BINGHAMTON, N.Y. – Binghamton women's tennis (4-7) picked up a huge victory in a nail-biting 4-3 win over Providence (4-8) on Saturday afternoon at the Lane – Starke Tennis Center.

Apara Khandare and Sara Kotz earned a 6-4 victory in doubles action. Providence claimed a doubles victory as well, leaving Samantha Jaros and Angel Walia to go on and clinch the doubles point after winning in a tight 7-6 (7-5) set.
Loren Cuomo and Apara Khandare won in straights to earn Binghamton's next two points.

Providence won three singles matches to tie the score at 3-3 with one match remaining.

Jaros and opponent Sophie Ahlberg battled in a three-set game for the deciding point. Ahlberg won the first set in a tight 7-5 game.

A back-and-forth second set between the two saw their set go to a tiebreak, where Jaros would clinch the tiebreaker victory 8-6, claiming the second set 7-6 to force a third set.

In a match that took over three hours to complete, Jaros persevered and won the third set 6-4, clinching the match victory for the Bearcats 4-3.

Binghamton returns to action tomorrow against NEC opponent Le Moyne for a 5 p.m. start time.

Binghamton 4, Providence 3

Doubles competition
1. Allison Root/Flora Eidson (PROV) def. Loren Cuomo/Nitya Vyas (BING) 6-3
2. Angel Walia/Samantha Jaros (BING) def. Sophie Ahlberg/Camila Barrera (PROV) 7-6 (7-5)
3. Apara Khandare/Sara Kotz (BING) def. Erika Beltran/Audrey Magnusen (PROV) 6-4

Singles competition
1. Loren Cuomo (BING) def. Camila Barrera (PROV) 6-3, 6-1
2. Allison Root (PROV) def. Angel Walia (BING) 0-6, 7-5, 6-3
3. Apara Khandare (BING) def. Flora Eidson (PROV) 6-1, 6-2
4. Samantha Jaros (BING) def. Sophie Ahlberg (PROV) 5-7, 7-6 (8-6), 6-4
5. Gabriella Plonowski (PROV) def. Adelie Wilson (BING) 6-2, 6-2
6. Audrey Magnusen (PROV) def. Sara Kotz (BING) 6-3, 6-0