ST. BONAVENTURE, N.Y. – The Niagara Purple Eagles fell to the Akron Zips, 7-0, on Saturday in their second match of the spring season.
 
Match Summary 

• The Purple Eagles lost all three doubles matches to lose the doubles point.
• In singles action, NU fell in all six singles matches.
• No. 1 Stella Peisakhova and No. 2 Shannon Wong had respectable first sets in their matches before falling in straight sets.  

 
Up Next

• The Purple Eagles will play their first home match of the season when they host Detroit-Mercy on Thursday, February 10 at Noon at South Towns Tennis Club in Orchard Park, N.Y.

 
Akron 7, Niagara University 0
 
 Singles competition
1. Geier, Sophia (AKRON) def. Peisakhova, Stella (NIAW) 6-3, 6-0
2. Pedroso, Rita (AKRON) def. Wong, Shannon (NIAW) 6-3, 6-1
3. Maksimava, Karalina (AKRON) def. Deshmukh, Sharlee (NIAW) 6-1, 6-1
4. Echeverry, Luisa (AKRON) def. Hutchinson, Ali (NIAW) 6-0, 6-1
5. Knezevich, Carli (AKRON) def. Ranjan, Sansriti (NIAW) 6-1, 6-1
6. Flores, Carla (AKRON) def. Vargas, Jasmin (NIAW) 6-0, 6-0
 
 Doubles competition
1. Knezevich, Carli/Maksimava, Karalina (AKRON) def. Deshmukh, Sharlee/Wong, Shannon (NIAW) 6-2
2. Echeverry, Luisa/Pedroso, Rita (AKRON) def. Hutchinson, Ali/Peisakhova, Stella (NIAW) 6-3
3. Flores, Carla/Geier, Sophia (AKRON) def. Ranjan, Sansriti/Vargas, Jasmin (NIAW) 6-0
 
Match Notes:
Akron 2-2
Niagara University 1-2
 
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