Indianapolis, Ind. – The Fordham men's tennis team started its Midwest trip on Friday with a 5-2 loss to Butler University at Indianapolis Racquet Club Dean Road.
 
The match opened with the Bulldogs taking the doubles point, winning both completed doubles matches.
 
The Rams picked up a point at first singles where Mateusz Gradzki dropped the first set to Riccardo Baldi, 7-6(2), but came back to win the second, 6-4, and the tiebreaker, 10-8.
 
The other Fordham point came at fourth singles where Will Lokier defeated Rahulniket Konakanchi, 7-6 (7), 6-3.
 
Butler 5, Fordham 2
IRC Dean Road | Indianapolis, Ind.
Friday, February 20, 2026
 
Singles Competition
1. Mateusz Gradzki (FOR) def. Riccardo Baldi (BUT), 6-7 (2), 6-4, 10-8
2. Ronin Kasday (BUT) def. Filip Horak (FOR), 6-4, 6-2
3. Nicolas Arts (BUT) def. Dhillon Virdee-Oakley (FOR), 6-4, 6-3
4. Will Lokier (FOR) def. Rahulniket Konakanchi (BUT), 7-6 (7), 6-3
5. Nicholas Shirley (BUT) def. Dhananjay Athreya (FOR), 6-2, 6-2
6. Siddhartha Lama (BUT) def. Timotej Stofa (FOR), 7-5, 6-2
 
Doubles competition
Riccardo Baldi / Rahulniket Konakanchi (BUT) def. Dhillon Virdee-Oakley / Ruben Russwurm (FOR), 6-1
Nicolas Arts / Nicholas Shirley (BUT) vs. Dhananjay Athreya / Filip Horak (FOR), 6-6, unfinished
Nicholas Balthazor / Arnesh Singh (BUT) def. Will Lokier / Nicolas Garnier (FU), 7-5

What's Next?
The Rams return to action on Sunday, February 22, as they wrap up their trip with a match at the University of Toledo at the Shadow Valley Tennis Club for a 1:00 p.m. match.