BINGHAMTON, NY – The Rider University men's tennis team fell at Binghamton, 7-0, Saturday morning. With the loss, the Broncs fall to 2-12, while the Bearcats are now 5-6.

Binghamton took the doubles point with wins at Nos. 2 and 3. The Broncs duo of Cooper Dillon (Brisbane, Australia/Laurel Springs) and Dhruv Tangri (Punjab, India/Cambridge International School)
led James McPherson and William Morais Binnie, 4-3, at No. 1 when the match was halted.

In singles, the Bearcats swept all six flights. Ibragim Turgambekov won the first set of his No. 6 match against McPherson, 6-3, before losing the second by the same score. With the match already in hand the Bearcats, McPherson won a third-set tie-breaker to take the match. Dillon was also competitive at No. 4, falling to Kyle Weekes, 7-6 (7-2), 6-4.

"Tough and well-disciplined teams win matches," said Rider Head Coach Tom Battaglia. "We did a better job of staying in points longer, but just fell short at deuce of 40/30. Need to be better in those moments."

The Broncs return to action March 12, when they begin their Spring trip in Hilton Head, SC, against Saint Louis.