The Fordham men’s tennis team ended its fall season on a positive note, coming away with numerous impressive victories while hosting the tournament, the Fordham Invitational this weekend in the Bronx. Also taking part in the invitational were players from Wagner College and Queens College.

As a squad, the Rams took home eight match victories with six coming from the singles courts and two from the doubles side of play. Sophomores Dhillon Virdee-Oakley, John Mascone and Stefan Stojanovic, and freshman Yi-Shen Wee all won in straight sets. Mascone and Wee each won both of their matches in the invitational, with the Wee impressively winning both matches in straight sets.

Mascone topped Wagner’s Filippo Tonnicchi 6-0, 3-0 and Queens’ Lucas Foix Satos 5-7, 7-5, 10-6.Wee bested Wagner’s Kunsh Moolchandani 6-2, 6-3 and Queens’ David Cerne 6-2, 6-3.

On the doubles courts, the Rams saw the senior/sophomore pairing of Nicholas Kanazirev and Dhillon Virdee-Oakley defeat Wagner’s David Krasner and Rodrigo Perez, 8-7 (4). Mascone and graduate student Nick Mueller also came out on top against Wagner’s Aryan Gupta and Lucas Darling, 8-6. Queens ultimately had the most success in doubles play, winning a total of three matches.

For this Rams team, the invitational this weekend, in addition to previous tournaments earlier in the fall, serve as a tune up for what awaits in the spring: a chance at redemption. After falling short in the Atlantic 10 Playoffs last year, Fordham will look to bounce back in 2024 with something to prove. With all but two players returning from last season, the Rams head into their spring season with a roster full of veterans looking to build off their 2023 campaign.

The next time the Fordham men’s tennis team hits the courts will be on Feb. 3, when they take on Boston University.