NORTH TONAWANDA, N.Y. – The Niagara women's tennis team defeated Colgate, 4-1, on Sunday.
 
The Purple Eagles held off the Raiders to win the doubles point. The tandem of Paulina Velasquez and Maria Ortiz defeated Jennifer Ho and Hannah Fleckenstein in No. 1 doubles, 6-3. Colgate would win in three doubles to set up a winner's take all in two doubles where Stella Peisakhaova and Brooke Briseno topped Katie Grant and Kristie Woodbury, 6-3.
 
In singles, Ashley Ta defeated Grant, 6-0, 6-1, in the second slot, Velasquez beat Kaelin Brittin, 6-2, 6-2 in three singles and Ortiz clinched the match with a 6-3, 6-0 win over Hannah Fleckenstein in No. 4 singles.
 
Niagara heads back on the road next weekend to face Duquesne (Feb. 13) and St. Francis (Pa.) (Feb. 15).
 
Niagara University 4, Colgate 1
 
 Singles competition
1. Ho, Jennifer (COLGATE) def. Celan, Iva (NIAW) 6-2, 6-0
2. Ta, Ashley (NIAW) def. Grant, Katie (COLGATE) 6-0, 6-1
3. Velasquez, Paulina (NIAW) def. Brittin, Kaelin (COLGATE) 6-2, 6-2
4. Ortiz, Maria (NIAW) def. Fleckenstein, Hannah (COLGATE) 6-3, 6-0
5. Peisakhaova, Stella (NIAW) vs. Woodbury, Kristie (COLGATE) 6-0, 3-1, unfinished
6. Briseno, Brooke (NIAW) vs. Madnick, Lindsey (COLGATE) 6-0, 5-0, unfinished
 
 Doubles competition
1. Ortiz, Maria/Velasquez, Paulina (NIAW) def. Ho, Jennifer/Fleckenstein, Hannah (COLGATE) 6-3
2. Briseno, Brooke/Peisakhaova, Stella (NIAW) def. Grant, Katie/Woodbury, Kristie (COLGATE) 6-3
3. Klein, Kelly/Fuentes, Stephanie (COLGATE) def. Ta, Ashley/McCune, Jenna (NIAW) 6-3
 
Match Notes:
Order of finish: Doubles (1,3,2); Singles (1,2,3,4)