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Binghamton women’s tennis is set to begin the 2026 spring season this Saturday, Feb. 7, at Buffalo. First serve is slated for 12:30 p.m.<\/p>\n
The Bearcats look to build off last year’s campaign under head coach Paul Caceres<\/a>, who enters his second season at the helm.<\/p>\n ROSTER REVIEW “With Khandare and Walia, along with our two new recent additions (Wilson and Kotz) The roster is revamped for this season,” coach Caceres said. \u00a0“In addition to keeping your eye on our newcomers, watch out for all of our returning players as they each have the ability to step up and deliver.”<\/p>\n IN THE FALL The Bearcats kicked things off at Navy’s Bill & Sandra Moore Invitational, where Arbeloa Lopez and Khandare reached the quarterfinals in “B” doubles.<\/p>\n The fall campaign concluded with a successful showing at the NateRentals.com home tournament featuring LIU, Fairfield, and St. Bonaventure. Vyas compiled a 3-0 record in the singles bracket while going 2-1 in doubles alongside Arbeloa Lopez.<\/p>\n Khandare contributed a 2-1 singles record.<\/p>\n THE ROAD AHEAD “We have a nice mix of familiar foes and new teams that we did not play last spring,” coach Caceres mentioned.<\/p>\n The season opener at Buffalo comes one week before the Bearcats travel to Massachusetts for a two-game road trip. The Bearcats will face Merrimack on Saturday, Feb. 14, and finish the weekend with their first conference matchup of the season against Stonehill on Sunday, Feb. 15.<\/p>\n Binghamton will then return home to prepare for a match against D’Youville on Saturday, Feb. 21, before heading to Siena on Sunday, Feb. 22 On March 7, the Bearcats travel to Ithaca to face the Bombers, then return home to host NEC Le Moyne on March 8. A trip to Pennsylvania then awaits, where Duquesne and conference foe Saint Francis will host Binghamton on March 14-15.<\/p>\n The team will then host Providence in their final home match of the season, followed by trips to face NEC foes Le Moyne and FDU. Away matches at Hampton, Coppin State, Union, and Bloomsburg cap off the regular season. A SEASON OF BUILDING “Our goals include continuing to improve and develop individually as players, people, and collectively as a team,” coach Caceres stated. “Trusting the process and each other is foundational to achieving our shared goals.” “I tell my team to expect the unexpected,” coach Caceres said. “A lesson I was reminded of recently is expect to be pleasantly surprised.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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\nBinghamton returns four players to the 2025-26 roster from last season’s squad: senior Loren Cuomo<\/a>, juniors Samantha Jaros<\/a> and Nitya Yvas, and sophomore Clara Arbeloa Lopez<\/a>.
\nThe returning core is joined by three newcomers in Apara Khandare<\/a>, Angel Walia<\/a>, Adelie Wilson<\/a>, and Sara Kotz.<\/p>\n
\nBinghamton competed in six events in the fall, playing host for half.<\/p>\n
\nBinghamton will look to carry its momentum from the fall into an action-packed spring schedule.<\/p>\n
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\nThe team will then travel west to face St. Bonaventure, Feb. 27, before hosting LIU, Feb. 28, in their second conference matchup of the spring.<\/p>\n
\n“Besides the new teams, I am excited about playing Le Moyne,” coach Caceres said. \u00a0We split matches with them last year, and this year they are ranked third in the preseason poll. \u00a0I am also excited about playing Providence on our Senior Day; we had a good battle with them last year.”<\/p>\n
\nBinghamton will look to continue to develop under coach Caceres in his second season with the program.<\/p>\n
\nWith a younger squad and new pieces that many may overlook, don’t be surprised by what this team is capable of.<\/p>\n