Box Score BRONX, N.Y. - Binghamton men's tennis (4-5) split six singles matches against Atlantic 10 member Fordham (1-4) but the host Rams opened with the doubles point and that proved decisive in a 4-3 Bearcats loss Saturday night at Cary Leeds Center.
The Bearcats built a 3-1 lead but Fordham captured the final three completed singles matches, including the clinching three-set win at No. 4. Each of BU's defeats came in three sets.Â
Winning for BU were freshman No. 3
Filipe Costa, sophomore No. 5
Andrew Fang and junior No. 6
Zubin Omar - all in straight sets.Â
Binghamton faces NEC foe FDU Sunday night at Bogota Racquet Club in Bogota, N.J. First serve is at 6:30 p.m.
Fordham 4, Binghamton 3
DOUBLES
1. SOEMARNO, Giorgio/MUELLER, Nick (F) def.
Ronin Lotlikar/
Kyle Weekes (BU), 6-3
2.
Filipe Costa/
Andrew Fang (BU) def. KANAZIREV, Nick/VIRDEE-OAKLEY, Dhillon, 6-4
3. MASCONE, John/CHEN, Bingru (F) def.
James McPherson/
Matt Carlson (BU), 7-5Â
Order of Finish: 1,2,3
SINGLES
1. MUELLER, Nick (F) def.
Ronin Lotlikar (BU), 5-7, 6-2, 6-2
2. KANAZIREV, Nick (F) def.
Kyle Weekes (BU), 6-2, 6-7, 6-1
3.
Filipe Costa (BU) def. VIRDEE-OAKLEY, Dhillon (F), 6-1, 6-1
4. MASCONE, John (F) def.
James McPherson (BU), 6-7, 6-2, 6-3
5.
Andrew Fang (BU) def. CHEN, Bingru (F), 6-3, 6-3
6.
Zubin Omar (BU) def. STOJANOVIC, Stefan (F), 6-2, 6-4
Order of Finish: 6,5,3,1,2,4
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