The Fairleigh Dickinson University men's tennis team was narrowly beaten, 4-3, by the United States Military Academy, Sunday, March 1 in West Point, NY.  The two programs split six singles matches, but losing two-of-three doubles matches forced the Knights to 4-3 on the season.

Sophomore Matt Gordon (London, England/Mill Hill County) downed Phil Muhawi, 6-4, 6-3, in the No. 1 singles flight.  Freshman Andrew Denny (Bingley, England/Bradford Grammar) disposed of Chris Albernoz in third singles, 5-7, 6-3, 6-4.  Sophomore Alex Jorne (Rochester, NY/Brighton) was victorious in No. 5 singles versus John Lucero, 6-4, 6-2.

Jorne paired with freshman Markus Bolinder (Stockholm, Sweden/Ostra Reals Gymnasium) in third doubles for an 8-4 decision over Lucero and Bruno Lucivero.

“It was a good match, but Army's experience really showed,” Head Coach Ira Miller said.  “They got off to a good start in doubles, and winning that point proved the difference in the match.”

For complete results, please scroll down.

Fairleigh Dickinson travels to Providence, RI to take on Brown University at 1:00 p.m., Saturday, March. 7

Singles

1. GORDON, Matt (FDU) def. MUHAWI, Phil (ARMY) 6-4, 6-3

2. GIRDLEY, Jordan (ARMY) def. JEMERSIC, Marco (FDU) 6-4, 6-2

3. DENNY, Andrew (FDU) def. ALBERNOZ, Chris (ARMY) 5-7, 6-3, 6-4

4. VanVELZER, Donald (ARMY) def. BOLINDER, Markus (FDU) 6-3, 7-6

5. JORNE, Alex (FDU) def. LUCERO, John (ARMY) 6-4, 6-2

6. WILLIAMS, Peter (ARMY) def. BHARGAVA, Ankesh (FDU) 7-5, 7-6

Doubles

1. ALBERNOZ, Chris/GIRDLEY, Jordan (ARMY) def. GORDON, Matt/QUESADA, Daniel (FDU) 8-5

2. MUHAWI, Phil/VanVELZER, Donald (ARMY) def. JEMERSIC, Marco/BHARGAVA, Ankesh (FDU) 8-4

3. BOLINDER, Markus/JORNE, Alex (FDU) def. LUCERO, John/LUCIVERO, Bruno (ARMY) 8-4

Match Notes

Fairleigh Dickinson University 4-3

United States Military Academy 1-8