FAIRFIELD, Conn. – The Niagara Purple Eagles were clipped by the Fairfield Stags, 4-3, on Sunday.
Match Summary
- Today's match came down to the final singles match.
- NU trailed 1-0 after dropping the doubles point despite winning in one doubles and was edged in two doubles.
- The No. 1 pair of Shannon Wong and Sharlee Deshmukh won 6-3 to improve to 2-1 in MAAC play. The No. 2 team of Sansriti Ranjan and Ali Hutchinson was nipped, 7-6.
- The Purple Eagles won in No. 1, 2 and 3 singles.
- Stella Peisakhova won in straight sets, 6-3, 6-1, in No. 1 singles for her team-leading 11th win. Wong edged Nicole Aragones, 7-6, 7-6 in two singles and Ranjan cruised to a 6-1, 6-1 victory in three singles.
- The match was tied at 3-3 when Hutchinson fell in three sets, 6-2, 4-6, 6-4 in No. 5 singles.
Up Next
- The Purple Eagles will play at Rider on April 14 and Wagner on April 15.
Tennis Match Results
Niagara vs Fairfield
Apr 09, 2017 at Fairfield, Conn.
(WAC Tennis Courts)
Fairfield 4, Niagara 3
Singles competition
1. Peisakhova, Stella (NIAW) def. Stuhlmann, Sarah (FFD) 6-3, 6-1
2. Wong, Shannon (NIAW) def. Aragones, Nicole (FFD) 7-6, 7-6
3. Ranjan, Sansriti (NIAW) def. Prinos, Diana (FFD) 6-1, 6-1
4. Pil, Jessica (FFD) def. Deshmukh, Sharlee (NIAW) 6-1, 6-3
5. Vertula, Shelby (FFD) def. Hutchinson, Ali (NIAW) 6-2, 4-6, 6-4
6. Lombardi, Emily (FFD) def. Vargas, Jasmin (NIAW) 6-0, 6-1
Doubles competition
1. Wong, Shannon/Deshmukh, Sharlee (NIAW) def. Aragones, Nicole/Stuhlmann, Sarah (FFD) 6-3
2. Lombardi, Emily/McKeough, Karen (FFD) def. Hutchinson, Ali/Ranjan, Sansriti (NIAW) 7-6
3. Prinos, Diana/Vertula, Shelby (FFD) def. Peisakhova, Stella/Vargas, Jasmin (NIAW) 6-2
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