WEST POINT, N.Y. - Gary Kushnirovich and Donald Van Velzer each earned a point for Army at first and second singles, but Binghamton took the four remaining singles matches and the doubles point to hand the Army men's tennis team (1-2) its second loss in as many days.
Against the top ranked player in the region in Binghamton's Sven Vloedgraven, Kushnirovich gained his fourth win (4-0) at No.1 singles in 2010. Kushnirovich defeated Vloedgraven in straight sets, 6-2, 6-4.
At No.2, reigning Patriot League Rookie of the Year Donald Van Velzer rallied from a second set loss to notch Army's second point of the day, 7-5, 1-6, 7-5.
"Binghamton is a tough team, but our guys fought really hard today," said head coach Jim Poling.
Army will host Hofstra and Yale on Friday and Saturday at 1 p.m. at Lichtenberg Tennis Center.
Binghamton 5, Army 2
Doubles
1. Vloedgraven/Wong (Binghamton) def. Gary Kushnirovich/Rashad Shelton (Army); 8-4
2. Haggai/Levy (Binghamton) def. Chris Albornoz/John Lucero (Army); 8-4
3. Tripp Johnson/Alex Holland (Army) def. Devos/Jain (Binghamton); 8-5
Singles
1. Kushnirovich (Army) def. Vloedgraven (Binghamton); 6-2, 6-4
2. Donald Van Velzer (Army) def. Haggai (Binghamton); 7-5, 1-6, 7-5
3. Levy (Binghamton) def. Johnson (Army); 6-0, 6-1
4. Wong (Binghamton) def. Lucero (Army); 6-4, 6-2
5. Jain (Binghamton) def. Albornoz (Army); 6-4, 6-3
6. Devos (Binghamton) def. Holland (Army); 7-6 (7-5), 6-2
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