BoxScore (Wagner vs. Colgate)

Hamilton, NY- The Wagner College men's tennis team couldn't complete the comeback as they were edged by the Colgate University Raiders, 4-3, on Saturday in Hamilton, NY. 

In Double actions, the tandem of the reigning Northeast Conference Tennis Player and Rookie of the Month, freshman Michal Rolski along with newcomer Juan Alanis, defeated the pair of Alan Pleat and Nick Laub, 6-5 (6-0) to secure the lone doubles victory. Colgate took Doubles #1 and #3 by a 6-3 and 6-1 score, respectively, to secure the first overall point of the match.

Laub gave Colgate a 2-0 match lead after he was able to defeat Allen Wang, 6-0; 6-2. Alanis picked up his first collegiate singles win, defeating Bobby Alter, 1-6, 6-4 and 6-0 to give the Seahawks their first point in the match. Rolski remained undefeated out of the #1 singles spot, defeating his opponent, Jacob Daugherty, 7-6 (3-0), 6-3 to tie the match at two wins apiece.

Charlton Boyd edged out Tom Gaile, 2-6, 6-3 and 6-2 to give Wagner their third win of the match before Alan Pleat was able to get past Ryan Khan, 7-6 (5-0), 4-6, 6-0 in #2 singles tying the match at 3 wins apiece.

The deciding match was settled in #6 singles, as Jake Hirschberg squared off against Jakob Mostyn-Kolb. Mostyn-Kolb rallied back in the contest but ultimately dropped the first set 6-1 and Hirschberg sealed the victory for the Raiders with a 6-2 win in set #2.

The Seahawks will look to stop their two-match losing skid when they travel to Philadelphia, PA on February 14th to take on Temple University. Start-time is set for 5:30 pm.