Raiders Bounce Bonnies in Spring Opener

Colgate Opened Spring Portion Sunday with 5-2 Victory Against St. Bonaventure

VERONA, N.Y. – Colgate Men's Tennis opened the spring portion of its 2015-16 schedule Sunday with a 5-2 victory over Western New York foe St. Bonaventure at the Turning Stone Casino Sportsplex.

The Raiders jumped out to a 1-0 lead after sweeping all three double matches. In singles play, the Bonnies won the top singles flights, but Colgate captured the bottom four singles flights to take the match.

Bobby Alter, Tom Haile and Jake Hirschberg won two matches each for the Raiders. Noah Rosenblat was victorious in the No. 3 singles match to account for the fourth singles win for Colgate.

Bottom Line
Colgate 5, St. Bonaventure 2

Won-Lost Records
- Colgate improved to 2-0 in dual meet matches with the win.
- St. Bonaventure moved to 1-2 overall with the setback.

Match Results
Doubles
1) Jacob Daugherty/Tom Haile (COL) def. Eduardo Irizarry/Victor Blanco (SBU), 6-4
2) Nick Laub/Bobby Alter (COL) def. Hector Martinez/Vasques (SBU), 6-4
3) Jake Hirschberg/Dean Koman (COL) def. Carlos de La Cruz/Miki Nobuzawa (SBU), 6-2

Singles
1) Irizarry (SBU) def. Daugherty (COL), 7-5, 6-4
2) Blanco (SBU) def. Laub (COL), 3-6, 6-4, 7-5
3) Noah Rosenblat (COL) def. Martinez (SBU), 6-2, 6-2
4) Alter (COL) def. Nobuzawa (SBU), 6-2, 6-4
5) Hirschberg (COL) def. Vasquez (SBU), 6-2, 6-3
6) Haile (COL) def. McQuirt (SBU), 3-6, 6-2, 10-5

From the Source
Colgate Head Coach Bobby Pennington
"This was a high-level, focused, mature performance on opening day, with our men picking where they left off the last two years. St. Bonaventure is a quality Atlantic 10 opponent that has given us some battles over the years. Our doubles depth, culture, and leadership are second to none. We look forward to trying to go 4-0 against Hartford and Sacred Heart in two weeks."

Up Next
- Colgate is back in action Feb. 13 with a 3 p.m. match at Hartford.

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Players Mentioned

Bobby Alter: 6' 2"; Junior

Jacob Daugherty: 5' 11"; Sophomore

Tom Haile: 5' 10"; Senior

Jake Hirschberg: 6' 2"; Junior

Dean Koman: 6' 3"; Junior

Nick Laub: 6' 2"; Senior

Noah Rosenblat: 5' 11"; First Year

Players Mentioned

Bobby Alter
: 6' 2"; Junior

Jacob Daugherty
: 5' 11"; Sophomore

Tom Haile
: 5' 10"; Senior

Jake Hirschberg
: 6' 2"; Junior

Dean Koman
: 6' 3"; Junior

Nick Laub
: 6' 2"; Senior

Noah Rosenblat
: 5' 11"; First Year