WILLIAMSVILLE, N.Y. - Host Buffalo edged Binghamton (7-6, 0-1 MAC) 4-3 in the MAC opener for both teams Friday afternoon at the Miller Tennis Center. The Bulls (8-4, 1-0 MAC) grabbed the doubles point before the teams split the six singles matches. It was a rematch of the 2015 MAC championship match, which Buffalo won 4-2.

Senior Eliott Hureau rolled to a 6-0, 6-3 win at No. 1 singles, raising his season mark to 16-8. Also winning for the Bearcats were freshmen Ludovico Cestarollo and Valentin Bouchet at No. 4 and No. 5 singles, respectively. Bouchet improved to 15-7 on the season.

"We fought hard today but came up short against a good Buffalo squad," head coach Nick Zieziula said. "We didn't execute well at No. 1 and 3 doubles. At No. 3, we lost four no-ad games ... if we convert some of those chances it's a totally different match. In singles, we had a great response by taking four first sets but didn't maintain that energy the whole way."

The Bearcats stay in Buffalo to face Western Michigan at 1 p.m. Saturday - also at the Miller Tennis Center.

Buffalo 4, Binghamton 3
DOUBLES
1. Hromic/Alvarez (BUFF) def. Hureau/Cestarollo (BU), 6-2
2. Caputo/Kote (BU) led Mehta/Miller (BUFF), 4-2, unfinished
3. Arevalillo/Nittolo (BUFF) def. Hazarika/Bouchet (BU), 6-1
Order of Finish: 3,1

SINGLES
1.  Eliott Hureau (BU) def. Amar Hromic (BUFF), 6-0, 6-3
2.  Pablo Alvarez (BUFF) def. Sid Hazarika (BU), 6-4, 6-3
3.  Sergio Arevalillo (BUFF) def. Thomas Caputo (BU), 6-4, 6-1
4.  Ludovico Cestarollo (BU) def. Akhil Mehta (BUFF), 7-6 (7), 7-5
5.  Valentin Bouchet (BU) def. Ethan Nittolo (BUFF), 6-3, 6-2
6.  Tony Miller (BUFF) def. Frenk Kote (BU), 6-7 (4), 6-2, 6-0
Order of Finish: 1,2,3,5,4,6