AMHERST, N.Y. - The Niagara women's tennis team fell at local rival Buffalo in its 2012-13 season opener on Saturday.
Niagara (0-1) played an experience UB (1-0) squad in its first match of the season. The sophomore trio of
Ashley Ta, Iva Celan and
Maria Ortiz performed admirably in singles with Ortiz posting the best result in a 6-2, 6-4 defeat in No. 4 singles.
The Purple Eagles are back on the court on Saturday when they host Rider at 4 p.m.
Buffalo 7, Niagara 0
Singles competition
1. Tanvi Shah (UB) def. Hansen, Hilary (NIAW) 6-0, 6-1
2. Gopkia Kapoor (UB) def. Ta, Ashley (NIAW) 6-2, 6-2
3. Miranda Podias (UB) def. Celan, Iva (NIAW) 6-1, 6-2
4. Tamara Markovic (UB) def. Ortiz, Maria (NIAW) 6-2, 6-4
5. Anamaria Candanoza (UB) def. Sardellitti, Viki (NIAW) 6-0, 6-0
6. Laura Fernandez (UB) def. Zilka, Rachel (NIAW) 6-0, 6-0
Doubles competition
1. Tanvi Shah/Miranda Podias (UB) def. Hansen, Hilary/Celan, Iva (NIAW) 8-1
2. Tamara Markovic/Laura Fernandez (UB) def. Ta, Ashley/Ortiz, Maria (NIAW) 8-2
3. Marta Stoyanova/Anamaria Candanoza (UB) def. Sardellitti, Viki/Zilka, Rachel (NIAW) 8-0
