VESTAL, N.Y. – The Niagara Purple Eagles dropped a mid-week contest at the Binghamton Bearcats, 6-1, on Wednesday.

The lone point for Niagara (13-8) came in doubles. The No. 1 team of David Raymond and Olivier Dufour-Coursol won its team-best 14th match of the season by defeating Sid Hazarika and Bastian Bornkessel, 8-5. A new pair debut at two doubles in Michael Elortegui and Lorenz Schwojer which successfully clinch the point with an 8-4 win.

The Purple Eagles fell in all six singles matches to the Bearcats (14-9), even though three of the matches went three sets. Binghamton won the first three singles matches to take a 3-1 lead before squeaking past NU in three three-set matches.

A pair of Purple Eagles had long winning streaks come to an end. Dufour-Coursol, who was named MAAC Player of the Week on Tuesday, fell 6-4, 4-6, 6-2 to Robin Lesage to snap his 10-match winning streak. Schwojer’s nine-match win streak ended in a 6-4, 5-7, 6-1 loss. Brandon Gallegos was the third Purple Eagles to lose in three sets, 5-7, 6-2, 6-1.

Niagara returns home on Saturday to face Marist (14-3, 5-0 MAAC) with MAAC Tournament seedings implications on the line. The Purple Eagles, who can finish no worse than third, can claim a share of the regular-season title with a win.

Binghamton 6, Niagara 1
DOUBLES
1. Raymond/Dufour-Coursol (N) def. Bastian Bornkessel/Hazarika (BU), 8-5
2. Schwojer/Elortegui (N) def. Eliott Hureau/Aswin Nambi (BU), 8-4
3. Lesage/Dinia (BU) def. Lacasse/Gallegos (N), 8-4

Order of Finish: 1,3,2

SINGLES
1. Sid Hazarika (BU) def. David Raymond (N), 6-3, 6-3
2. Alexander Maisin (BU) def. Michael Elortegui (N), 6-4, 6-2
3. Robin Lesage (BU) def. Olivier Dufour-Coursol (N), 6-4, 4-6, 6-2
4. Ismael Dinia (BU) def. Lorenz Schwojer (N), 6-4, 5-7, 6-1
5. Ruben Haggai (BU) def. Brandon Gallegos (N), 5-7, 6-2, 6-1
6. Florian van Kann (BU) def. Mathieu Lacasse (N), 6-0, 6-3

Order of Finish: 1,2,6,3,4,5