The Fairleigh Dickinson University men's tennis team suffered its first setback of the year, losing 7-0 at Columbia University, Saturday, Feb. 21.  The Knights (3-1) were edged by a pair of 8-6 counts in first and third doubles at the Dick Saviit Tennis Center in New York, NY.

The Ivy League Lions moved to 5-2 on the season.

Sophomore Matt Gordon (London, England/Mill Hill County) paired with freshman Andrew Denny (Bingley, England/Bradford Grammar) in No. 1 singles, but fell to Jon Wong and Haig Schneiderman.  The third doubles tandem of sophomore Alex Jorne (Rochester, NY/Brighton) and freshman Markus Bolinder (Stockholm, Sweden/Ostra Reals Gymnasium) were nipped by Ekin Sezgen and Dan Urban.

Gordon was out-lasted by Wong in No. 1 singles, 6-7 (2-7), 6-3, 7-5.  Bolinder was downed in the fifth singles flight, 4-6, 6-4, 10-5, by Jon Chan.

“Columbia is one of the top teams in the region,” Head Coach Ira Miller said.  “We were competitive in doubles, as well as a few of the singles matches.  This experience will only help us as we progress in our season.”

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Fairleigh Dickinson heads to Queens, NY to face St. John's University, Sunday, Feb. 22.  The match if slated for 1:30 p.m.