Box Score

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. (April 24, 2017) – The Rutgers University-Newark men's tennis team suffered a 6-3 non-conference loss at the College of Staten Island Monday afternoon.
 
Rutgers-Newark drops to 8-6 overall and will return to the courts at Lehman College Tuesday. It will be the team's final tune-up prior to the Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) Tournament where the Scarlet Raiders will battle top-seeded Ramapo College Saturday afternoon at 2 p.m.
 
The Dolphins earned 2-of-3 doubles points for a 2-1 lead after that portion of the match. Junior Brandon Davis and senior Joe Codomo pocketed the Scarlet Raiders' doubles tally, picking up an 8-4 win out of the first slot.
 
Davis continued his red-hot play with a victory at No. 1 singles, cruising 6-4, 6-2, while senior Parth Shah notched the final Rutgers-Newark point out of the second flight, going 7-5, 6-4 for a hard-fought triumph.
 
Codomo fought took-and-nail in a three-set loss out No. 4 singles, but fell in three 3-6, 6-3, 6-3.

Davis went 2-0 for the third match in four days.
 
R-N will take on Lehman Tuesday and continue preparation for the GNAC semifinals in Mahwah the rest of the week.
 
Fans can look forward to an interview with Coach Tom Battaglia at www.rutgersnewarkathletics.com later in the week.