ALBANY, N.Y. – The Niagara Purple Eagles' season ended on Sunday with a 5-2 defeat against the Siena Saints.
Match Summary
- The Purple Eagles led 2-0 before the Saints rallied to come away with the win.
- Niagara won the doubles point for the second straight match, winning all three matches.
- The No. 2 team of Josh Wilson and Taylan Ozdemir won 6-1 and NU clinched the point in three doubles when the tandem of Jason Wisely and Taylan Ozdemir won, 6-2. No. 1 doubles team of Francis Nadeau and Felipe Fuentes edged its opponent, 7-5.
- NU took a 2-0 lead after Fuentes won his No. 1 singles match in straight sets.
- The Saints, however, tied the match by picking up wins in two and three singles with Nadeau falling in three sets in three singles.
- Siena took a 3-2 lead after winning in four singles and clinched the match with a three-set win in six singles.
Inside the Numbers
Tennis Match Results
Niagara University vs Siena
Apr 23, 2017 at Albany, NY
(Albany Academy)
Siena 5, Niagara University 2
Singles competition
1. Fuentes, Felipe (NIAM) def. Kirkwood, Cameron (SIE) 6-4, 6-1
2. Saglia, Alessandro (SIE) def. Ozdemir, Taylan (NIAM) 6-4, 6-1
3. Mendoza, Geovanny (SIE) def. Nadeau, Francis (NIAM) 0-6, 6-1, 6-1
4. Bellino, Matt (SIE) def. Wilson, Josh (NIAM) 6-3, 6-1
5. Lebron, Diego (SIE) def. Wenninger, Lukas (NIAM) 3-6, 6-4, 7-5
6. Koretz, Jace (SIE) def. Grossi, Chris (NIAM) 6-7 (0-2), 6-4, 6-4
Doubles competition
1. Fuentes, Felipe/Nadeau, Francis (NIAM) def. Saglia, Alessandro/Bellino, Matt (SIE) 7-5
2. Wilson, Josh/Wenninger, Lukas (NIAM) def. Koretz, Jace/Kirkwood, Cameron (SIE) 6-1
3. Wisely, Jason/Ozdemir, Taylan (NIAM) def. Hsu, Justin/Giannakitisidis, Ale (SIE) 6-2
Match Notes:
Niagara University 6-17, 2-5 MAAC
Siena 5-14, 3-4 MAAC
Order of finish: Doubles (2,3,1); Singles (1,2,3,4,6,5)
T-4:40 A-37
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