HAMILTON, N.Y. – The No. 3 seeded Boston University men's tennis team opened the Patriot League tournament with a 4-0 victory at No. 6 Colgate on Friday afternoon.

The Terriers (13-11) won the first two doubles matches for the early 1-0 lead and then captured three singles points in straight sets to eliminate the host Raiders (5-16).

Freshman Alejandro Licea went 2-0 to help BU earn its first PL semifinal appearance since 2019. He first teamed with sophomore Dion Loutas for a 6-1 victory in the top doubles match and then posted a 6-4, 6-4 victory on singles court No. 3. Junior Johann Sajonz and sophomore Adrian Pawlowski prevailed in the other doubles contest, 6-4, at line 3.

Freshman Corey Craig put on the most dominating performance, as he won all 12 games for the 6-0, 6-0 victory in the No. 2 slot. Sophomore Cole Knutsen clinched the team victory by posting a 6-4, 6-4 win at line 4.

BU will next face No. 2 Army West Point, who opened its tournament with a 4-0 win over No. 7 Lafayette Friday evening. The PL semifinals will begin with doubles at 2 p.m. following the No. 1 Navy-No. 5 Bucknell match at 10 a.m.

2023 PATRIOT LEAGUE QUARTERFINALS
#3 Boston University - 4, #6 Colgate - 0

Singles (Order of Finish: 2, 3, 4)
1. Dion Loutas (BU) tied with Jack Selati (GATE): 6-4, 4-6
2. Corey Craig (BU) def. Benito Vlassis (GATE), 6-0, 6-0
3. Alejandro Licea (BU) def. Ben Graham (GATE), 6-4, 6-4
4. Cole Knutson (BU) def. Aidan Lee (GATE), 6-4, 6-4
5. Ben Letzer (BU) led Tejas Gupta (GATE): 7-6(5), 0-1
6. Jonah Dickson (BU) led Josh Isreal (GATE): 6-3, 5-2

Doubles (Order of Finish: 1, 3)
1. Loutas/Licea (BU) def. Selati/Vlassis (GATE): 6-1
2. Knutsen/Dickson (BU) tied with Lee/Israel (GATE): 5-5
3. Adrian Pawlowski / Johann Sajonz (BU) def. Dean Vlassis/Mason Caldwell (GATE): 6-4