Ithaca, N.Y. – Four Retrievers earned double-wins as the UMBC women's tennis team defeated America East rival Binghamton, 5-2, in a match played at Cornell.

The Retrievers improved to 3-5 on the spring, bouncing back from a 7-0 defeat at host Cornell on Saturday.

Senior Shannon Cleary (Little Bay, NSW, Australia) teamed with sophomore Laura Ambrozic (Portoroz, Slovenia) to win a 6-4 decision at No. 1 doubles. UMBC captured the doubles point as sophomore Alice Taylor (Great Gransden, England) and freshman Maria Siopacha (Limassol, Cyprus) captured a convincing 6-2 victory at the No. 2 position.

Siopacha earned her second victory of the day, winning in straight sets, 6-3, 6-3 over Sara Kohtz a the No. 1 position. Taylor, Cleary and Ambrozic all moved up in the lineup and all came through with victories. Taylor outlasted Agatha Ambrozy at the No. 3 slot, 7-6 (4), 7-5, Cleary cruised past Shea Brodsky, 6-4, 6-1, at the No. 1 position and Ambrozic rallied for a three-set triumph at the No. 5 position, 4-6, 6-3, 7-5, over Olga Ostrovetsky.

The Retrievers are off until they visit the state of Texas over spring break.  

UMBC 5, Binghamton 2

Singles
Maria Siopacha (UMBC) def. Sara Kohtz (BU), 6-3,6-3
Annie DiMuro (BU) def. Madlena Kurasz (UMBC), 6-4,6-1
Alice Taylor (UMBC) def. Agatha Ambrozy (BU), 7-6 (7-4),7-5
Shannon Cleary (UMBC) def. Shea Brodsky (BU), 6-4,6-1
Laura Ambrozic (UMBC) def. Olga Ostrovetsky (BU), 4-6,6-3,7-5
Alexis Tashiro (BU) def. Aishu Iyer (UMBC), 6-0,6-2
 
Doubles
Cleary/Ambrozic, UMBC def. Brodsky/Tashiro (BU), 6-4
Siopacha/Taylor, UMBC def. Ambrozy/Ostrovetsky (BU), 6-2
DiMuro/Kohtz (BU) lead Kurasz/Charlotte Tonjann (UMBC), 5-4 30-0