Follow Niagara Tennis on twitter! @NiagaraUTennis.

The Niagara men’s and women’s tennis teams have two matches this weekend, beginning with a home match against Mercyhurst on Friday at 5 p.m. and a road trip to Duquense on Sunday at 10 a.m.

The Niagara men are off to one of their best starts in recent and are 4-0 for the first time since the 2005-06 season. Leading the team in wins is David Raymond with a 10-3 record and is 4-0 in No. 1 singles. Lorenz Schwojer and Olivier Dufour-Coursol each have eight singles wins. 

Niagara defeated Mercyhurst (2-3) and Duquesne (4-1) last season. The Purple Eagles topped the Lakers 6-1 and edged Duquesne, 4-3.

The Niagara women picked up their first win of the spring season last Saturday with a 5-2 win over Robert Morris to improve to 2-2 on the season.

Hilary Hansen leads the team with a 4-3 record and is unbeaten (3-0) in No. 1 doubles with partner Maria Ortiz.

NU defeated Mercyhurst (5-2), 4-3, in last season’s meeting.