New Haven, Conn. – The UMBC men's tennis team suffered a
tough 4-1 loss to Binghamton in the title match of the 2011 America
East Championships.
Binghamton, which captured its fourth consecutive league title,
won the doubles point, outlasting the Nos. 3 and 2 Retriever
duos.
The Bearcats took straight-set decisions at Nos. 1 and 6
singles, but UMBC sophomoreGaulthier
Berret (Lagny Sur Marne, France) put the Retrievers on the
board with a 6-4, 6-1 win over R. Haggai at No. 5 singles.
The other three singles matches were tightly-contested, but the
Retrievers could not complete a comeback. UMBC junior Rasid
Winklaar (Willemstad, Curacao) was on serve at 3-6, 6-4,
1-2 at No. 2 singles, but junior Joe
Adewumi (Phoenix, Ariz.) was edged, 6-3, 7-5 by BU's Wong
to give Binghamton the match-clincher.
The Retrievers finished another outstanding campaign with a
record of 14-6 and competed for the championship for the fourth
time in five seasons.
