The veteran striker set up a 17th-minute opener from Courtney Pitt, whose lobbed shot from the edge of the box was too much for Richard Acton.

And four minutes later Fortune-West was again the architect, this time laying off Dan Gleeson to fire into the top corner from 12 yards.

Just before the hour-mark the visitors stretched their lead when Pitt's superb cross was headed home by Scott Rendell.

Altrincham: Acton, Lane, Tinson, Shotton, Peyton (Clancy 71), Lawton, Sedgemore (Senior 53), Owen, Whalley, Logan, O'Neill (Little 54).
Subs Not Used: Aspinall, McFadden.

Booked: Senior, Lane.

Cambridge Utd: Potter, Albrighton, Peters, Morrison, Pitt, Gleeson, Wolleaston, Convery, Reed (Quinton 78), Rendell (Willmott 72), Fortune-West.
Subs Not Used: Stephen Smith, Hyem, Coulson.

Goals: Pitt 17, Gleeson 21, Rendell 58.

Att: 982.

Ref: Oliver Langford (Wednesbury).