Providence, R.I. – The Fordham University men's tennis team opened the spring portion of its schedule with a trip up Route 95 where the Rams fell to Brown University, 4-3, on Sunday.
"Our freshmen came through at third and fourth singles to give us a 3-1 lead but we couldn't finish," said head coach
David Slater. "Phenomenal team effort, especially for the first match of the season."
Fordham opened the match by taking the doubles point, winning two of the three doubles matches.
Dhillon Virdee-Oakley and
Dhananjay Athreya got things started with a 6-4 win at first doubles over Brown's Alex Finkelstein and Alexander Bravo. After the Bears took third doubles the point came down to the second position where Fordham's
Phillip Uhde and Filip Horak took the set from Oliver Worth and James Lian, 6-4.
Brown tied the game with a win at first singles before the Rams took a 3-1 lead when Horak picked up a 6-3, 7-6(4) win at the third position over Hernandez and Lokier took fourth singles from Bravo in straight sets, 6-3, 6-3. But the Bears won the remaining three singles matches for the 4-3 victory.
Brown 4, Fordham 3
Indoor Tennis Courts | Providence, R.I.
Sunday, January 19, 2025
Singles Competition
1. Alex Finkelstein (Brown) def.
Dhillon Virdee-Oakley (FOR) 6-0, 6-1
2. Oliver Worth (Brown) def.
Dhananjay Athreya (FOR) 6-3, 7-6(4)
3.
Filip Horak (FOR) def. Noah Hernandez (Brown) 6-2, 6-1
4.
Will Lokier (FOR) def. Alexander Bravo (Brown) 6-3, 6-3
5. James Lian (Brown) def.
Nicolas Garnier (FOR) 3-6, 6-0, 6-0
6. Toby Luo (Brown) def.
Ruben Russwurm (FOR) 6-3, 6-1
Order of finish: 1, 3, 4, 2, 5, 6
Doubles competition
1. Dhillon Virdee-Oakley/
Dhananjay Athreya (FOR) def. Alex Finkelstein/Alexander Bravo (Brown) 6-4
2. Phillip Uhde/
Filip Horak (FOR) def. Oliver Worth/James Lian (Brown) 6-4
3. Noah Hernandez/Toby Luo (Brown) def.
Nicolas Garnier/
Will Lokier (FOR) 6-3
Order of finish: 1, 3, 2
What's Next?
The Rams return to action on Sunday, January 26 as they travel to Penn State University for a 2:30 p.m. match.
