CLINTON, N.J. — The Boston University men's tennis team dropped a close 4-3 contest to the Lafayette Leopards on Saturday at the Courtside Racquet Club.

The Terriers (0-10, 0-4 PL) fought to the final set of the last match, but could not hold on for a win over the Leopards (5-12, 2-3 PL).

BU won the doubles point, picking up wins at lines one and two. Senior Gabe Brown and graduate student Jonah Dickson teamed up to win 6-3 at first doubles, while Senior Cole Knutsen and freshman Jaydon Barki dispatched their Lafayette opponents by a score of 6-1.

Knutsen had a 2-0 day as he won his singles match 6-4, 6-2 at line two. Barki also won his singles match at line five, going three sets with a 6-7 (3-7), 6-1, 6-3 score.

Dickson was in a battle at third singles in the final match of the day, winning the first set 7-6 (7-3) before dropping sets two and three, 0-6, 3-6.

Lafayette 4, BU 3

Doubles (Order of finish: 3, 2, 1*)
1. Dickson/Brown (BU) def. Ganchi/McKenzie (LAF), 6-3
2. Knutsen/Barki (BU) def. Magnusson/Sam Gelber (LAF), 6-1
3. T. Mahaffey/William Wolley (LAF) win by default

Singles (Order of finish: 6, 1, 2, 4, 5, 3*)
1. Arman Ganchi (LAF) def. Gabe Brown (BU), 6-3, 6-1`
2. Cole Knutsen (BU) def. Nick McKenzie (LAF), 6-4, 6-2
3. Derrin Lerner (LAF) def. Jonah Dickson (BU), 6-7 (3-7), 6-0, 6-3
4. Jake Magnusson (LAF) def. Ege Topkoc (BU), 6-3, 6-4
5. Jaydon Barki (BU) def. Tyler Mahaffey (LAF), 6-7 (3-7), 6-1, 6-3
6. Owen Studdiford (LAF) win by default