Staten Island, NY - The Wagner men's tennis team hosted Colgate at the CSI Tennis Courts for a dual against the Raiders on Friday.

Senior Tejasvi Mehra and junior Odeda Arazza picked up singles wins for Wagner, but it wasn't enough as the Seahawks fell 5-2.

The day might have gone differently had the Seahawks converted the doubles point. With senior captain Jai Sai Venkatramana and graduate student Philip Lynch in complete control of the #3 doubles match, Wagner failed to find a service break at #1 or #2 doubles, and Colgate took their first doubles point of the year.

In singles, junior Rodrigo Perez found his rhythm a little too late in a 6-1, 6-4 loss to Colgate's Jack Selati at #1. Sophomore Jordan Hunte took a 5-1 lead over Colgate's Ben Graham at #4 singles, but failed to convert several set points and the match, 7-5, 6-1. Senior Omar Loutfy split sets at #6, but fell in a super-breaker, 11-9.

Next up, the Seahawks play host to NEC rival, Saint Francis University. First serve is scheduled for 6:00 pm at the CSI Tennis Courts on Saturday.

Wagner tennis continues selling digital raffle tickets. Which can be purchased using the link above.

All ticket proceeds will go to the Wagner College men's and women's tennis programs.

Results

Colgate 5, Wagner 2

Doubles 

1. Benito Vlassis & Jack Selati (COL) def Tejasvi Mehra & Omar Loutfy (WAG), 6-2

2. Mason Caldwell & John Fazli (COL) def Rodrigo Perez & Odeda Arazza (WAG) 6-4 

3. Jai Sai Venkatramana & Philip Lynch (WAG) led Josh Israel & Aidan Chung (COL), 5-2
 

Order of Finish 1, 2
 

Singles 

1. Jack Selati (COL) def Rodrigo Perez (WAG), 6-1, 6-4

2. Tejasvi Mehra (WAG) def Max Litton (COL), 7-6 (4), 6-2 

3. Benito Vlassis (COL) def Philip Lynch (WAG), 6-3, 6-2

4. Ben Graham (COL) def Jordan Hunte (WAG), 7-5, 6-1

5. Odeda Arazza (WAG) def Tejas Gupta (COL), 7-5, 4-6, 10-4

6. Mikey Weitz (COL) def Omar Loutfy (WAG), 6-2, 5-7, 11-9

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