ASTON, Pa. – The Neumann University men's tennis team suffered a non-conference setback on Thursday afternoon, falling by a score of 5-4 to Rutgers University Camden.

The contest opened up with the Scarlet Raptors taking two of three matches in doubles play. The Knights fell at first and second doubles, but John Beck and Evan King kept Neumann in the matchup with a hard-fought 8-6 victory at third doubles.

The Knights continued momentum early into singles play, as Daniel Rival made quick work of his opponent at first singles by a score of 6-0, 6-0 to tie the contest at two apiece. Neumann also took home wins at third and fourth singles via King and Beck, but the team could not find an elusive fifth win. Unfortunately for the hosts, Rutgers Camden took a stranglehold of the match with wins at second, fifth and sixth singles to take home the very close 5-4 victory.

Neumann (6-3, 2-1 Atlantic East) will have a day to recover before heading to Marywood University to close out conference play on Saturday, April 27^th. Game-time is scheduled for 12:00 PM.