BETHLEHEM, Pa. – The Niagara men's tennis team started its spring season with a dominating 7-0 win over the Lafayette Leopards on Friday night.
 
The Purple Eagles (1-0) were playing their first match under new head coach Jerry Thor.
 
NU's doubles teams set the tone with identical 6-1 wins to win the doubles point. The No. 1 duo of Inaki Belloso and Michael Elortegui defeated Brandon Goldstein and Brian Stefanowicz and the No. 3 team of Francis Nadeau and Rares Ispas topped Chris Matturri and Gavin Studner.
 
In singles action, senior Olivier Dufour-Coursol defeated Brian Pinkard in straight sets, 6-2, 6-1, in two singles, while doubles partner David Raymond beat Stefanowicz, 6-1, 6-3 in four singles as NU now led 3-0. Belloso clinched the match for the Purple Eagles with a 6-3, 6-3 win over Jake Lazer. Elortegui, Nadeau and Ispas all picked up wins.
 
NU will face Lehigh on Saturday.
 
Niagara University 7, Lafayette 0
 Singles competition
1. Elortegui, Michael (NIA) def. Brandon Goldstein (LAFA) 6-1, 5-7, 11-9
2. Dufour-Coursol, O. (NIA) def. Brian Pinkard (LAFA) 6-2, 6-1
3. Belloso, Inaki (NIA) def. Jake Lazer (LAFA) 6-3, 6-3
4. Raymond, David (NIA) def. Brian Stefanowicz (LAFA) 6-1, 6-3
5. Ispas, Rares (NIA) def. Chris Matturri (LAFA) 6-1, 7-6
6. Nadeau, Francis (NIA) def. Gavin Studner (LAFA) 6-3, 6-0
 
 Doubles competition
1. Belloso, Inaki/Elortegui, Michael (NIA) def. Brandon Goldstein/Brian Stefanowicz (LAFA) 6-1
2. Brian Pinkard/Jake Lazer (LAFA) vs. Raymond, David/Dufour-Coursol, O. (NIA) 4-5, unfinished
3. Nadeau, Francis/Ispas, Rares (NIA) def. Chris Matturri/Gavin Studner (LAFA) 6-1
 
Match Notes:
Order of finish: Doubles (1,3); Singles (2,4,3,1,6,5)