Box Score WILLIAMSVILLE, N.Y. - Host Niagara (5-2) took four of the six singles matches, including the final two, to rally past Binghamton men's tennis (7-8) 4-3 Sunday night at the Village Glen Tennis Center. 

The Bearcats led 1-0 after winning the doubles point with triumphs at Nos. 2 and 3. Binghamton then captured two of the first three completed singles matches to forge a 3-1 lead before the Purple Eagles prevailed in the final three matches. 

Freshman No. 3 Filipe Costa, the reigning NEC Rookie of the Week, notched another victory - this time in straight sets. Junior No. 6 Zubin Omar won by the identical 7-5, 6-4 score.  

Binghamton continues its spring slate with three NEC road matches next weekend at Wagner (Fri.), Sacred Heart (Sat.) and Merrimack (Sun.).  

Niagara 4, Binghamton 3
DOUBLES
1. Tanner Bedard/Trevor Masi (N) def. James McPherson/William Morais Binnie (BU), 6-1
2. Ronin Lotlikar/Kyle Weekes (BU) def. Bryce Bodak/Gurustat Singh Makkar (N), 7-5
3. Filipe Costa/Andrew Fang (BU) def. Roberto Vaca/Vid Maric (N), 6-3

Order of Finish: 1,3,2

SINGLES
1. Tanner Bedard (N) def. William Morais Binnie (BU), 6-2, 6-4
2. Trevor Masi (N) def. Ronin Lotlikar (BU), 6-4, 6-7 (3), 6-4
3. Filipe Costa (BU) def. Vid Maric (N), 7-5, 6-4
4. Jose Maria Garcia Uribe (N) def. Kyle Weekes (BU), 7-6 (6), 6-3
5. Gurustat Singh Makkar (N) def. Andrew Fang (BU), 6-3, 4-6, 6-3
6. Zubin Omar (BU) def. Manuel Alonso (N), 7-5, 6-4

Order of Finish: 1,3,6,4,2,5