SYRACUSE, N.Y.—The final outcome did not describe the day, as the Colgate Men's Tennis team fell 4-0 to Boston University Sunday afternoon at Drumlins Country Club.
Doubles were decided by a narrow margin, as the visiting Terriers claimed two matches out of the three to secure the early lead. Colgate's new duo of
Rohan Gupta and
Nick Potter took home the only win at doubles for the Raiders after they claimed a 6-4 decision.
In singles,
Alec Dardis and
Noah Rosenblat both won their opening sets, but were unable to finish the job after BU won the team match via clinch.
Gupta,
Kun Tan and
Peter Hartman were all knocked off in straight sets to conclude the afternoon.
In number one singles,
Scott Bickel was on the comeback path with a 5-2 lead in the second set after he dropped the opener before the clinch.
THE RUNDOWN
Singles
Scott Bickel (Colgate) vs David Bogatin (Boston University) 3-6, 5-2 DNF
Noah Rosenblat (Colgate) vs Owen Lu (Boston University) 6-4, 3-4 DNF
Pete Siozios (Boston University) d.
Peter Hartman (Colgate) 6-0, 6-2
Alec Dardis (Colgate) vs Max Hartenstein (Boston University) 7-6, 2-4 DNF
J.P. Avila (Boston University) d.
Kun Tan (Colgate) 6-3, 6-1
Marc Sable (Boston University) d.
Rohan Gupta (Colgate) 7-5, 6-2
Doubles
Lu/Bogatin (Boston University) d. Rosenblat/Tan (Colgate) 6-3
Hartenstein/Avila (Boston University) d. Bickel/
Nate Romig (Colgate) 6-4
Gupta/
Nick Potter (Colgate) d. Max Stehling/Ethan Kolsky (Boston University) 6-4
FROM THE SOURCE
Head Men's and Women's Tennis Coach
Bobby Pennington
"Tough Boston U team that really came to play and showed off their talent and depth. We played much better doubles with our brand new team of Potter and Gupta winning at three doubles."
"In singles, the clinch format can be brutal, as we had three guys in Bickel, Rosenblat and Dardis ready to win. Sadly, Hartman, Tan and Gupta lost too quickly. Everyone seems to play their best tennis against Colgate."
"We now turn our full attention to the tournament Friday and the only weekend that counts. We must make some noise and not go down gently."
UP NEXT
Colgate has earned a bye through to the quarterfinal round of the Patriot League Tournament. Its opponent Friday is yet to be determined.
