AMHERST, N.Y. – The Niagara University men's and women's tennis teams each defeated the Daemen Wildcats, 8-1, on Wednesday night in the first dual match of the fall season for both teams.
Match Notes (Women)
- The Purple Eagles won all three doubles matches.
- The No. 1 doubles teams of Stella Peisakhova and Sharlee Deshumuk won 8-4. In No. 2 doubles, Shannon Wong and Ali Hutchison cruised to an 8-1 win, and the No. 3 duo of Jasmin Vargas and Sansriti Ranjan won 8-3.
- NU won five of the six singles matches with Peisakhova, Wong, Hutchinson, Ranjan and Deshmukh all winning in straight sets.
Match Notes (Men)
- Niagara took two of three doubles matches. The No. 1 duo of Josh Wilson and Felipe Fuentes continued their strong recent form with an 8-3 win over Justin Milner and Mark Veitengruber.
- In No. 2 doubles, Francis Nadeau and Taylan Ozdemir defeated Gonzalez Villegas and John LeMar, 8-2.
- The Purple Eagles swept all six singles matches with Fuentes, Ozdemir, Nadeau, Wilson, Brent Boleslav and Chris Grossi picking up wins.
Up Next
- Both teams will participate in the USTA/ITA Northeast Regionals from Oct. 20-25.
Niagara University 8, Daemen 1
Singles competition
1. Fuentes, Felipe (NIAM) def. D Gonzalez Villegas (DAEM) 6-1, 6-3
2. Ozdemir, Taylan (NIAM) def. Fabian Wilde (DAEM) 6-0, 6-3
3. Nadeau, Francis (NIAM) def. Mark Veitengruber (DAEM) 6-2, 6-2
4. Wilson, Josh (NIAM) def. Andrew LeMar (DAEM) 6-0, 6-3
5. Boleslav, Brent (NIAM) def. Justin Milner (DAEM) 6-4, 4-6, 1-0
6. Grossi, Chris (NIAM) def. John LeMar (DAEM) 7-5, 5-7, 1-0
Doubles competition
1. Fuentes, Felipe/Wilson, Josh (NIAM) def. Justin Milner/Mark Veitengruber (DAEM) 8-3
2. Nadeau, Francis/Ozdemir, Taylan (NIAM) def. D Gonzalez Villegas/John LeMar (DAEM) 8-2
3. Andrew LeMar/Fabian Wilde (DAEM) def. Boleslav, Brent/Wisely, Jason (NIAM) 8-2
Match Notes:
Niagara University 1-0
Daemen 0-2
Niagara 8, Daemen 1
Singles competition
1. Peisakhova, Stella (NIAW) def. Hollins, Karli (DAEW) 6-3, 6-1
2. Wong, Shannon (NIAW) def. Scanlan, Hayle (DAEW) 6-2, 6-3
3. Hutchinson, Ali (NIAW) def. Ringler, Gretchen (DAEW) 6-3, 6-3
4. Ranjan, Sansriti (NIAW) def. Robins, Jessica (DAEW) 6-1, 6-0
5. Deshmukh, Sharlee (NIAW) def. Iverson, Shaylah (DAEW) 6-1, 6-1
6. Fragale, Delaney (DAEW) def. Vargas, Jasmin (NIAW) 6-1, 6-0
Doubles competition
1. Deshmukh, Sharlee/Peisakhova, Stella (NIAW) def. Hollins, Karli/Robins, Jessica (DAEW) 8-4
2. Hutchinson, Ali/Wong, Shannon (NIAW) def. Ringler, Gretchen/Scanlan, Hayle (DAEW) 8-1
3. Ranjan, Sansriti/Vargas, Jasmin (NIAW) def. Iverson, Shaylah/Fragale, Delaney (DAEW) 8-3
Match Notes:
Niagara 1-0
Daemen 2-6
