CUMBERLAND, R.I. – In a matchup of former conference rivals, the Boston University men's tennis team dropped a 6-1 decision to Delaware at the Fore Court Tennis Club on Saturday afternoon.

The Blue Hens (6-1) pulled out a tightly-contested doubles point with a tiebreaker and then captured four singles points, including three in straight sets, to defeat the Terriers (6-5). The two programs both used to be members of the America East and recorded a split in back-to-back championship round meetings in 1996 and 1997.

In doubles, Delaware won the first contest, 6-3, in the No. 3 slot. Junior Jonah Dickson and sophomore Cole Knutsen earned a 7-6(4) win at line 2, but Delaware escaped with the point by edging sophomore Dion Loutas and freshman Alejandro Licea, 7-6(3).

Knutsen improved to 2-0 on the day by claiming a 7-5, 6-4 win at No. 5 singles. Freshman Corey Craig almost added another singles point but came up just short in the No. 2 slot with a 4-6, 6-2, 7-5 loss.

Junior Ben Letzer won the third most games for BU in a 7-5, 6-4 defeat at line 4.

The Terriers will wrap up a three-match weekend by visiting Dartmouth on Sunday (Feb. 26) at 3 p.m.

Delaware - 6, Boston University - 1

SINGLES
1) James Wilkinson (DEL) def. Dions Loutas (BU): 6-1, 6-2
2) Luis Molina (DEL) def. Corey Craig (BU), 4-6, 6-2, 7-5
3) Daniel Krulig (DEL) def. Alejandro Licea (BU), 6-2, 6-1
4) William Wibmer (DEL) def. Ben Letzer (BU), 7-5, 6-4
5) Cole Knutsen (BU) def. Bernardo Teixeira (DEL): 7-5, 6-4
6) Udayan Bhakar (DEL) def. Adrian Pawlowski (BU): 6-4, 6-0

DOUBLES
1) Wilkinson/Wibmer (DEL) def. Licea/Loutas (BU): 7-6(3)
2) Dickson/Knutsen (BU) def. Euan Mackenzie/Tobey Lock (DEL): 7-6(4)
3) Bhakar/Krulig (DEL) def. Pawlowski / Johann Sajonz (BU): 6-3