LEWISTON, Maine -- The Bates men's tennis team won a pair of doubles matches but visiting No. 24 nationally ranked Colby College controlled singles play, defeating the Bobcats 6-3 Saturday morning at the Wallach Tennis Center.

Junior captain Nick Forester (Falmouth, Maine) had a terrific day for the Bobcats. He teamed with sophomore Alexander Gujarathi (Plymouth, Mass.) to defeat Joey Barrett and Jake Cohen by a count of 8-2 at No. 1 doubles. Then he followed that up with a 6-2, 6-4 win over Jan Wenger at No. 1 singles. 

Meanwhile, sophomore Matthew Danielson (St. Petersburg, Fla.) teamed with fellow sophomore Nikesh Desai (Hopkinton, Mass.) to defeat Wenger and James Bogdanovic by a count of 8-5 at No. 3 doubles. 

Despite a 2-1 lead headed into singles play, the Bobcats (3-9, 1-6 NESCAC) couldn't secure the victory, with the Mules (8-4, 4-2 NESCAC) winning five of six singles matches. Junior captain Leo Kupferman (Montclair, N.J.) played well at No. 3 singles, falling in three sets by a count of 4-6, 7-6 (3), 7-10 to Cohen.

The Bobcats are back in action Wednesday, April 27 when they host Bowdoin at 4pm.

No. 24 Colby 6, Bates 3
April 16, 2022 at Lewiston, Maine (Wallach Tennis Center)

Doubles
1. Nick Forester / Alexander Gujarathi (Bates) def. Joey Barrett / Jake Cohen (Colby) 8-2
2. Max Schuermann / Sam Henry (Colby) def. Leo Kupferman / Teddy Koide (Bates) 8-5
3. Matthew Danielson / Nikesh Desai (Bates) def. Jan Wenger / James Bogdanovic (Colby) 8-5

Singles
1. Forester (Bates) def. Wenger (Colby) 6-2, 6-4
2. Barrett (Colby) def. Gujarathi (Bates) 7-5, 6-3
3. Cohen (Colby) def. Kupferman (Bates) 6-4, 6-7 (3), 10-7
4. Schuermann (Colby) def. Danielson (Bates) 6-4, 6-0
5. Henry (Colby) def. Koide (Bates) 6-4, 6-4
6. Ben Powis (Colby) def. Alexander Archer (Bates) 6-4, 6-2