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The Niagara men’s and women’s tennis teams return home to face Fairfield and Saint Peter’s in their conference home opening weekend at SportsPlex in North Tonawanda, N.Y.

The Niagara men’s team (4-4, 1-0 MAAC) have won its last two matches; the Purple Eagles defeated Mount St. Mary’s 4-3 and Loyola 6-1 last weekend. Junior team captain Brandon Gallegos was named MAAC Player of the Week after going 2-0 in singles and 1-1 in doubles. The Purple Eagles have five members on win streaks in singles play, led by freshman Olivier Dufour-Coursol who has won six straight matches.

The women’s team (3-7, 0-1 MAAC) was edged in two close matches last week despite strong singles play. Freshman Maria Ortiz won both of her singles matches in the fourth spot to improve her team-leading 8-2 record in the spring season and junior Hilary Hansen is a five-match winning streak in No. 1 singles.

The Fairfield men are 7-2 and 1-0 in conference play this season and the Fairfield women (6-4, 2-0 MAAC) have lost their last three matches. The Peacocks (2-11, 0-1 MAAC) have lost six consecutive matches, while the Peahens are 7-10 and 1-1 in the MAAC.