ORLANDO, Fla. -- The Fairleigh Dickinson men's tennis team returned to action, a day after winning its first match over Howard, the Knights dropped a contest to the Bulldogs of Butler 5-2, on Tuesday afternoon.  

In No. 5 singles, Maciej Autuch tallied the lone singles win for the Knights, rallying to defeat Sam Sullivan in a three-setter. Sullivan won the first set, however Autuch delivered two strong sets to take the victory 3-6, 6-1, 6-3. 

In doubles, the Burgundy and Blue took the doubles point after a pair of wins. Niclas Pietsch and Moric Budinszky started things off in the No. 1 spot, taking a win over Mason Dragos and Aviv Ben Shabat 6-3. Then in No. 2, Adam Chan and Andris Gudins knocked off the duo from Butler 6-2.  

Up next, the Knights will conclude its Sunshine State tomorrow, matching up against Southern Mississippi at 11:00 a.m.  

Singles 

1. Mason Dragos (Butler) def. Niclas Pietsch (FDU): 6-4, 6-3 
2. Aviv Ben Shabat (Butler) def. Moric Budinszky (FDU): 6-2, 6-4 
3. Michael Dickson (Butler) def. Andris Gudins (FDU): 6-2, 6-1 
4. Adrian Mag (Butler) def. Adam Chan (FDU): 7-6 (1), 6-4 
5. Maciej Autuch (FDU) def. Sam Sullivan (Butler): 3-6, 6-1, 6-3 
6. Addison Cazier (Butler) def. Miki Nobuzawa (FDU): 5-7, 6-1, 1-0 (10-8) 

Doubles 

1. Pietsch/Budinszky (FDU) def. Dragos/Shabat (Butler): 6-3 
2. Chan/Gudins (FDU) def. Mag/Gerstein (Butler): 6-2 
3. Lang /Adelakun (Butler) def. Autuch/Nobuzawa (FDU): 6-1