The No. 63-ranked Binghamton University men’s tennis team had another successful weekend, improving to 11-1 on the season with solid wins over Radford, Duquesne and Youngstown State. Binghamton began Saturday’s action against Radford by winning two of the three doubles matches, which proved to be the deciding point as they squeaked by the Highlanders 4-3. “Saturday was a great college match,” said Binghamton head coach Adam Cohen. “Anytime you get two good college teams playing, and it comes down to the last match — that is what college tennis is all about.” Radford entered the year ranked No. 56 in…

Junior Sven Vloedgraven led the way as the Binghamton University men’s tennis team continued its dominance this past weekend, defeating Princeton and St. John’s to improve to 8-1 in dual play this season. With outstanding play all around, the Bearcats are currently ranked No. 3 in the Northeast, according to the ITA. Vloedgraven had another perfect weekend, teaming with sophomore Gilbert Wong at doubles and defeating both of his singles opponents without losing a set. He looks to improve upon his national ranking in future matches. Against Princeton on Saturday, the Bearcats lost the doubles point, but won four of…

Struggling with injuries, the Binghamton University men’s tennis team dropped its first match of the year to 56th-ranked Columbia University, 4-3. The loss puts the Bearcats at 5-1 on the season, while Columbia, the Northeast’s top-ranked team, improved to 4-3. “We know we can play with that level of team,” said Binghamton head coach Adam Cohen. “We were just unfortunate with Ruben Devos turning his ankle in the very first game of the first set. That, and [senior Moshe Levy] needing to retire early in the second set, were discouraging. It is the first time since I have been here…

The Bearcats are out to defend their America East championship and starting the year off with three wins is the best way to start. This past Saturday, the Binghamton University men’s tennis team defeated Brown University, 5-2, in its opening dual meet of the season. Fresh off a 7-0 victory against Bryant University and a 6-1 victory over Boston University, Brown got off to a quick start taking two of the three doubles matches, earning the doubles point. The Bearcats lone doubles win came at the No. 1 spot where junior Sven Vloedgraven, the top-ranked player in the Northeast region,…

In his junior year, men’s tennis player Sven Vloedgraven has been nothing short of amazing. As a freshman, Vloedgraven posted a 32-13 combined record between singles and dual matches, along with being named the team’s Most Valuable Player after winning crucial singles and doubles matches against the University of Maryland, Baltimore County in the America East championship finals. As a sophomore, he progressed further and one-upped his team MVP award by winning the title of America East Player of the Year, along with earning first team All-Conference honors for the second straight year. He was able to improve his record…

Closing out its fall season, the Binghamton University men’s tennis team continued its strong play as they head into the winter break. This past weekend at the Cornell Fall Indoor Invitational, the Bearcats dominated the tournament, with a standout performance by sophomore Alex Haggai who won the “B” singles event. “I think we had a good fall season,” said Binghamton head coach Adam Cohen. “We had multiple guys win different tournaments. Alex won two, Arnav [Jain] won a tournament, Gilbert [Wong] was a runner-up, Evan [Algier] won at Cornell and Sven [Vloedgraven] won the regionals.” In the “B” singles event,…

The Binghamton University men’s tennis team continued to impress with another strong showing this past weekend at the Brown Invitational. This weekend’s performance was highlighted by strong play from junior Sven Vloedgraven, junior Arnav Jain and sophomore Gilbert Wong. “Overall the team played well,” said Binghamton head coach Adam Cohen. “We were able to send seven players and our team is playing at a good level right now. We are showing the other teams within the region that we are a team people should prepare seriously for.” The weekend’s invitational was a mock-dual, different from the previous tournaments. Mock-duals are…

Binghamton University’s men’s tennis team continued its tournament play this weekend in central New Jersey for the Princeton-Farnsworth Invitational. The Bearcats sent a partial line-up to the three-day tournament. “My job [is] to make sure that everyone plays four or five events in the fall,” Bearcats head coach Adam Cohen said regarding the line-up. “I have to manage how much they play; the guys can’t play more than five events.” Junior Evan Algier and senior Moshe Levy played together as Binghamton’s lone representatives in the “A” doubles event. The team was defeated by Cornell’s duo of juniors Andy Gauthier and…

