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NEWARK, N.J. — Rutgers–Newark battled through a competitive CVC tri-match, falling in a five-set thriller to No. 9 Southern Virginia before bouncing back with a sweep of New Jersey City University. In the opener against nationally ranked Southern Virginia, the Scarlet Raiders came out strong but dropped a tightly contested first set, 25-23. Rutgers–Newark responded with momentum, taking the next two sets to seize control of the match. The Knights answered in the fourth set, pulling away for a 25-18 win to force a fifth. With the final set tied at 9-9, Southern Virginia capitalized on back-to-back points and took…