VESTAL, New York - The Marist women's tennis team found success over the Bearcats on Sunday afternoon, winning 5-2. The men's team were defeated 4-3 in their effort against Binghamton.

 

Women's Results

5-2 Marist Victory

Doubles:
1. Caterina Assi/Cloe Clements-Sorde (MAR) def. Casadei/Pereira (BING), 6-3
2. Ackroyd/Cuomo (BING) def. Ellen Zureick/Vihana Shresta (MAR), 6-3
3.Korir/Vyas (BING) def. Jane Wright/Akanksha Sreenivas (MAR), 6-4

Singles:
1. Cuomo (BING) def. Cloe Clements-Sorde (MAR), 6-4, 6-2
2. Caterina Assi (MAR) def. Casadei (BING), 6-2, 6-0
3. Vihana Shresta (MAR) def. Ackroyd (BING), 6-3, 7-5
4. Ellen Zureick (MAR) def. Pereira (BING), 6-3, 6-3
5. Jane Wright (MAR) def. Vyas (BING), 4-6, 7-5, 6-1
6. Andriana Zaphiris (MAR) def. Jaros (BING), 6-2, 7-5

 

Men's Results

4-3 Binghamton Victory

Doubles:
1. William Morais Binnie/James McPherson (BING) def. Jose Catala/Nick Suhanitski (MAR), 6-3
2. Kyle Weekes/Ronin Lotlikar (BING) def. Alejandro Casteneda/Oliver Thoeny (MAR), 6-2
3. Filipe Costa/Andrew Fang (BING) led Paolo Flores/Tomas Gomez (MAR),  5-2 dnf.

Singles:
1. William Morais Binnie (BING) def. Alejandro Casteneda (MAR), 6-0, 6-2
2. Ronin Lotlikar (BING) def. Oliver Thoeny (MAR), 6-4, 6-4
3. Kyle Weekes (BING) def. Jose Catala, (MAR), 6-4, 6-1
4. Alex Thompson (MAR) def. Filipe Costa (BING), 6-7 (3), 7-6 (5), 10-7
5. Nick Suhanitski (MAR) def. Andre Ajed (BING), 6-2, 6-3
6. Tomas Gomez (MAR) def. Matt Carlson (BING), 3-6, 7-6 (4), 11-9
 

Coaches' Quotes

Women's Quote:
"The ladies overcame some unexpected adversity, losing the doubles point before going on to pick up a good win on the road," said Director of Tennis, Deepak Sharma, "In singles the ladies dug in, and battled on each point. I'm especially pleased with the body language each court displayed in their matches. We played methodically, consistent and composed. I'm very proud of Vihana who clinched the match at #3 singles. She's very studious about her game and it's nice to see her hard work pay off."

"Doubles wise, we need to work on strategy, movement and technique to have a chance at Colgate in our next match."

Men's Quote:
"It was a tough one and I think the doubles point played a huge role in tonight's outcome," said Director of Tennis, Deepak Sharma, "Despite the loss, I thought parts of our game were extremely focused especially at #4, #5 and #6. Alex played aggressively, and in doing so made his opponent uncomfortable. Tomas was solid from the baseline and picked the right time to mix it up with serve and volley. Nick continues to play within himself and finding ways to win."

"Credit to Binghamton for their consistency and playing solidly in doubles and throughout their line up."
 

Up Next

Both tennis teams are set to take on Colgate University on the road on Saturday, Feb. 17.