The Binghamton University men’s tennis team kicked off its season with two tourneys. Cornell Fall Invitational and the Virginia Classic had strong performances by many of the Bearcats’ top players, but several unexpected players also stepped up. Junior Evan Algier, last year’s No. 7 man, turned a few heads this past weekend by showing up in a big way at the Cornell Invitational and winning the “B” singles event. “He got to play in five matches and he won the event, which is great,” said coach Adam Cohen. “His first couple of matches were not too challenging, but his next…

With a team that returns its entire starting lineup, Binghamton University’s men’s tennis team seems poised to do big things in 2009-10. Last year’s team consisted mainly of underclassmen, giving fourth-year coach Adam Cohen an opportunity to make a run late into 2010. Under the tutelage of Cohen, the team has made tremendous strides in each of his three full years with the team. In particular, last year’s group moved up in the regional rankings from 13th to eighth, the highest mark in Binghamton’s eight years playing Division I. Along with climbing the rankings, the team defeated some schools that…

After an impressive year that saw Binghamton University’s men’s tennis team win the America East conference title for the second consecutive season, the Bearcats’ tourney dreams came to an end Friday afternoon in College Station, Texas. Despite the huge strides Binghamton’s men’s tennis has been able to make under second-year head coach Adam Cohen ― including attaining the titles of AE Player of the Year in Sven Vloedgraven and AE Rookie of the Year in Gilbert Wong, making the top four First-Team All-Conference singles players, two Second-Team All-Conference members and the No. 2-ranked doubles duo in the conference all to…

Tuesday afternoon, the Binghamton University men’s tennis team huddled around the television, anxiously waiting for its name to be called. The players hoped they would draw a warm weather location, and the two most popular destinations seemed to be California and Florida. Well, the Bearcats landed somewhere in between. The Bearcats are matched up with Big 12 powerhouse Texas A&M, located almost directly in between the two desired destinations. Binghamton was one of 31 teams to earn its NCAA tournament bid by winning its conference. For the second consecutive year, and fifth in the last seven years, the Bearcats won…

Extraordinary Binghamton University freshman men’s tennis player Gilbert Wong continues to pile on awards to his already lengthy resume. Over the weekend, Wong was honored with the America East tournament’s Most Outstanding Player award. His accolades have drawn praise across the board, and this last award is the perfect ending to a nearly perfect regular season. Wong’s first collegiate season has been nothing short of amazing, as he played to a 32-7 overall record, with an 18-3 record in duals. Wong has repeatedly proved that he is more than ready for the level of play that he will encounter at…

Talk about April showers. After a tremendous month of March, Binghamton’s men’s tennis team has hit a bit of a snag this April. With Friday’s loss dropping them to 1-3 for the month, the team is suffering without their top player, junior Moshe Levy. The Bearcats were defeated by host Stony Brook, 4-3. The loss to the rival Seawolves puts the Bearcats at 12-7 overall and 1-1 versus conference opponents. Friday night’s victory improved the Seawolves to 14-4 on the season. The two teams split at singles, but Stony Brook won two of three at doubles, taking the decisive fourth…

Binghamton University’s men’s tennis team went to Virginia with a chance to give themselves an undefeated month of March. However, Old Dominion (15-11) was not about to cooperate. The Bearcats (11-4, 1-0 AE) lost to the 72nd-ranked Monarchs, 4-3, and had their five-match win streak snapped. During their streak, the Bearcats went 28-7 overall in their matches. Old Dominion started the match strong by taking the doubles point. The schools then split the six singles points, leading to the 4-3 win for the Monarchs. The Monarchs won at first, second and sixth singles, all in straight sets. Old Dominion’s duo…

