Columbia
SUNY Binghamton
2/28/2015 9:38:00 AM | Men's Tennis
NEW YORK – The No. 13 Men's tennis team won its second straight match under the roof of the Dick Savitt Tennis Center as it blanked Binghamton, 7-0, Friday afternoon.
The doubles once again powered the Lions (5-2) in the early part of the match. Columbia's third team of Bert Vancura and Dragos Ignat made short work of Thomas Caputo and Frenk Kote, sprinting to a 6-3 win. The 16th-ranked pair of Ashok Narayana and Max Schnur slipped to Ismael Dinia and Sidhartha Hazarika, 6-4, on the first court, before Winston Lin and Mike Vermeer, who rank 58th in the country, clinched the doubles point with a 6-4 victory versus Robin Lesage and Eliott Hureau at No. 2.
Columbia roared in singles taking each court with Ignat leading the way. The 76th-ranked sophomore cruised past Lesage, 6-1, 6-0, in the second slot. Naryana was not far behind as the senior downed Hureau, 6-0, 6-1, in the third spot to put the Lions ahead, 3-0.
On the fifth court, Shawn Hadvai sealed the win as the first-year defeated Caputo, 6-4, 6-3.
With the match clinched, the Lions continued their victories as Eric Rubin bested Kote, 6-4, 6-0, at No. 6 and No. 13 Lin downed Hazarika, 6-3, 3-6, 6-2 on the first court. Vancura closed the match with a 4-6, 6-2, 6-2, decision over Dinia on the fourth court.
Columbia closes its three-match homestand Saturday, March 7 versus Monmouth.
Columbia 7 Binghamton 0
Doubles
1 – Ismael Dinia/Sidhartha Hazarika defeated No. 16 Ashok Narayana/Max Schnur, 6-4
2 – No. 58 Winston Lin/Mike Vermeer defeated Robin Lesage/Eliott Hureau, 6-4
3 – Bert Vancura/Dragos Ignat defeated Thomas Caputo/Frenk Kote, 6-3
Singles
1 – No. 13 Winston Lin defeated Sidhartha Hazarika, 6-3, 3-6, 6-2
2 – No. 76 Dragos Ignat defeated Robin Lesage, 6-1, 6-0
3 – Ashok Narayana defeated Eliott Hureau, 6-0, 6-1
4 – Bert Vancura defeated Isamel Dinia, 4-6, 6-2, 6-2
5 – Shawn Hadavi defeated Thomas Caputo, 6-4, 6-3
6 – Eric Rubin defeated Frenk Kote, 6-4, 6-0
Order of Finish (D) 3, 1, 2 (S) 2, 3, 5, 6, 1, 4
