The Binghamton University men’s tennis team kicked off its season over the weekend with a split of its two opening matches, narrowly edging The University of Toledo 4-3 before falling 4-3 at Cleveland State University.

After getting swept in doubles play, the Bearcats (1-1) would go on to win four singles matches over the Rockets (5-3) on Saturday. Freshmen Sid Hazarika and Alexander Maisin, sophomore Robin Lesage and junior Ruben Haggai all scored straight-set singles victories over their opponents to secure a BU victory.

On Sunday afternoon, Cleveland State sophomore Jorg Van Der Vloet won a decisive three-set matchup over Lesage to help the Vikings (1-3) slip by the Bearcats 4-3 at the Paramount Tennis Club.

Despite a victory at No. 3 doubles by the tandem of Hazarika and freshman Eliott Hureau, Binghamton dropped the first two doubles matchups to give Cleveland State the doubles point.

Maisin and Hazarika won their singles matchups for the second consecutive day out of the third and fifth singles positions, respectively.

After sophomore Florian van Kann and Haggai lost their matches, it came down to Van Der Vloet and Lesage for the match. After losing the first set 6-3, Lesage bounced back with a 6-2 second-set win, but dropped the third set 7-5 to give CSU the victory.

Up next, the Bearcats are set to head to Providence for matchups against 51st-ranked Brown University, Quinnipac University and Bryant University this Friday and Saturday.