NORTH TONAWANDA, N.Y. – The Niagara men's tennis team fell to the Cleveland State Vikings, 7-0, on Friday night.
 
NU (2-4) narrowly dropped the doubles point to open the match. The No. 1 team of Inaki Belloso and Michael Elortegui was edged by Ali Shabib and Nolan Marks, 7-6(5). The No. 3 duo of Rares Ispas and Francis Nadeau was clipped by Joe Vanmeter and Colton Buffington, 7-6(3).
 
Belloso was the only Purple Eagle to pick up a set in singles falling to Jorg van der Vloet, 3-6, 6-2, 11-9 in No. 2 singles.
 
NU is back at SportsPlex against IPFW on Friday, March 6 at 1 p.m.
 
Cleveland State 7, Niagara University 0
 
 Singles competition
1. VANMETER, Joe (CSU) def. Elortegui, Michael (NIA) 6-4, 6-1
2. van der VLOET, Jorg (CSU) def. Belloso, Inaki (NIA) 3-6, 6-2, 11-9
3. SHABIB, Ali (CSU) def. Raymond, David (NIA) 7-5, 6-2
4. BELLUTTI, Manuel (CSU) def. Nadeau, Francis (NIA) 7-5, 6-2
5. BUFFINGTON, Colton (CSU) def. Ispas, Rares (NIA) 6-3, 6-1
6. RADOSEVIC, Mirko (CSU) def. Smithyman, Joseph (NIA) 6-2, 6-1
 
 Doubles competition
1. SHABIB, Ali/MARKS, Nolan (CSU) def. Belloso, Inaki/Elortegui, Michael (NIA) 7-6 (7-5)
2. BELLUTTI, Manuel/RADOSEVIC, Mirko (CSU) def. Raymond, David/Smithyman, Joseph (NIA) 6-2
3. VANMETER, Joe/BUFFINGTON, Colton (CSU) def. Nadeau, Francis/Ispas, Rares (NIA) 7-6 (7-3)