BOSTON – Seeking its first Patriot League title, the third-seeded Boston University men's tennis team will open the conference tournament against No. 6 Colgate on Friday with doubles set for a 1:15 p.m. start at the J.W. Abrahamson Tennis Courts.

The Terriers enter the event with a 4-2 mark against Patriot League competition this year with 4-0 sweeps over No. 9 Holy Cross, No. 6 Colgate and No. 5 Bucknell. They previously claimed a 4-2 victory over No. 4 Lehigh and came up just short to the top two seeds, Navy and Army West Point, by identical scores of 4-2.

BU is 5-3 all-time in the PL quarterfinals after dropping hard-fought 4-3 decisions each of the last two years to Lehigh (2022) and Bucknell (2021). The Terriers will be the No. 3 seed for the third time after posting a 4-3 victory in 2015 against the Mountain Hawks and falling to the Bison, 4-3, in 2016. BU last reached the semifinals in 2019 as the No. 5 seed by edging Bucknell, 4-2.

Head coach Dejan Stankovic brought in a freshman class ranked No. 18 in TennisRecruiting.net's Mid-Major poll, and the duo has delivered with Corey Craig and Alejandro Licea combining for 33 singles wins. They've totaled 23 during the spring with Craig primarily playing at line 2 and Licea competing in the No. 3 slot. Junior Ben Letzer and sophomore Cole Knutsen have recorded eight wins apiece in dual action splitting time on lines 4-6. Sophomore Dion Loutas has added seven victories on court No. 1, and junior Jonah Dickson has added five wins with three on line 3 and a pair at line 6.

In doubles action, the Terriers have tried 17 different lineups since September with Dickson and Knutsen posting a team-high 10 wins this spring with nine victories in the No. 2 slot. Licea and Loutas have teamed for five victories at line 1, while junior Johann Sajonz and sophomore Adrian Pawlowski have earned seven wins, including five at line 3.

Friday's BU-Colgate winner will advance to Saturday's semifinal matchup against either No. 2 Army West Point or No. 7 Lafayette at 2 p.m. Sunday's final will begin at 12 p.m.

The Terriers will be seeking their first conference tournament title since 1996 and first-ever automatic NCAA berth.

2023 Patriot League Men's Tennis Championship Schedule
Thursday, April 20 – First Round
No. 8 Loyola Maryland 4 vs. No. 9 Holy Cross 2

Friday, April 21 – Quarterfinals
No. 1 Navy vs. No. 8 Loyola Maryland, 9 a.m.
No. 4 Lehigh vs. No. 5 Bucknell, 10:45 a.m.
No. 3 Boston University vs. No. 6 Colgate, 1:15 p.m.
No. 2 Army West Point vs. No. 7 Lafayette, 3:45 p.m.

Saturday, April 22 – Semifinals
No. 1/8/9 vs. No. 4/5, 10 a.m.
No. 3/6 vs. No. 2/7, 2 p.m.

Sunday, April 23 – Championship
Semifinal 1 winner vs. Semifinal 2 winner, Noon