NORTH TONAWANDA, N.Y. – The Niagara Purple Eagles were defeated by the Binghamton Bearcats, 7-0, on Friday.
 
Binghamton (6-4) won the doubles point by narrowly winning in one and three doubles. The No. 1 team of Paulina Velasquez and Maria Ortiz fell 6-4 to Alexis Tashiro and Shea Brodsky, while the No. 3 team of Ashley Ta and Iva Celan lost 7-5 to Annie DiMuro and Olga Ostrovetsky.  NU was unable to pick up a set in singles, dropping all six matches in straight sets.
 
The Purple Eagles (3-5) return to the court to host Manhattan on March 20 in their conference opener.
 
Binghamton 7, Niagara University 0
 
 Singles competition
1. Tashiro, Alexis (BINGW) def. Celan, Iva (NIAW) 6-1, 6-0
2. Medianik, Katherine (BINGW) def. Ta, Ashley (NIAW) 6-2, 6-0
3. Brodsky, Shea (BINGW) def. Velasquez, Paulina (NIAW) 6-3, 6-1
4. DiMuro, Annie (BINGW) def. Peisakhova, Stella (NIAW) 6-2, 6-2
5. Ambrozy, Agatha (BINGW) def. Ortiz, Maria (NIAW) 6-1, 6-1
6. Ostrovetsky, Olga (BINGW) def. Briseno, Brooke (NIAW) 6-4, 6-1
 
 Doubles competition
1. Brodsky, Shea/Tashiro, Alexis (BINGW) def. Ortiz, Maria/Velasquez, Paulina (NIAW) 6-4
2. Ambrozy, Agatha/Medianik, Katherine (BINGW) def. Briseno, Brooke/Peisakhova, Stella (NIAW) 6-2
3. DiMuro, Annie/Ostrovetsky, Olga (BINGW) def. Celan, Iva/Ta, Ashley (NIAW) 7-5