HAMILTON, N.Y. - Host Colgate (8-6) captured the doubles point and that was difference as the Raiders handed Binghamton men's tennis (5-12) a 4-3 setback Thursday afternoon at Sanford Field House. 

After Colgate grabbed the doubles point to stake itself to a 1-0 lead, the teams split the six singles matches, with BU winning at Nos. 2, 4 and 6 and the Raiders taking the odd courts.

Freshman Kushaan Nath improved to 21-13 overall, 10-6 in duals with his three-set win at second singles.  

The Bearcats next embark on a Midwest road trip that includes matches at Western Michigan (Monday) and Northern Illinois (Wednesday) during spring break.

Colgate 4, Binghamton 3
DOUBLES
No. 1 – Daugherty/Hirschberg (C) def. Cestarollo/Nath (BU): 6-3
No. 2 – Caputo/Shah (BU) def. Alter/Rosenblat (C): 6-3
No. 3 – Reynolds/Tan (C) def. Kote/Saez (BU): 6-3
 
SINGLES
No. 1 – Daugherty (C) def. Cestarollo (BU): 6-3, 6-7 (7), 6-2
No. 2 – Nath (BU) def. Alter (C): 6-2, 4-6, 7-6 (3)
No. 3 – Hirschberg (C) def. Caputo (BU): 6-2, 6-4
No. 4 – Bouchet (BU) def. Rosenblat (C): 6-2, 7-5
No. 5 – Reynolds (C) def. Saez (BU): 7-6  (1), 7-6 (5)
No. 6 – Druger (BU) def. Dardis (C): 7-6 (4), 6-4