FAIRFIELD, Conn. - The Fairfield University men's tennis team will travel to Harrison, N.Y. to compete against St. John's on Sunday, March 16 at Life Time Athletic. The first serve is set for noon.

Fairfield (7-2) vs. St. John's: Sunday's match will be the first time the Stags and the Red Storm have faced one another in dual play since March 2, 2012. In that match, Fairfield fell to St. John's, 7-0, in Queens, N.Y.

A Look at the Red Storm: St. John's is 5-4 on the season. The Red Storm have posted victories over William & Mary, DePaul, Rice, UC Santa Barbara, and Santa Clara and have fallen to Penn State, George Washington, Illinois State, and Cal Poly. In their fall season, St. John's competed in five tournaments including the Princeton/Farnsworth Invitational, Ivy Plus Invitational, Penn Invitational, Columbia Invitational, and the ITA Regional. The Red Storm are coming off a 5-2 win over Santa Clara on March 9.

Last Time Out: The Stags swept Lafayette, 7-0, at the Stamford Indoor Tennis Club on March 8. In the No. 1 singles spot, George Tioutine defeated the Leopards' Brian Pinkard, 6-1, 6-1. At No. 2 singles, Ofir Solomon downed Lafayette's Brian Stefanowicz, 6-0, 6-1. In the No. 3 spot, Dennis Zlobinsky defeated the Leopards' Chris Matturri, 6-1, 6-2. Cameron Amyot beat Gavin Studner, 6-3, 6-1, in the No. 4 spot while Bjorn Merinder downed Lafayette's Jake Lazer, 6-0, 6-0, in the No. 5 spot. Tioutine partnered with Zlobinsky, at No. 1 doubles, to defeat Lafayette pair Pinkard and Lazer, 8-3. Clinching the doubles point for the Stags was duo Solomon and Merinder, who defeated Leopards duo Matturi and Studner, 8-4, in the No. 2 spot.

Weekly Winner: Ofir Solomon was named the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) Men's Tennis Player of the Week after his stellar performance in the Stags' 7-0 victory over Lafayette. So far this season, Solomon is 12-4 in singles and doubles play. The 2013 ITA Scholar-Athlete has collected 62 combined victories over his last two seasons.

Looking Ahead: Fairfield will continue action at home. The Stags are scheduled to open action on the Walsh Athletic Center Tennis Courts on March 20 as they host Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) foe Quinnipiac University.