BRONX, N.Y. – Finding themselves down 3-2 with two matches left, there was no margin of error for the Fordham men's tennis team today. And the Rams responded winning both remaining matches, the final in a tiebreaker, to pull out a 4-3 win over Fairfield University on the Hawthorn/Rooney Courts.
 
The Stags opened the match taking the doubles point, winning both completed doubles matches.

In singles play, Fordham took first and fourth singles while Fairfield won at third and sixth singles to take a 3-2 lead. Mateusz Gradzki took first singles for the Rams from Diego Acala in straight sets, 6-4, 6-3, while Dhananjay Athreya dropped the first set to Domagoj Stabek, 6-3, but came back to win the second, 6-3, and the third, 6-1.
 
The match came down to second and fifth singles. Diego Cueto battled back after losing the first set at fifth singles to Luca Benaibbouche, 6-4, to win the second, 6-1, and the third, 7-5, to even the match at 3-3.
 
All eyes then turned to second singles where Will Lokier dropped the first set to Kostas Kollias, 6-3, before coming back to win the second, 6-3, and then took the third set to a tiebreaker which he won 7-6(5) to win the match for Fordham.
 
Fordham 4, Fairfield 3
Hawthorn/Rooney Courts | Bronx, N.Y.
Friday, March 20, 2026
 
Singles Competition
1. Mateusz Gradzki (FOR) def. Diego Acala (Fair) 6-4, 6-3
2. Will Lokier (FOR) def. Kostas Kollias (Fair) 3-6, 6-3, 7-6(5)
3. Calum Jessett (Fair) def. Dhillon Virdee-Oakley (FOR) 6-1, 6-4
4. Dhananjay Athreya (FOR) def. Domagoj Stabek (Fair) 3-6, 6-3, 6-1
5. Diego Cueto (FOR) def. Luca Benaibbouche (Fair) 4-6, 6-1, 7-5
6. Alex Aguiar (Fair) def. Timotej Stofa (FOR) 4-6, 6-4, 6-2

Doubles competition
1. Alex Aguiar/Calum Jessett (Fair) def. Dhillon Virdee-Oakley/Dhananjay Athreya (FOR) 6-2
2. Luca Benaibbouche/Kostas Kollias (Fair) def. Will Lokier/Mateusz Gradzki (FOR) 6-3
3. Domagoj Stabek/Diego Acala (Fair) vs. Ruben Russwurm/Diego Cueto (FOR)3-4 unf

What's Next?
The Rams return to action on Sunday, March 22, as they host Saint Joseph's University on the Hawthorn/Rooney Courts at 11:00 a.m.