Box Score BINGHAMTON, N.Y. – Binghamton men's tennis (2-2) took the opening doubles point and then rattled off four singles wins to topple visiting Siena (1-3) 5-2 Saturday afternoon at the Lane-Starke Tennis Center.
With the result, BU is set to face NJIT match in Sunday's 11:30 a.m. championship match of the four-team, two-day event. NJIT beat Bucknell 5-2 in Saturday's other match. .Â
Sophomore No. 1
Ronin Lotlikar was a double-winner. He paired with senior
Kyle Weekes for a 6-2 victory at No. 2 doubles and then posted his 14th singles win of the year with a straight-set triumph. Weekes also won his singles match at No. 3.Â
"It felt good to get a doubles point," head coach
Nick Zieziula said. "We changed some things up at 2 and 3 and the guys responded well to that. We're doing a great job of finishing matches when we get a lead and putting scoreboard pressure on opponents. Kyle getting into the win column was big .. he is so explosive that if we can get him rolling it's huge for the team. Ronin has taken big strides this year and it's great to see his work paying off and getting wins at No 1."
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Binghamton 5, Siena 2
DOUBLES
- William Morais Binnie/James McPherson (BU) def. Oscar Martinez/Duarte Melo (S), 6-4
- Kyle Weekes/Ronin Lotlikar (BU) def. Dylan Breen/Zino Varouhas-Poole (S), 6-2
- Filipe Costa/Andrew Fang (BU) and Maxwell Acri/Elijah Zifferblatt (S), 4-4 dnf.Â
Order of Finish: 2,1
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SINGLES
- Ronin Lotlikar (BU) def. Zino Varouhas-Poole (S), 6-2, 6-0
- Oscar Martinez (S) def. William Morais Binnie (BU), 6-0, 6-1
- Kyle Weekes (BU) def. Maxwell Acri (S), 7-6 (3), 6-2
- Filipe Costa (BU) def. Duarte Melo (S), 6-3, 6-1
- Dylan Breen (S) def. Andre Ajed (BU), 6-7 (3), 6-2, 10-7
- James McPherson (BU) def. Elijah Zifferblatt (S), 6-1, 7-6 (4)
Order of Finish: 2,1,4,6,3,5
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