner a set at fourth singles. After dropping the first set, 1-6, Khan came back, 6-4, in the second. However, NJIT's Oscar Callo came out victorious, 6-3, in the final set.

The next time the Pioneers hit the court will be at the Northeast Conference Championships on April 14-16 in West Windsor, N.J.

Singles Competition

Amine El Kholti (NJIT) def. William Wibmer (SHU) 6-4, 7-5
Abdullah Fouad (NJIT) def. Lefteri Apostolou (SHU) 6-3, 7-6(4)
Josh Smith (NJIT) def. Kevin Chao (SHU) 6-1, 6-4
Oscar Callo (NJIT) def. Ayman Khan (SHU) 6-1, 4-6, 6-3
Ashwin Kanetkar (NJIT) def. Darius Eftekhar (SHU) 6-4, 6-4
Ammar Fekry (NJIT) def. Tyler Lowe (SHU) 6-4, 7-5

Doubles Competition

Amine El Kjolti/Samuel Townes (NJIT) def. William Wibmer/Lefteri Apostolou (SHU) 5-5 UF
Josh Smith/Oscar Callo (NJIT) def. Tyler Lowe/Matt Nagel (SHU) 6-3
Abdullah Fouad/Daniel Sabogal (NJIT) def. Ayman Khan/Darius Eftekhar (SHU) 6-4