BOSTON – Eyeing its seventh Patriot League title and seventh NCAA berth in 12 years, the second-seeded Boston University women's tennis team will open the Patriot League Championship with a Friday afternoon match against seventh-seeded Colgate in the quarterfinals. First serve is set for 2:45 p.m. at the J.W. Abrahamson Tennis Courts in Hamilton, N.Y.
 
The other two teams on BU's side of the bracket, No. 3 Navy and No. 6 Loyola Maryland, will play on Friday at 1:15 p.m. On the other side of the bracket, top-seeded Army West Point will play the winner of No. 8 Lafayette and No. 9 Holy Cross at 9 a.m. while No. 4 Lehigh and No. 5 Bucknell will play at 10:45 a.m.
 
TERRIER TIDBITS

• BU finished the regular season 10-8 overall with a 6-1 record in Patriot League play.
• The last time BU was the No. 2 seed in the Patriot League Championship was in 2017 when it won 4-1 against Army West Point in the championship match.
• Sophomore Uma Bakaityte owns eight singles wins at the No. 1 spot, three of which have come in league play.
• Freshman Gabriella Mikaul is 4-1 in league singles play with all four wins occurring in the top two spots.
• Freshman Madison Liu is 9-8 overall and 5-1 in league singles play this season.
• Sophomore Blanka DeMicheli owns the most wins of the Terriers in Patriot League singles play with a 6-1 record.
• Junior Rhea Rai has a record of 4-1 in league singles play and a 5-1 record overall at line six.
• Fellow junior Emily Zhao is 5-2 in conference singles and 9-8 in dual matches.
• Bakaityte and Mikaul lead BU in doubles with a 10-7 record at the top of the lineup.
• Zhao and senior Nina Gulbransen own an 8-5 record at line three and a 1-0 record at line two in doubles.
• DeMicheli and Liu have a 4-1 league doubles record with a 9-5 record overall at the No. 2 spot.
• Bakaityte, Zhao, DeMicheli and Liu have all garnered Patriot League player of the week once this season.

 
SCOUTING COLGATE

• Entering Friday's match, the Raiders are 12-10 overall and 3-5 in Patriot League play.
• BU most recently defeated Colgate on Feb. 23, 2025, 6-1.
• The Terriers and the Raiders have never faced each other in the postseason.

 
2025 Patriot League Women's Tennis Championship Schedule
Thursday, April 24 – First Round
No. 8 Lafayette vs. No. 9 Holy Cross 3 p.m.

Friday, April 25 – Quarterfinals
No. 1 Army West Point vs. No. 8/9 seed |  9 a.m.
No. 4 Lehigh vs. No. 5 Bucknell | 10:45 a.m.
No. 3 Navy vs. No. 6 Loyola Maryland | 1:15 p.m.
No. 2 Boston University vs. No. 7 Colgate | 3:45 p.m.

Saturday, April 26 – Semifinals
No. 1/8/9 seed vs. No. 4/5 seed | 10 a.m.
No. 2/7seed vs. No. 3/6 seed | 2 p.m.

Sunday, April 27 – Championship
Winner of Semifinal 1 vs. Winner of Semifinal 2 | 12 p.m.