HAMILTON – Colgate Men's Tennis team season came to an end Friday afternoon as they fell to Boston University by a score of 4-0 in the Patriot League Quarterfinals on J. W. Abrahamson Tennis Courts. 

The Raiders showed signs of fight throughout the day, playing close second and third doubles matches, but falling just short of clinching. Jack Selati battled on the first singles court, splitting the sets 4-6 and 6-4 before the Terriers clinched. Tejas Gupta put on a solid outing, but eventually fell in a close first set 7-6(5). Gupta continued his strong performance into the second, setting a score of 1-0 before the match was clinched. Josh Israel made an appearance in singles play, playing to scores of 3-6, 2-5, abandoned from the sixth slot. 

Scores vs. Boston University

Doubles
Selati / Benito Vlassis fell 1-6 to Loutas / Licea. 
Aidan Lee / Israel did not finish with a score of 5-5 to Knutsen / Dickson. 
Dean Vlassis / Mason Caldwell fell 4-6 to Pawlowski / Sajonz. 

Order of finish: 1, 3, 2

Singles 
Selati did not finish with scores 4-6, 6-4 to Loutas. 
B. Vlassis fell 0-6, 0-6 to Corey.
Ben Graham fell 4-6, 4-6 to Licea. 
Lee fell 4-6, 4-6 to Knutson. 
Gupta did not finish with scores 6-7(5), 1-0 to Letzer. 
Israel did not finish with scores of 3-6, 2-5 to Dickson. 

Order of finish: 2, 3, 4, 1, 5, 6

FROM THE SOURCE
Head Coach Bobby Pennington
"Well, that match was a microcosm of the men's season overall. A true example of Murphy's Law when everything all season that could possibly go wrong did. It was definitely not an effort issue, but beyond frustrating nonetheless. Today we had chances to win the doubles at two and three while Selati and Gupta were close to winning their singles before Boston clinched. 

"Our league continues to improve dramatically annually and things won't get easier. We bid farewell to Selati, Vlassis, and Caldwell and have ten underclassmen returning and two rookies coming in. The goal is to get back to our customary winning seasons and semifinals."

Colgate season ended with a 5-16 overall record and 3-5 in the Patriot League, the team graduates Jack Selati, Mason Caldwell, and Dean Vlassis.