NIAGARA UNIV., N.Y. – The Niagara University women's tennis team picked up a pair of wins on Friday at the Niagara Tennis Courts. Niagara blanked Daemen, 7-0, before beating SUNY Geneseo, 5-2.
 
Niagara University 7, Daemen 0
Match Summary

• The Purple Eagles won all three doubles matches in convincing fashion.
• In No. 1 doubles, Sharlee Deshmukh and Stella Peisakhova defeated Giovanna Paschoalin and Lorissa Yuen, 6-1.
• Shannon Wong and Andreea Peteu won 6-2 in two doubles, while Ali Hutchinson and Alexandra Whitney defeated Morgan Park and Christina Stasiuk, 6-3.
• Niagara made quick work of the Wildcats in singles, winning five of the six matches in straight sets.

 
Niagara University 5, Geneseo 2
Match Summary

• Playing the singles portion first, Niagara won all five matches played; NU defaulted in six singles.
• Peisakhova cruised to a 6-1, 6-0 win in No. 1 singles.
• Peteu, Shannon Wong and Sharlee Deshmukh won in straight sets.
• Hutchinson rallied to defeat Rachel Ollis in No. 4 singles.
• In doubles, Hutchinson and Peteu won 6-1 in No. 2 doubles.

 
Purple Points

• Niagara improved to 3-0 on the season.
• Three Purple Eagles – Stella Peisakhova, Sharlee Deshmukh, Andreea Peteu – improved to 5-1 in singles.
• Shannon Wong and Ali Hutchinson both improved to 4-2 in singles.
• Niagara is 11-5 in doubles through three events this fall.

 
Up Next

• Niagara's final event of the fall season will be at the USTA/ITA Northeast Regionals hosted by Penn from Oct. 18-23.

 
Tennis Match Results
Daemen vs Niagara University
Oct 06, 2017 at Niagara University, N.Y.
(Niagara Tennis Courts)
 
Niagara University 7, Daemen 0
 
 Singles competition
1. Peisakhova, Stella (NIAW) def. Yuen, Lorissa (DAEW) 6-3, 6-4
2. Peteu, Andreea (NIAW) def. Paschoalin, Giovanna (DAEW) 6-1, 6-1
3. Wong, Shannon (NIAW) def. Stasiuk, Christina (DAEW) 6-3, 6-1
4. Deshmukh, Sharlee (NIAW) def. Ringler, Gretchen (DAEW) 6-1, 6-7, 7-5
5. Hutchinson, Ali (NIAW) def. Robins, Jessica (DAEW) 6-1, 6-0
6. Whitney, Alexandra (NIAW) def. Park, Morgan (DAEW) 6-0, 6-0
 
 Doubles competition
1. Deshmukh, Sharlee/Peisakhova, Stella (NIAW) def. Yuen, Lorissa/Paschoalin, Giovanna (DAEW) 6-1
2. Peteu, Andreea/Wong, Shannon (NIAW) def. Ringler, Gretchen/Robbins, MacKenzie (DAEW) 6-2
3. Hutchinson, Ali/Whitney, Alexandra (NIAW) def. Stasiuk, Christina/Park, Morgan (DAEW) 6-3
 
Match Notes:
Daemen 6-6
Niagara University 2-0
 
Tennis Match Results
Geneseo vs Niagara University
Oct 06, 2017 at Niagara University, N.Y.
(Niagara Tennis Courts)
 
Niagara University 5, Geneseo 2
 
 Singles competition
1. Peisakhova, Stella (NIAW) def. Lauren Salzano (GENESEO) 6-1, 6-0
2. Peteu, Andreea (NIAW) def. Vanessa Lam-Tran (GENESEO) 6-1, 6-4
3. Wong, Shannon (NIAW) def. Annika Pornpitaksuk (GENESEO) 6-2, 6-2
4. Hutchinson, Ali (NIAW) def. Rachel Ollis (GENESEO) 3-6, 6-1, 1-0 (7-5)
5. Deshmukh, Sharlee (NIAW) def. Nina Lurie (GENESEO) 6-3, 6-0
6. Dana Sorrentino (GENESEO) def. No player (NIAW), by default
 
 Doubles competition
1. Rachel Ollis/Vanessa Lam-Tran (GENESEO) def. Deshmukh, Sharlee/Wong, Shannon (NIAW) 7-6 (7-4)
2. Peteu, Andreea/Hutchinson, Ali (NIAW) def. Nina Lurie/Dana Sorrentino (GENESEO) 6-1
3. Lauren Salzano/Annika Pornpitaksuk (GENESEO) def. No player/No player (NIAW), by default
 
Match Notes:
Geneseo 4-3
Niagara University 3-0
 
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