Along with Josh Patterson winning All-American in wrestling and the Binghamton University men’s basketball team making its first NCAA appearance, the historic week for Binghamton athletics was highlighted by the men’s tennis team. The Bearcats (10-3) have now won five straight matches after posting consecutive 6-1 wins against UMBC on Saturday and at George Washington on Sunday. The current win streak is the longest since the 2005-06 season, when the team went on to win six in a row. Saturday’s 6-1 victory over last year’s America East runner-up UMBC was the fourth in a row for the Bearcats, whose impressive…

Coming off of a 4-3 victory against Brown University last Saturday, Binghamton University’s men’s tennis (8-3) continued their fine play, picking up victories against Duquesne (4-5) and Princeton (5-5) on Friday and Sunday, respectively. Friday’s 7-0 victory was the second shutout of the season for the young Bearcats squad. They were dominant in their performance, winning all six singles matches in straight sets. The loss was the Devils’ second of the day after falling to Cornell earlier on Friday. The Atlantic 10 hopefuls have now lost five of their last six matches. Atlantic 10 all-conference member, junior Jeremy McClelland, lost…

The Bearcats experienced their first victory against a nationally ranked opponent on Saturday, as Binghamton University’s men’s tennis team continued their impressive play, defeating 53rd-ranked Drake, 5-2, improving their season mark to 5-1. They continued their strong play, taking two of the day’s three doubles matches, and four of the six singles matches. Freshman Gilbert Wong improved to 20-4, winning at fourth singles, 6-1, 6-3, over Drake’s Ricardo Lau. Wong’s victory put him at 6-0 in duals for the season. Sophomore Sven Vloedgraven continues to impress picking up wins at the top doubles spot and at second singles. His season…

Coming off of their first loss of the season, Binghamton University’s men’s tennis team (4-1) rebounded by defeating Mid-American Conference member University at Buffalo at Cornell, 7-0. After losing 5-2 at Cornell in Wednesday’s match, the Bearcats were successful in Ithaca this time around. Saturday’s 7-0 victory improved the Bearcats’ season record to an impressive 4-1, better than the 1-4 record they had at this time last season. The Buffalo Bulls are now 3-2 overall. Despite the lopsided final score, the Bulls put up a fight, bringing two of the three doubles matches as well as two of the six…

International talent continues to make headlines as the Binghamton University men’s tennis team continued their strong play with wins over UNC Greensboro and Dartmouth on Saturday. The Bearcats started their night off matching up against and defeating the Spartans of UNC Greensboro, 5-1. Both schools were undefeated heading into Saturday’s match. Playing only singles, Binghamton won five of the day’s six matches. International recruits Alexandre Haggai from St. Denis, Reunion Island, and Rafael Rodrigues from Sao Paulo, Brazil, took fifth and sixth, respectively, defeating Yaroslav Yitus and William John. Rodrigues defeated John in straight sets, 6-2, 6-4, while Haggai defeated…

Binghamton University’s men’s wrestling team continues to struggle as two more losses push the team’s losing streak to five. With losses in seven of their last eight games, the team’s overall record now stands at 9-12 and 1-4 in conference play. The weekend’s losses were disheartening to the team, as it continued to flash only brief displays of what may be yet to come. Saturday’s 26-21 loss to George Mason University provided many reasons to remain optimistic. Josh Patterson, the team’s sensational junior, continued to excel, recording his 17th pin of the season and tying a school record set by…

At 6 feet 5 inches tall, Ben Roethlisberger is a larger-than-life figure both on and off the football field. The quarterback of the AFC Champion Pittsburgh Steelers, he is the consensus leader of their offense and tends to lead by example. And while the hit by two Cleveland Browns defenders in a meaningless Week 17 matchup may prove not to be a factor in this weekend’s big showdown, we must all hope that the concussion Roethlisberger suffered will not affect his physical well-being off the field. After enduring his third concussion, one which left him immobilized for over 10 minutes,…