WATERVILLE, Maine -- In a showdown of two nationally-ranked programs, #20 Colby College hosted #35 Bates College Thursday as the Mules got the better of the Bobcats, 8-1, in NESCAC men's tennis competition.

Colby remains undefeated in conference play at 4-0 (7-3 overall) with the win. Bates drops to 4-7 (1-5 NESCAC) with the setback.

The Bobcats' lone point came in doubles play as Matthew Danielson (Jr.-St. Petersburg, Fla.) and Leo Kupferman (Sr.-Montclair, N.J.) upended the Colby combo of James Bogdanovic and Sam Henry in the No. 2 slot, 8-6.

Other results on the day include:

Doubles
(#1) Jake Cohen/Jan Wenger (C) def. Cam Davis-Kania/Alexander Gujarathi (B): 8-5
(#3) Joey Barrett/Aidan Kwong (C) def. Nick Forester/Teddy Koide (B): 8-6

Singles
(#1) Barrett (C) def. Davis-Kania (B): 6-4, 5-5 (RET)
(#2) Cohen (C) def. Gujarathi (B): 6-1, 7-5
(#3) Wenger (C) def. Kupferman (B): 6-0, 6-4
(#4) Ben Powis (C) def. Forester (B): 7-6 (7-5), 3-0 (RET)
(#5) Henry (C) def. Koide (B): 6-3, 6-4
(#6) Kwong (C) def. Danielson (B): 6-4, 6-2

The garnet and white returns to campus this Saturday to host #18 Wesleyan University at 2:00 p.m. in Merrill Gymnasium.