NORTH TONAWANDA, N.Y. – The Niagara men’s tennis team defeated the Saint Peter’s Peacocks, 5-2, on Sunday.

“We were not at our best today,” head coach Anthony Nguyen said.  “We will have to play better next week to have any success.”

Niagara, which was has won three of its last four matches, had solid play in No. 3, 4 and 5 singles. The Purple Eagles won the doubles point after Brandon Gallegos and David Raymond won in No. 1 singles, 8-3, and Saint Peter’s (2-12, 0-2 MAAC) defaulted in No. 3 doubles.

In singles, Gallegos rallied from a set down to beat Charlie Carrera, 2-6, 7-5, 6-3, in No. 3 singles.  SPC tied the match at 2-2, but the Purple Eagles were dominant in four and five singles with Olivier Dufour-Coursol and David Lemieux-Sarrasin winning convincingly in straight sets.

NU heads on the road this week for two conference matches against Siena (March 30) and Marist (March 31).
 
Niagara University 5, Saint Peter's College 2
 
Singles competition
1. Frakes, Alex (SPCM) def. Zelic, Joseph (NIA) 6-1, 7-6 (7-2)
2. Barbera, Sebastian (SPCM) def. Raymond, David (NIA) 3-6, 6-4, 7-5
3. Gallegos, Brandon (NIA) def. Carrera, Charlie (SPCM) 2-6, 7-5, 6-3
4. Dufour Coursol, O. (NIA) def. Coutinho, Luccas (SPCM) 6-1, 6-4
5. Lemieux-Sarrasin, D. (NIA) def. Goulart de Lima, Nic (SPCM) 6-4, 6-0
6. No player (NIA) def. No player (SPCM), by default
 
Doubles competition
1. Raymond, David/Gallegos, Brandon (NIA) def. Frakes, Alex/Barbera, Sebastian (SPCM) 8-3
2. Carrera, Charlie/Goulart de Lima, Nic (SPCM) def. Lacasse, Mathieu/Lemieux-Sarrasin, D. (NIA) 8-3
3. No player/No player (NIA) def. No player/No player (SPCM), by default