AMHERST, N.Y. – The Niagara men’s tennis team fell to local rival Buffalo, 6-1, on Friday.

Niagara (4-3) dropped the doubles point after losing all three doubles matches. Buffalo (4-2) picked up three quick wins in No. 5, No. 3 and No. 2 singles to clinch the match.

Niagara’s lone win of the match came from Mathieu Lacasse in No. 6 singles. Lacasse defeated Sergio Arevalillo in straight sets, 6-4, 6-2, for his third consecutive win.

The Purple Eagles are back on the court on Friday, March 1 when they host NJIT at 5 p.m.

Buffalo 6, Niagara 1

Doubles
1 Damien David/Akhil Mehta (UB) d. David Raymond/Olivier Dufour-Counsol (NU), 8-4
2 Vusa Hove/Sebastian Ionescu (UB) d. Brandon Gallegos/Lorenz Schwojer (NU), 8-3
3 Mathieu Lacasse/Michael Elortegui (NU) d. Sergio Arevalillo/Yevgeniy Jason Shkodnik (UB), 8-4

Order of finish:  1,2,3

Singles
1 Vusa Hove (UB) d. David Raymond (NU), 6-2, 6-4
2 Damien David (UB) d. Olivier Dufour-Counsol (NU), 6-1, 6-2
3 Sebastian Ionescu (UB ) d. Brandon Gallegos (NU), 6-0, 6-1
4 Pablo Alvarez (UB) d. Michael Elortegui (NU), 7-6 (3), 7-6 (6)
5 Akhil Mehta (UB) d. Lorenz Schwojer (NU), 6-1, 6-1
6 Mathieu Lacasse (NU) d. Sergio Arevalillo (UB), 6-4, 6-2

Order of finish:  5,3,2,1,6,4