NEW YORK - Binghamton men's tennis (4-4) dropped a 6-1 decision to No. 46 Columbia Saturday afternoon at the Dick Savitt Tennis Center. The Lions (5-3) grabbed the doubles point before winning five of the six singles matches.

Talented freshman Sid Hazarika notched BU's lone win - a three-set triumph at third singles. Hazarika raised his record to 7-1 this spring.

The Bearcats' top doubles tandem of senior Bastian Bornkessel and sophomore Ismael Dinia nearly pulled off a big upset over the nation's 20th-ranked doubles tandem. Binghamton's pair led 7-3 before Columbia stormed back to win 8-7.

Binghamton also got a good performance from freshman Alexander Maisin, who pushed his opponent at No. 2 singles to a third set before falling 2-6, 6-3, 6-4.

The Bearcats next face region rival Cornell om March 3 in Ithaca.

No. 46 Columbia 6, Binghamton 1
DOUBLES
1) Narayana/Schnur (C) def. Dinia/Bastian Bornkessel (B) - 8-7
2) Lin/Bucher (C) def. Lesage/Hureau (B) - 8-3
3) Ignat/Rubin (C) def. Maisin/Hazarika (B) - 8-4

Order: 3, 2, 1

SINGLES
1) Winston Lin (C) def. Robin Lesage (B) - 6-1, 6-3
2) Dragos Ignat (C) def. Alex Maisin (B) - 2-6, 6-3, 6-4
3) Sid Hazarika (B) def. Ashok Narayana (C) - 5-7, 6-3, 1-0(10)
4) Max Schnur (C) def. Ismael Dinia (B) - 6-3, 6-3
5) Eric Rubin (C) def. Ruben Haggai (B) - 6-1, 6-2
6) Nate Gery (C) def. Eliott Hureau (B) - 6-4, 7-5

Order: 1, 5, 4, 6, 2, 3