Bronx, N.Y. – The Fordham University men's tennis team played its first outdoor match of the spring today and came away with its third straight win, defeating Hofstra University, 4-3, on the Hofstra Tennis Courts.
 
"It was a great team effort today," said head coach David Slater. "It's probably our best effort so far this season. The top three singles players took care of business and third doubles battled back to secure the doubles point."
 
Fordham opened the match by taking the doubles point, winning two of the three doubles matches. Phillip Uhde and Filip Horak opened the match with a 6-1 win over Hofstra's Vincent Turina and Kaita Odani at second doubles but the Pride managed to win at first doubles so the doubles point came down to the third position where Nicolas Garnier and Will Lokier batted back to defeat Hofstra's Josh Reynolds and Matthew Garcia, 7-5.

After Hofstra tied the match at one by winning at fourth singles, Lokier put the Rams up 2-1 with a 6-4, 6-3 win at third singles over Maxim Michaels.
 
A Pride win at fifth singles tied the match again but the Rams won the next two completed matches to clinch the win. Horak made it 3-1 for Fordham with a 6-3, 6-3, win at second singles over Enaut Garcia (HOF) 6-3, 6-3, and Dhillon Virdee-Oakley made it 4-2 when he defeated Josh Reynolds 6-2, 7-6(6), at first singles.
 
Fordham 4, Hofstra 3
Hofstra Tennis Courts | Hempstead, N.Y.
Saturday, March 15, 2025
 
Singles Competition
1. Dhillon Virdee-Oakley (FOR) def. Josh Reynolds (HOF) 6-2, 7-6(6)
2. Filip Horak (FOR) def. Enaut Garcia (HOF) 6-3, 6-3
3. Will Lokier (FOR) def. Maxim Michaels (HOF) 6-4, 6-3
4. Matthew Garcia (HOF) def. Phillip Uhde (FOR) 6-0, 6-2
5. Vincent Turina (HOF) def. Ruben Russwurm (FORM) 7-5, 6-1
6. Noa Forste-Dinell (HOF) def. Andro Barrientos (FORM) 1-6, 6-0, 7-6(4)
 
Order of finish: 4, 3, 5, 2, 1, 6
 
Doubles competition
1. Maxim Michaels/Noa Forste-Dinell (HOF) def. Dhillon Virdee-Oakley/Dhananjay Athreya 6-2
2. Phillip Uhde/Filip Horak (FOR) def. Vincent Turina/Kaita Odani (HOF) 6-1
3. Nicolas Garnier/Will Lokier (FOR) def. Josh Reynolds/Matthew Garcia (HOF) 7-5
 
Order of finish: 2, 1, 3
 
What's Next?
The Rams return to action on Tuesday, March 18, as they begin their Spring Break trip to Florida with a match at Florida Southern College at 2:00 p.m.