Binghamton University Athletics

Men's tennis drops MAC match to Buffalo 5-2

4/9/2022 8:15:00 PM | By: John Hartrick (hartrick@binghamton.edu)

Verma, Courage post singles wins at first and fifth singles, respectively

BINGHAMTON, N.Y. - Visiting Buffalo squeezed out the doubles point and then won four of six singles matches to defeat Binghamton men's tennis 5-2 Saturday afternoon at the Binghamton Tennis Center.

Sophomore Shourya Verma posted a straight-set win at No. 1 singles and senior Courage Crawford went to a third-set tiebreak to earn a 7-6, 4-6, 10-5 win for the Bearcats, who played several other tight matches and were within striking range against their longtime SUNY rivals.

Binghamton next plays at Cornell Sunday afternoon.

Buffalo 5, Binghamton 2

DOUBLES

1. Cheng Tang/Yu-Shiang Huang (BUF) vs. Shourya Verma/Kyle Weekes (BING), 6-6 inc.

2. Greg Hasting/Finn MacNamara (BUF) def. Dan Pergel/Joshua Roe Flannelly (BING), 6-1

3. Daniils Snaiders/Simon Wibler (BUF) def. Anshumat Srivastava/Courage Crawford (BING), 7-5

Order of Finish: 2,3

SINGLES

1. Shourya Verma (BING) def. Cheng Tang (BUF), 7-6 (4), 6-4

2. Finn MacNamara (BUF) def. Kyle Weekes (BING), 6-4, 6-4

3. Simon Wibler (BUF) def. Dan Pergel (BING) 6-3, 6-2

4. Daniils Snaiders (BUF) def. Joshua Roe Flannelly (BING), 6-3, 6-1

5. Courage Crawford (BING) def. Yu-Shiang Huang (BUF), 7-6 (3), 4-6, 10-5