WORCESTER, Mass. – The Colgate men's tennis team remained undefeated in Patriot League play with a 7-0 win over Holy Cross.
The Raiders dominated at singles, winning in straight sets in every single match. At No. 1 singles, senior
Francis Scott Bickel won 6-1, 6-2 and sophomore
Jack Selati clinched his sets 6-3, 6-1.
Junior
Rohan Gupta had a stellar singles performance, winning 6-0 and 6-2. At No. 4 singles, senior
Jack Ablon won his sets 6-1, 6-0 and junior
Nate Romig won his sets 6-2, 6-0.
Colgate also shined in doubles as well, with the duo of Bickel and Selati winning 6-3. Rounding out the doubles play for the Raiders was Ablon and Romig who won their match 6-0.
With the win, Colgate is undefeated in Patriot League play at 2-0 and has an overall record of 2-2.
THE RUNDOWN
Singles
Francis Scott Bickel (Colgate) def. Matthew Slowinski (Holy Cross) 6-1, 6-2
Jack Selati (Colgate) def. William Kelleher (Holy Cross) 6-3, 6-1
Rohan Gupta (Colgate) def. Mikey Prokopis (Holy Cross) 6-0, 6-2
Jack Ablon (Colgate) def. James Hennessy (Holy Cross) 6-1, 6-0
Nate Romig (Colgate) def. Matt Fagan (Holy Cross) 6-2, 6-0
Nick Potter (Colgate) def. Justin Hackshaw (Holy Cross) By default.
Doubles
Slowinski/Kelleher (Holy Cross) def. Gupta/Potter (Colgate) 6-4
Bickel/Selati (Colgate) def. Hennessy/Prokopis (Holy Cross) 6-3
Ablon/Romig (Colgate) def. Fagan/Hackshaw (Holy Cross) 6-0
FROM THE SOURCE
On the men's performance, head coach Bobby Pennington said, "Another outstanding performance for the men today improving our league-leading record to 2-0. We played flat at No. 1 doubles and looked solid at No. 2 and 3 doubles. In singles, we had a business trip attitude and looked razor sharp sweeping No. 1-6 all in straight sets.
"Now is when the real fun starts and the games begin as we have three huge league tests all at home starting with Lehigh. We need a high-quality week of practice to prep and be ready for our annual heart awareness match Saturday."
UP NEXT
The Raiders are back in action next Saturday at 6 p.m. against Lehigh in Syracuse, N.Y.
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