Raiders Drop Dragons to Move to 6-2

Colgate Edged Drexel, 4-3, Saturday to Continue Hot Start to Spring Slate

PHILADELPHIA – Colgate Men's Tennis continued its solid start to the spring season with a thrilling 4-3 victory over host Drexel Saturday at RiverWinds Golf and Tennis Club.

The Raiders used wins by tandems Jacob Daugherty/Tom Haile at No. 1 doubles and
Jake Hirschberg/Win Reynolds at No. 3 doubles to claim the doubles point and build a 1-0 lead.

Singles play saw Daugherty turn in a straight-sets victory at No. 1 singles while Noah Rosenblat and Reynolds posted triumphs in three-set matches at the No. 3 and No. 6 positions, respectively, to earn the 4-3 win.

Bottom Line
Colgate 4, Drexel 3

Won-Lost Records
- Colgate improved to 6-2 overall with the victory.
- Drexel dropped to 7-3 on the year.

Match Results
Singles
Jacob Daugherty (COL) def. Andrew Sinai (DU), 6-1, 6-2
Xabier Saavedra (DU) def. Nick Laub (COL), 1-6, 6-3, 6-3
Noah Rosenblat (COL) def. Balaji Lakshmanan (COL), 5-7, 6-4, 6-4
Hamza Laalej (DU) def. Bobby Alter (COL), 6-4, 6-2
Sinan Orhon (DU) def. Jake Hirschberg (COL), 6-3, 7-6 (8)
Win Reynolds (COL) def. Kashyap Ashok (DU), 6-3, 2-6, 6-2

Doubles
Daugherty & Haile (COL) def. Laalej & Lakshmanan (DU), 7-6
Orhon & Ashok (DU) def. Alter & Laub (COL), 6-2
Hirschberg & Reynolds (COL) def. Sinai & Saavedra (DU), 6-4

From the Source
Colgate Head Coach Bobby Pennington
"This was one of the better regular season matches in my 10 years at Colgate. Drexel is a high-quality team and this was huge for the program. We were lights out in doubles, Jacob looked unreal at No.1 singles and massive credit goes to Win Reynolds and Noah Rosenblat for clinching in three sets.

"Credit also to our rowdy fans who made the trip and celebrated with us. Another huge shout out goes to my wife Jenny, who is due any day with our second child and encouraged me to make the trip and coach the men to victory. We can't stop now. We won't stop."

Up Next
- Colgate completes its visit to the city of Brotherly Love Sunday with a Noon matchup against La Salle.

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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

Nick Laub: 6' 2"; Senior

Win Reynolds: 6' 0"; Junior

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

Nick Laub
: 6' 2"; Senior

Win Reynolds
: 6' 0"; Junior

Noah Rosenblat
: 5' 11"; First Year