BETHLEHEM, Pa. – The Colgate men's tennis team concluded its 2021 season with a 4-0 loss to Navy in the Patriot League Semifinals.
 
The fifth-seeded Raiders finish their season with an overall record of 4-6, while first-seeded Navy remains undefeated with a record of 8-0.
 
Colgate was competitive all throughout doubles play but was unable to win any matches. At singles, junior Rohan Gupta had a great match at No. 3 singles before the match was called. He won his first set 7-5 and was trailing in the second set 4-1.
 
First-year Mike Thomas had a stellar match as well as he won his first set 6-1. He was losing 6-5 in his second set when the match was called.
 
This is the second time in the past three Patriot League Tournaments that the Raiders reached the semifinals.
 
THE RUNDOWN
Singles
Andrew Ton (Navy) def. Francis Scott Bickel (Colgate) 6-0, 6-0
Derrick Thompson (Navy) def. Jack Selati (Colgate) 6-1, 6-2
Rohan Gupta (Colgate) vs. Jake Fishkin (Navy) 7-5, 1-4 unfinished
Finn Garner (Navy) vs. Jack Ablon 6-3, 4-1 unfinished
Gavin Segraves (Navy) def. Nate Romig (Colgate) 6-1, 6-1
Mike Thomas (Colgate) vs. Jack McBride (Navy) 6-1, 5-6 unfinished
 
Doubles
Panyan/Ton (Navy) vs. Bickel/Selati (Colgate) 5-2 unfinished
Dabek/Thompson (Navy) def. Gupta/Potter (Colgate) 6-1
Garner/Segraves (Navy) def. Romig/Ablon (Colgate) 6-1

FROM THE SOURCE
On his overall thoughts on the match, head coach Bobby Pennington said, "Tough end to an amazing season for the boys. We were able to play our entire schedule and tournament without getting paused, which is quite an accomplishment. We also proved we are in the very upper tier of our league with wins over Boston and Bucknell, and a narrow loss by one point to Lehigh. Navy showed why they are unbeaten and multiple-time Patriot League defending champs. 

"Mike Thomas and Rohan Gupta get game balls today as they both had their guys on the ropes, ready to win. We also celebrate the careers of Tyler Krantz, Jack Ablon and Francis Scott Bickel. With eight guys returning next year and four elite recruits, the future is bright."
 
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