ORLANDO, Fla. -- The Fairleigh Dickinson men's tennis team captured its first win of the season on Monday, defeating Howard 6-1.  

In No. 4 singles, Adam Chan put on a dominating performance, defeating Sagar Raju in straight sets 6-3, 6-0. 

In No. 1 singles, Niclas Pietsch was matched up with Karim Shokeir and Pietsch did not disappoint, defeating the fellow Bison 6-4, 6-3.  

Maciej Autuch and Miki Nobuzawa each picked up wins as well for the Knights, as Autuch defeated Kyle Martin in straight sets 6-1, 6-1. Nobuzawa also had a clean win, knocking off Devaughn Blackburn by the same score 6-1, 6-1. 

In No. 3 singles, Andris Gudins gutted out a three-setter as he knocked off Cole Gittens 6-7, 6-2, 10-7. 

In doubles, The Burgundy and Blue were led by the pairs of Andris Gudins and Chan, as well as Autuch and Nobuzawa. Gudins and Chan tallied a 6-4 win at the No. 2 spot, while Autuch and Nobuzaza flexed their muscle, defeating their opponent 6-3, to secure the doubles point for the Knights.  

The men's tennis team will return to action tomorrow, as they will battle against the Bulldogs of Butler at 2:00 p.m. 

SINGLES 

1. PIETSCH,Niclas (FDU) def. SHOKEIR,Karim (HOWM) 6-4, 6-3 
2. LYN,Roger (HOWM) def. BUDINSZKY,Moric (FDU) 6-1, 6-1 
3. GUDINS,Andris (FDU) def. GITTENS,Cole (HOWM) 6-7, 6-2, 10-7 
4. CHAN,Adam (FDU) def. RAJU,Sagar (HOWM) 6-3, 6-0 
5. AUTUCH,Maciej (FDU) def. MARTIN,Kyle (HOWM) 6-1, 6-1 
6. NOBUZAWA,Miki (FDU) def. BLACKBURN,Devaughn (HOWM) 6-1, 6-1 

DOUBLES 

1. SHOKEIR,Karim/RAJU,Sagar (HOWM) def. PIETSCH,Niclas/BUDINSZKY,Moric (FDU) 7-6 
2. GUDINS,Andris/CHAN,Adam (FDU) def. GITTENS,Cole/MARTIN,Kyle (HOWM) 6-4 
3. NOBUZAWA,Miki/AUTUCH,Maciej (FDU) def. LYN,Roger/BLACKBURN,Devaughn (HOWM) 6-3