BINGHAMTON, NY – Daniela Naves (Alvarado, Mexico/Club Med Academies) and Sofia Gutierrez (Miami, FL/Palmetto Senior) each won at both singles and doubles as the Rider University women's tennis team earned a 5-2 win at Binghamton Sunday morning. With the win, the Broncs improve to 2-4, while the Bearcats slip to 0-12.

Rider got wins from the doubles tandems of Agnese Ceccarelli (Arezzo, Italy/Liceo Classico Francesco Petrarca) and Naves at No. 2 and Samantha Killin (Warwick, NY/Warwich Valley) and Gutierrez at No. 3 to open the match with the doubles point. Ceccarelli and Naves defeated Lara Kaplan and Abby Ackroyd, 6-4, while Killin and Gutierrez blanked Valeria Gonzalez and Bridget Martin, 6-0.

In singles, the Broncs got wins at Nos. 1, 4, 5 and 6 to secure the 5-2 victory. Leila Koster (Duluth, GA/Rivers Academy) earned a 6-2, 6-1, victory at No. 1 over Kaplan, while Jett Coetzee (Miami, FL/Miami Palmetto Senior) also won in straight sets over Ackroyd, 6-4, 6-2, at No. 4.

Gutierrez wasted little time in dispatching Gonzalez, 6-1, 6-0, at No. 5, while Killin won by the same score at No. 6 over Martin.

"Nice win against a solid opponent," said Rider Head Coach Tom Battaglia. "Singles play was exactly what we expect from them going forward. Love the fact that they are sticking to it no matter the outcome. We have a lot to work on in the next two weeks before our home opener."

The Broncs return to action, Saturday, March 4, when they play host to Towson at Hopewell Tennis Club in Pennington, NJ. First serve is scheduled for 4 p.m.