Results

NEW HAVEN, Conn. -- The Fairleigh Dickinson men's team competed against a challenging field during the first day of competition at the ITA Regional Championships hosted by Yale.

In doubles play, FDU's pairing of sophomore Arvis Berzins (Adazi, Latvia/Riga Language School) and senior Ibrahim Shams (Cairo, Egypt/Manor House) lost 8-3 to Cornell's Kyle Berman and Spencer Clark, and Yuri Gricheno (Sao Paulo, Brazil/Colegio Amorim) and Peter Skvarka (Banska Bystrica, Slovakia/Gymnazium J.G. Tajovskeho) were downed by Yale's Matt Saiontz and Zachary Dean by the same 8-3 score.

The Knights were handed a pair of defeats in singles on the day. In the qualifying round, senior Mark Hemy (Suffolk, England/Ipswich School) suffered a 6-2, 6-2 setback at the hands of Marist's Joe Dube. In the main draw, Gricheno lost by a 3-6, 6-3, 6-2 score against Marist's Will Reznick.

Berzins is the lone FDU player still vying for the title. After a first-round bye on Friday, Berzins will play Lorenzo Rossi of Marist on Saturday.