BINGHAMTON, N.Y. -- Lachlan Buckingham won three matches on the day as the Navy men's tennis team (4-2) posted victories over Niagara (0-2) and Binghamton (1-1), Saturday at the Lane-Starke Tennis Center in Binghamton, N.Y.  The Mids, who saw nine players notch at least one win, registered 5-2 victories over both the Purple Eagles and the two-time defending Northeast Conference champion-Bearcats.

Buckingham first teamed with Jake Young for a 6-2 victory at No. 2 doubles against Niagara. That victory, along with a 6-2 win at the No. 3 flight by J.J. Etterbeek and Tommy Kim, gave the Mids a 1-0 lead.

Navy then won four singles matches against the Purple Eagles to emerge with the win. Young at No. 2 (7-5, 6-3), Jason Kim at No. 4 (6-3, 6-3) and Ethan Garcia at No. 5 (6-4, 6-4) all won in straight sets.  Also winning his match was Herrick Legaspi at No. 1 as he tallied a 6-2, 5-7, 1-0 (10-3) victory.

Buckingham and Garcia combined for a 6-2 win at the No. 2 doubles flight in the day's second match against Binghamton.  That win, however, was the lone one for the Mids in doubles as the Bearcats took the 1-0 advantage.  

Tommy Kim evened the match at 1-1 when he recorded a 6-2, 6-4 win at No. 6 singles.  Ayinala made the score 2-1 with his 6-2, 6-2 victory at the No. 2 flight.  The Bearcats won the No. 1 match to again tie the proceedings, this time at 2-2.  George Cutone broke the tie with a 7-5, 6-1 win at No. 3 singles, then Etterbeek clinched the match with his No. 5 flight win by the score of 6-3, 6-2.  Buckingham closed play with a 2-6, 6-3, 6-4 victory at No. 4 singles.

Navy has four home matches scheduled for this week, starting with Thursday matches against Longwood and Morgan State.

Navy 5, Niagara 2
Doubles -- Navy wins the doubles point (1-3-2)
1. Ayinala, Aniketh / Kim, Jason (NAVY) def. Bhawan, Ary / Janiszewski, Damian (NU) 6-1
2. Buckingham, Lachlan / Young, Jake (NAVY) def. Rustomjee, Sarosh / Somasi, Shravan (NU) 6-2
3. Etterbeek, J.J. / Kim, Tommy (NAVY) def. Garcia, Jose Maria / Wong, Logan (NU) 6-2
Singles (4-2-5-1-3-6)
1. Legaspi, Herrick (NAVY) def. Janiszewski, Damian, 6-2, 5-7, 1-0 (10-3)
2. Young, Jake (NAVY) def. Garcia, Jose Maria, 7-5, 6-3
3. Bhawan, Ary (NU) def. Cutone, George, 1-6, 6-4, 1-0 (11-9)
4. Kim, Jason (NAVY) def. Wong, Logan, 6-3, 6-3
5. Garcia, Ethan (NAVY) def. Shukla, Ekansh, 6-4, 6-4
6. Rustomjee, Sarosh (NU) def. Quattro, Zachary, 6-7 (2-7), 6-4, 1-0 (10-8)

Navy 5, Binghamton 2
Doubles -- Binghamton wins the doubles point (1-2-3)
1. Liao, Harry / Lotlikar, Ronin (BING) def. Kim, Jason / Kim, Tommy, 6-3
2. Breen, Dylan / Costa, Filipe (BING) def. Ayinala, Aniketh / Young, Jake, 6-3
3. Buckingham, Lachlan / Garcia, Ethan (NAVY) def. Ajed, Andre / Sakkas, Giannis, 6-4
Singles (6-2-1-3-5-4)
1. Lotlikar, Ronin (BING) def. Legaspi, Herrick, 7-5, 7-5
2. Ayinala, Aniketh (NAVY) def. Costa, Filipe, 6-2, 6-2
3. Cutone, George (NAVY) def. Breen, Dylan, 7-5, 6-1
4. Buckingham, Lachlan (NAVY) def. Liao, Harry, 2-6, 6-3, 6-4
5. Etterbeek, J.J. (NAVY) def. Ajed, Andre, 6-3, 6-2
6. Kim, Tommy (NAVY) def. Sakkas, Giannis, 6-2, 6-4