CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. – The Fairleigh Dickinson men's tennis team's historic season came to an end on Saturday afternoon as the Knights fell 4-0 to Virginia from the Virginia Tennis Facility. The Knights ended the season with six wins, an NEC regular season title, and its 13th NEC Championship in program history.

Coach Brandes Thoughts
"Despite the pandemic we are grateful that we were able to compete this season, win the Northeast Conference Championship, and have the opportunity to play at Virginia on the national stage. It was a great experience. We hope to be back again soon and are looking forward to building on our success we had this year."

Results
Doubles

1. Carl Soderlund/William Woodall (UVA) def. Teodors Pukse/Andris Gudins (FDU), 6-3
2. Ryan Goetz/Chris Rodesch (UVA) vs. Moric Budinszky/Arjun Sriram (FDU), 5-3 (Unfinished)
3. Jeffrey Von Der Schulenberg/Inaki Montes De La Torre (UVA) def. Taiga Koyama/Eduardo Cabral (FDU), 6-0

Singles

1. Jeffrey Von Der Schulenberg (UVA) vs. Teodors Pukse (FDU), 6-1, 4-3 (Unfinished)
2. Chris Rodesch (UVA) vs. Andris Gudins (FDU), 6-2, 2-3 (Unfinished)
3. Inaki Montes De La Torre (UVA) def. Maciej Autuch (FDU), 6-1, 6-0
4. Ryan Goetz (UVA) vs. Arjun Sriram (FDU), 6-3, 0-1 (Unfinished)
5. Gianni Ross (UVA) def. Moric Budinszky (FDU), 6-1, 6-0
6. William Woodall (UVA) def. Youssef Sader (FDU), 6-0, 6-3

How it Happened

• Sophomore Taiga Koyama and senior Eduardo Cabral played in number three doubles and were the first match finished, but fell 6-0.
• NEC Player of the year, sophomore Teodors Pukse and senior Andris Gudins played a back-and-forth match in number one doubles against Jeffrey Von Der Schulenberg and Inaki Montes De La Torre before falling 6-3 as Virginia earned the doubles point.
• Senior Moric Budinszky and freshman Arjun Sriram also played a competitive match in number two doubles before the match went unfinished 5-3.
• The Cavaliers took the first singles point when Inaki Montes De La Torre topped senior Maciej Autuch in number three singles by a 6-1, 6-0 margin.
• The final two bouts that Virginia won were in number five singles against senior Moric Budinszky and number six singles against senior Youssef Sader.
• In number one singles, Pukse was in the midst of a competitive second set 3-4, in number singles after dropping the first set 6-1 before his match went unfinished.
• Gudins held a 3-2 lead in the second set in number two singles after falling 6-2 in the first set before the match also went unfinished.
• In number four singles, freshman Arjun Sriram fell 6-3 in the first set, but was leading 1-0 in the second before the match ended.