Raiders Go the Distance With Terriers

Daugherty, Hirschberg, Reynolds Win Singles Matches for Colgate Against Boston University Sunday

HAMILTON – Colgate Men's Tennis suffered a 4-3 setback to Patriot League foe Boston University Sunday at the J. W. Abrahamson Tennis Courts.

Doubles play saw the Raiders top pairing of Jacob Daugherty and Tom Haile post a 6-1 victory over the Terriers No. 1 tandem of Lucas Bombonatti and Satyajit Simhadri, but Boston University claimed the other two matches to earn the doubles point and take a 1-0 lead.

Daugherty and Jake Hirschberg were victorious at No. 1 and No. 5 singles, respectively, to give Colgate a 2-1 lead.

Victories in the third and fourth singles flights by Lucas Bombonatti and Satyajit Simhadri gave Boston University a 3-2 edge, only to see the Raiders tie the match at 3-3 thanks to a three-set victory by Win Reynolds at No. 6 singles.

The match came down to the No. 2 singles match between Colgate's Nick Laub and
Boston University's Stefan Lemire. Laub won the first set in a tiebreaker, but Lemire rallied to claim the final two sets to post a 6-7 (8-10), 6-2, 6-4 victory and give the Terriers the one-point victory.

Bottom Line
Boston University 4, Colgate 3

Won-Lost Records
- Boston University improved to 7-9 overall and 2-0 in Patriot League play with the victory.
- Colgate moved to 11-4 and 1-1 as it suffered its first home setback of the 2015-16 campaign.

Match Results
Doubles
1. Jacob Daugherty/Tom Haile (COL) def. Lucas Bombonatti/Satyajit Simhadri (BU) 6-1
2. Jake De Vries/Jay Leelavanich (BU) def. Nick Laub/Bobby Alter (COL) 6-4
3. Miguel Cepeda/Stefan Lemire (BU) def. Jake Hirschberg/Dean Koman (COL) 6-3

Singles
1. Daugherty (COL) def. Leelavanich (BU) 6-4, 3-6, 6-2
2. Lemire (BU) def. Laub (COL) 6-7 (8-10), 6-2, 6-4
3. Bombonatti (BU) def. Noah Rosenblat (COL) 7-6 (7-5), 7-5
4. Simhadri (BU) def. Alter (COL) 7-5, 7-5
5. Hirschberg (COL) def. De Vries (BU) 6-4, 6-2
6. Win Reynolds (COL) def. Jeff Chan (BU) 6-2, 1-6, 6-3

From the Source
Colgate Head Coach Bobby Pennington
"Even though we lost a heartbreaker, I could not be more proud of my team. We lost 7-0 to this team last year and came within a few single points of winning today.

"Credit to Daugherty, Hirschberg and Reynolds for stepping up. The doubles point hurt us in the end, as we are undefeated this season when we win that point. A special thanks to all support we got and all of the love for my son Clifford. The best is yet to be."

Up Next
- Colgate returns to action April 2 with a 2 p.m. match at Patriot League foe Lehigh.

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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

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

Dean Koman
: 6' 3"; Junior

Nick Laub
: 6' 2"; Senior

Win Reynolds
: 6' 0"; Junior

Noah Rosenblat
: 5' 11"; First Year