CLEVELAND – The Niagara men's tennis team went 1-1 with in two matches on Saturday. The Purple Eagles defeated Oberlin College, 4-2, before falling to Cleveland State 4-0.

Niagara 4, Oberlin 2
 
Match Notes

• The Purple Eagles took the doubles points by winning two of three matches.
• Francis Nadeau and Felipe Fuentes defeated Michael Drougas and Camron Cohen, 6-2, in No. 1 doubles.
• In No. 3 doubles, Taylan Ozdemir and Josh Wilson edged Will Katzman and Stephen Gruppuso, 7-5.
• NU won three singles matches – Francis Nadeau, Taylan Ozdemir, Lukas Wenniger.

  
Cleveland State 4, Niagara University 0
 
Match Notes

• NU dropped all three doubles matches to lose the point.
• Niagara, then, lost three singles matches to call the match. 

Up Next

• Niagara will play its MAAC opener against Quinnipiac on Saturday, February 18 at 3 p.m. at the Village Glen Tennis Center. 

Niagara University 4, Oberlin College Men 2
 Singles competition
1. Nadeau, Francis (NIAM) def. Jeremy Lichtmacher (OBEM) 6-1, 6-1
2. Levi Kimmel (OBEM) vs. Fuentes, Felipe (NIAM) 2-6, 6-2, 1-4, unfinished
3. Ozdemir, Taylan (NIAM) def. Robert Gittings (OBEM) 6-2, 2-6, 6-3
4. Paul Farah (OBEM) def. Boleslav, Brent (NIAM) 0-6, 6-1, 6-4
5. Zach Vaughn (OBEM) def. Wilson, Josh (NIAM) 7-5, 6-3
6. Wenninger, Lukas (NIAM) def. Matthew Gittings (OBEM) 7-6, 6-2
 
 Doubles competition
1. Nadeau, Francis/Fuentes, Felipe (NIAM) def. Michael Drougas/Camron Cohen (OBEM) 6-2
2. Manickam Manickam/Levi Kimmel (OBEM) def. Boleslav, Brent/Wenninger, Lukas (NIAM) 6-3
3. Wilson, Josh/Ozdemir, Taylan (NIAM) def. Stephen Gruppuso/Will Katzman (OBEM) 7-5
 
Cleveland State 4, Niagara University 0
 Singles competition
1. MOSTARDI, Nico (CSU-M) def. Nadeau, Francis (NIAM) 6-1, 6-0
2. BUFFINGTON, Colton (CSU-M) vs. Fuentes, Felipe (NIAM) 6-0, 5-3, unfinished
3. MALM, William (CSU-M) def. Wilson, Josh (NIAM) 6-3, 6-0
4. SLADE, Benjamin (CSU-M) vs. Ozdemir, Taylan (NIAM) 3-6, 6-0, 0-1, unfinished
5. RADOSEVIC, Mirko (CSU-M) def. Wenninger, Lukas (NIAM) 6-0, 6-0
6. SANTILLI, Jack (CSU-M) vs. Boleslav, Brent (NIAM) 2-6, 6-2, unfinished
 
 Doubles competition
1. BUFFINGTON, Colton/GOTH, Kevin (CSU-M) def. Nadeau, Francis/Fuentes, Felipe (NIAM) 6-3
2. MOSTARDI, Nico/MICK, Andre (CSU-M) def. Boleslav, Brent/Wenninger, Lukas (NIAM) 6-2
3. RADOSEVIC, Mirko/SLADE, Benjamin (CSU-M) def. Wilson, Josh/Ozdemir, Taylan (NIAM) 6-2
 
Match Notes:
Order of Finish
Doubles: 1, 3, 2
Singles: 5, 1, 3

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