New Haven, Conn. – The UMBC women's tennis team fell, 4-0,
to Binghamton in the semifinal round of the America East
Championships.
The Bearcats took the doubles point, winning tight matches at
the Nos. 2 and 3 positions.
UMBC was competing favorably at the Nos. 5 and 6 positions, as
freshman No. 6 Josefin
Stange-Jonsson (Vasteras, Sweden) led her opponent, 6-4, 5-4
and No. 5 senior Emily Mannix
(Hillsborough, N.J.) was on the verge of evening her match as she
stood at 7-5, 1-5.
But Retriever freshman No. 1 Kim Berghaus
(Offenbach, Germany) dropped a first-set tie-breaker and fell, 7-6
(3), 6-0 and the Bearcats also captured matches at the Nos. 3 and 4
slots to end the match.
UMBC completed the season with a mark of 10-9.
