For Immediate Release: April 27, 2007
Contact: John Hartrick (hartrick@binghamton.edu)
Phone: 607-777-6800

Binghamton men's tennis advances with 4-0 win over Hartford
No. 4 Bearcats will face No. 1 UMBC in Saturday's semifinals

NEW HAVEN, Conn. - Fourth-seeded Binghamton (8-10) won the first four singles matches contested to clinch a 4-0 win over fifth-seeded Hartford in the America East Championship quarterfinals Friday afternoon at the Yale Indoor Courts. The win advances the Bearcats to a semifinal matchup with top-seeded UMBC Saturday at 10 a.m. The Retrievers posted a 6-1 win over Binghamton on April 14.

The Bearcats used wins at 2-3-4-5 to clinch the match. Freshman Pierre Clavel (Lyon, France) earned his 20th win of the season with a straight-set triumph at second singles. Classmate Reina Kohtake (Fukioka, Japan) didn't drop a game in a 6-0, 6-0 win at No. 5.

Since the match was moved indoors, the format was switched to singles-first, followed by doubles only if necessary.

Binghamton 4, Hartford 0

SINGLES
2. Pierre Clavel (BU) def. Doruk Baglan (H), 6-0, 6-2
3. Justin Salkin (BU) def. Kyle O'Leary (H), 6-3, 2-6, 6-4
4. Jon Bonnet (BU) def. Jeff Cote (H), 3-6, 6-0, 6-2
5. Reina Kohtake (BU) def. Aaron Kooden (H), 6-0, 6-0

Matches in Progress when victory was clinched
1. Artur Muller (H) led Faisal Mohamed (BU), 7-6, 5-3
6. Moshe Levy (BU) led Tim Glickman (H), 6-0