Flushing, N.Y.- For the third consecutive year, the
UMBC men's tennis team reached "Championship Sunday" at the
America East Tournament, but the Retrievers were bested
byBinghamton, 4-1, at the United
States National Tennis Center.
Binghamton has won five consecutive league titles.
UMBC evened the doubles competition when the No. 3 tandem of
senior Joe
Adewumi(Phoenix, Ariz.) and freshman Kamal Patel
(Germantown, Md./Seneca Valley) triumphed, 8-5. The No. 1
match-up decided the doubles point, and the senior combo
of Cristian Hodel(Calarasi, Romania) and Patrick Amorim fell
agonizing short, losing a 9-8 (7-4) decision.
The Bearcats extended their advantage to 3-0 with victories at
No. 1 and 6 singles. But UMBC junior Gaulthier
Berret (Lagny Sur Marne, France) got the Retrievers on the
board with a convincing 6-3, 6-0 victory at the No. 4 position.
At 7-5, 4-1, Adewumi was within two games of cutting the deficit
to 3-2 at the No. 2 singles position,
but Binghamton closed out the match with a straight set
victory at the No. 3 slot.
Adewumi was a perfect 3-0 in the two matches, nearly reaching a
4-0 mark.
The Retrievers finished the 2012 campaign with a mark of
10-10.
