Binghamton
Bulls Drop 4-3 Decision at Binghamton
4/14/2013 12:00:00 AM | Men's Tennis
BINGHAMTON, NY – The University at Buffalo men's tennis team saw its three-match winning streak come to an end on Sunday afternoon in a hard fought 4-3 loss at Binghamton (13-9) in a non-conference matchup.
The Bulls (9-7) scored three singles victories with all three matches going three sets. Vusa Hove knocked off Sid Hazarika in the number one match, 6-4, 4-6, 6-4 while Damien David scored a three-set win over Alexander Maislin, 4-6, 6-4, 7-5. Akhil Mehta won a third-set super-tiebreaker over Eliott Hureau, 10-4, after the pair split the opening sets.
UB concludes the regular season next weekend with Mid-American Conference matches at home against Ball State and Northern Illinois.
Binghamton 4, Buffalo 3
Doubles
1. Bastian Bornkessel/Sid Hazarika (BU) def. Damien David/Ashwin Sharma (Buffalo), 8-2
2. Eliott Hureau/Ruben Haggai (BU) def. Vusa Hove/Jason Simon (Buffalo), 8-5
3. Robert Lesage/Ismael Dinia (BU) def. Pablo Alvarez/Sergio Arevalillo (Buffalo), 8-1
Order of Finish: 1,3,2
Singles
1. Vusa Hove (Buffalo) def. Sid Hazarika (BU), 6-4, 4-6, 6-4
2. Damien David (Buffalo) def. Alexander Maisin (BU), 4-6, 6-4, 7-5
3. Robin Lesage (BU) def. Pablo Alvarez (Buffalo), 6-3, 4-6, 6-4
4. Ismael Dinia (BU def. Sergio Arevalillo (Buffalo), 6-4, 6-3
5. Ruben Haggai (BU) def. Ashwin Sharma (Buffalo), 6-1, 6-4
6. Akhil Mehta (Buffalo) def. Eliott Hureau (BU), 6-7, 7-5 (10-4)
Order of Finish: 5,4,1,3,6,2
