CHAMPIONSHIP CENTRAL
BALTIMORE, Md.—The University of Hartford men's and women's tennis teams wrapped up the 2013 season Friday at the America East Championship, hosted by UMBC at the UMBC Tennis Complex. Both Hawk squads fell by identical 4-0 counts to the Binghamton Bearcats in their opening matches.
On the men's side, top-seeded Binghamton earned the doubles point with wins at the Nos. 1 and 3 positions. The Bearcats went on to earn three singles victories to decide the match. Junior Jordan Badenko paced the fourth-seeded Hartford squad from the top singles slot. Badenko led Binghamton's top player, 6-3, 6-5, when the match was called due to Binghamton reaching four points as a team.
The Hartford women also dropped a 4-0 result to the Bearcats in the opening match. Hartford, seeded fifth in the tournament, surrendered the doubles point to the fourth-seeded Binghamton. Binghamton then picked up a trio of singles points to advance to the semifinals. Junior Katina Zampas picked up four games in her first set at the No. 1 singles position for the Hawks before her match was called.
America East Semifinals
No. 1 Binghamton 4, No. 4 Hartford 0
Doubles
1. Bastian Bornkessel/Hazarika, (Binghamton) defeated Badenko/Sharwarko (H), 8-4
2. Haggai/Eliott Hureau, (Binghamton) led Isaacson/Neves (H), 7-2
3. Lesage/Dinia, (Binghamton) defeated Montes/Holdstein (H), 8-0
Singles
1. Jordan Badenko, (Hartford) led Sid Hazarika, (Binghamton) 6-3, 6-5
2. Alexander Maisin, (Binghamton) defeated Marco Neves, (Hartford) 6-1, 6-1
3. Robin Lesage, (Binghamton) led Josh Isaacson, (Hartford) 6-2, 3-3
4. Ismael Dinia, (Binghamton) defeated Nicholas Sharwarko, (Hartford) 6-2, 6-0
5. Ruben Haggai, (Binghamton) defeated Luis Montes, (Hartford) 6-0, 6-1
6. Florian van Kann, (Binghamton) led Bogdan Nedelcu, (Hartford) 6-1, 5-0
America East Opening Round
No. 4 Binghamton 4, No. 5 Hartford 0
Doubles
1. Medianik/Ambrozy, (Binghamton) leading Zampas/Beck, (Hartford) 6-4
2. Tashiro/Brodsky, (Binghamton) def Goldman/Galik, (Hartford) 8-2
3. Edelblum/Kohtz, (Binghamton) def Greenberg/Bennett, (Hartford) 8-1
Singles
1. Medianik, (Binghamton) leading Katina Zampas, (Hartford) 6-4 (DNF)
2. Tashiro, (Binghamton) def Hannah Goldman, (Hartford) 6-1, 6-0
3. Kohtz, (Binghamton) def Colleen Beck, (Hartford) 6-0, 6-1
4. Brodsky, (Binghamton) leading Jessica Galik, (Hartford) 6-1, 4-0
5. Ambrozy, (Binghamton) def Christie Greenberg, (Hartford) 6-0, 6-0
6. Rubin, (Binghamton) leading Sarah Bennett, (Hartford) 6-1, 5-0
