OLEAN, N.Y. – The Colgate men's tennis team had a tight match Friday afternoon at St. Bonaventure and nearly picked up a big win over the Bonnies.
 
Jacob Daugherty (Westport, Connecticut) and Noah Rosenblat (Deerfield, Illinois) each picked up two wins for the Raiders with one each in singles and doubles. Alec Dardis (Laguna Niguel, California) picked up another singles win for the Raiders.
 
St. Bonaventure took control of the match early on as they won crucial matches at No. 2 and No. 3 doubles with a pair of 6-3 wins. Daugherty and Rosenblat combined to win a huge match at No. 1 doubles, 7-6.
 
In singles play, the Raiders evened up the match at 3-3 before the Bonnies won at No. 5 singles to clinch the match in a comeback victory. Daugherty won a big match at No. 1 singles in straight sets 6-3, 6-3 while Rosenblat had a crucial three-set win at No. 4 singles 5-7, 6-4, 6-4. Dardis continued his dominance at No. 6 singles as he cruised to a 6-3, 6-1 win.
 
BOTTOM LINE
St. Bonaventure 4, Colgate 3
 
WON-LOST RECORDS
The Bonnies improved to 6-8 this season with their second straight win while the Raiders dropped their second straight match fall to 4-3.
 
DOUBLES
No. 1 – Daugherty/Rosenblat ('Gate) def. Blanco/Martinez (SBU): 7-6
No. 2 – Patwardhan/Malmberg (SBU) def. Alter/Rosenblat ('Gate): 6-3
No. 3 – Rutkowski/Garcia (SBU) def. Reynolds/Koman ('Gate): 6-3
 
SINGLES
No. 1 – Daugherty ('Gate) def. Blanco: 6-3, 6-3
No. 2 – Martinez (SBU) def. Hirschberg ('Gate): 6-2, 6-2
No. 3 – Patwardhan (SBU) def. Alter ('Gate): 7-6, 6-4
No. 4 – Rosenblat ('Gate) def. Garcia (SBU): 5-7, 6-4, 6-4
No. 5 – Malmberg def. Reynolds ('Gate): 6-2, 6-7, 6-3
No. 6 – Dardis ('Gate) def. Rutkowski (SBU): 6-3, 6-1
 
FROM THE SOURCE
Head Coach Bobby Pennington
"Another marathon battle for the men today. We got ourselves in a hole early by losing the doubles point but clawed back in the singles. Credit to Daugherty and Dardis for winning handily and Rosenblat for battling back. I really feel for Reynolds, as he had an unreal comeback to take the match to a third set. Bottom line is if we play better in doubles we are 6-1 at this point, as we are playing outstanding singles."
 
UP NEXT
The Raiders head out to Hawaii for the Michael Schonbraun '96 Spring Break trip where they will play three matches from Wednesday through Friday.