SAMFORD, Conn. -- The Fairleigh Dickinson men's tennis team dropped a 4-1 decision to Fairfield on Saturday night at the Solaris Club. With the victory, the Stags improve to 5-2 on the season, while the Knights fall to 0-3 overall.

Fairfield took the doubles point for an early 1-0 lead after narrowly defeating FDU at No. 2 and No. 3, which were decided in set breakers.

Freshman Gonzalo Quintana (Guayaquil, Ecuador/Colegio Particular Pert) was the lone Knight to win a singles match, defeating Dennis Zlobinsky at No. 3, 6-2, 6-2.

FDU will return to action on March 8 when it takes on NYIT in Old Westbury, N.Y. at 6:30 p.m.
 
Doubles
1. Arvis Berzins (Adazi, Latvia/Riga Language School)/Gonzalo Quintana (Guayaquil, Ecuador/Colegio Particular Pert) (FDU) DNF vs. Ian Tesmond/Cam Anyot (Fairfield)
2. George Tioutine/Dennis Zlobinsky (Fairfield) def. Jacob Whalley ( Wirral, England/Calday Grange Grammar School)/Arnaud Valentin (Ridgefield, Conn./Ridgefield ) (FDU), 8-7 (1)
3. Ofir Soloman/BJ Merihder (Fairfield) def. Diogo Garnel (Lisbon, Portugal/Carcavelos Tenis)/Julien Philippe (Paris, France/Saint Honoré d’Eylau) (FDU), 8-7 (5)
 
Singles
1. Arvis Berzins (Adazi, Latvia/Riga Language School) (FDU) DNF vs. Ian Tesmond (Fairfield)
2. George Tioutine (Fairfield) def. Jacob Whalley ( Wirral, England/Calday Grange Grammar School) (FDU), 6-4, 6-4
3. Gonzalo Quintana (Guayaquil, Ecuador/Colegio Particular Pert) (FDU) def. Dennis Zlobinsky (Fairfield), 6-2, 6-2
4. Ofir Soloman (Fairfield) def. Diogo Garnel (Lisbon, Portugal/Carcavelos Tenis), 6-1, 6-1
5. Cam Aynot (Fairfield) def. Arnaud Valentin (Ridgefield, Conn./Ridgefield ) (FDU), 6-3, 6-0
6. Julien Philippe (Paris, France/Saint Honoré d’Eylau) (FDU) DNF vs. BJ Merihder (Fairfield)