Fairfield, Conn. – The Fordham men's tennis team opened its 2026 fall season on September 19 and 20 at the Fairfield Invitational at the WAC Tennis Courts.
Junior
Mateusz Gradzki and grad student
Zachary Pellouchoud led the Rams with singles wins over opponents from Fairfield and Sacred Heart on day one.
On day two, the Rams played Boston College, Quinnipiac, and Sacred Heart in doubles Sacred Heart in singles. Junior
Victor Kimpel and Gradzki led the way on day two as each recorded two doubles wins to go with a singles victory.
Day One
Singles against Fairfield:
1. C. Jessett (Fair) def.
Victor Kimpel (Ford) 3-6, 7-6, 10-8
2.
Zachary Pellouchoud (Ford) def. R. Garza (Fair) 4-6, 6-4, 10-7
3.
Filip Horak (Ford) def. D. Stabek (Fair) 4-6, 6-2, 10-2
4.
Mateusz Gradzki (Ford) def. L. Benaibbouche (Fair) 6-3, 6-1
5.
Dhananjay Athreya (Ford) def. A. Di Staulo (Fair) 4-6, 6-3, 10-5
6.
Diego Cueto (Ford) def. D. Karia (Fair) 6-2, 6-3
Singles against Sacred Heart:
1. T. Garbacz (SHU) def.
Victor Kimpel (Ford) 6-3, 6-7, 10-7
2.
Zachary Pellouchoud (Ford) def. D. Huang (SHU) 7-6(5), 6-2
3.
Mateusz Gradzki (Ford) def. C. Bulgaru (SHU) 6-1, 6-2
4.
Jeremy Victoria vs. M. Karajovic (SHU) 6-1 6-1
5. R. Karam (SHU) def.
Timotej Stofa (Ford) 5-7, 6-3, 13-11
6. B. Hart-Nova (SHU) def.
Cristian Ramos (Ford) 3-6, 7-5, 11-9
Day Two
Doubles vs. Boston College:
Z. Pellouchoud/V. Kimpel (Ford) def. O'Leary/Overvelde (BC) 6-4
D. Athreya/F. Horak (Ford) def. Levanat/Weber (BC) 7-5
M. Gradzki/T. Stofa (Ford) def. Christensen-Scheel/Barry (BC) 6-1
Doubles vs. Sacred Heart
T. Stofa/V. Kimpel (Ford) def. Garbacz/Liona (SHU) 6-0
M. Gradzki/J. Victoria (Ford) def. Witting/Hart-Nova (SHU) 6-2
Bulgaru/Huang (SHU) def. D. Athreya/C. Ramos (Ford) 6-2
Singles vs. Boston College
V. Kimpel (Ford) vs. Boeckli (BC) 4-6, 7-6(6), 10-5
M. Gradzki (Ford) def. Weber (BC) 2-6, 7-6(3), 10-5
Overvelde (BC) def. F. Horak (Ford) 6-1, 6-1
Barry (BC) def. D. Athreya (Ford) 6-1, 6-3
Levanat (BC) def. J. Victoria (Ford) 6-4, 6-0
O'Leary (BC) def. T. Stofa (Ford) 6-2, 6-3
Doubles vs. Quinnipiac
Burridge/Hoxha (Q) def. Mateusz/Jeremy (Ford) 6-4
Sciacca/Karakassis (Q) def. D. Athreya/ Stofa (Ford) 6-1
Horak/Ramos (Ford) def. Hendrajanto/Pikulin (Q) 6-1
What's Next?
The Rams will compete in the Hofstra Invitational from September 25-17 in Hempstead, N.Y.
