BETHPAGE, N.Y. – The LIU men's tennis team eked out a win at home Saturday evening, beating Binghamton, 4-3. The Sharks won the doubles point before taking a thriller in singles.
"Our goal was to bring a lot of composure and good energy to today's match, and it worked out really well," head coach
Jan Griga said. "It was a really solid turnaround from yesterday's match, where everything that could go against us somehow did. Getting on the board early with the doubles point was key, as it allowed us to carry that energy straight into singles. A solid win today."
SHARK BITES
- Philip Hilble and Sergio Fernandez Romera had a quick win at No. 3 doubles, 6-2, and LIU also won at No.1, where Ben Brandherm and Danila Ishchanka won, 7-6 (12-10).
- After Brandherm got a walk over win at No.1 singles, Ferandez Romera made it 3-1 Sharks win his straight set win at No. 3, 6-0, 6-4.
- Binghamton closed the lead to 3-2, but Alessandro D'Anna clinched the win for LIU at No.5, where he beat Adi Ben-Ari, 7-5, 6-0.
LIU 4, Binghamton 3
Doubles
1.
Ben Brandherm/
Danila Ishchanka (LIU) def. J Roe Flannelly/Kyle Weekes (BING) 7-6 (12-10)
2. Courage Crawford/Anshumat Srivastava (BING) def.
Guilherme De Medeiros/
Akhilendran Indrabalan (LIU) 7-5
3.
Philip Hilble/
Sergio Fernandez Romera (LIU) def. Adi Ben-Ari/Shourya Verma (BING) 6-2
Singles
1.
Ben Brandherm (LIU) def. Shourya Verma (BING) 3-0, retired
2. Kyle Weekes (BING) def.
Danila Ishchanka (LIU) 6-1, 6-3
3.
Sergio Fernandez Romera (LIU) def. J Roe Flannelly (BING) 6-0, 6-4
4. Anshumat Srivastava (BING) def.
Akhilendran Indrabalan (LIU) 4-6, 6-2, 10-8
5.
Alessandro D'Anna (LIU) def. Adi Ben-Ari (BING) 7-5, 6-0
6. Courage Crawford (BING) def.
Philip Hilble (LIU) 7-5, 6-3
Order of finish: Doubles (1,2,3); Singles (1,2,3,6,5,4)
