The Fairleigh Dickinson University men's tennis team suffered a 7-2 setback at Division II Concordia College (NY), Thursday, March 20.  The Knights fell to 5-5, while their hosts improved to 6-2.

Sophomore Kyle Eddins (Tampa, FL/Saddlebrook Prep) and senior Justin Seow (Johor Bahru, Malaysia/Brisbane - Australia) paired in No. 3 doubles to take down Henning Ruenz and Vito Galatioto, 8-6.

In sixth-singles, junior Keiichiro Adachi (Tokyo, Japan/Gakushuin) held off Galatioto, 6-3, 7-6 (7-5).

“It was a tough match to play after a long lay-off,” Head Coach Ira Miller said.  “From here we go into heart of season and expect to keep building.”

For complete results, please scroll down.

The Knights travel to Lewisburg, PA to take on Bucknell University at 3:00 p.m., Friday, March 21.

Singles competition

1. GRUBIN, Alex (CONCORD) def. STEPHENS, Philip (FDU) 6-4, 6-4

2. TEIXEIRA, Rodrigo (CONCORD) def. GORDON, Matt (FDU) 7-5, 6-4

3. RUENZ, Henning (CONCORD) def. GROSS, Priit (FDU) 6-2, 6-2

4. AZOVTSEV, Kirill (CONCORD) def. EDDINS, Kyle (FDU) 6-3, 6-2

5. MALKIN, Vlad (CONCORD) def. SEOW, Justin (FDU) 6-1, 6-3

6. ADACHI, Keiichiro (FDU) def. GALATIOTO, Vito (CONCORD) 6-3, 7-6

Doubles competition

1. GRUBIN, Alex/TEIXEIRA, Rodrigo (CONCORD) def. STEPHENS, Philip/GORDON, Matt (FDU) 8-5

2. AZOVTSEV, Kirill/MALKIN, Vlad (CONCORD) def. GROSS, Priit/BLANCO, Esteban (FDU) 8-4

3. EDDINS, Kyle/SEOW, Justin (FDU) def. RUENZ, Henning/GALATIOTO, Vito (CONCORD) 8-6