Match 6 (Men) Niagara Purple Eagles (0-5) vs. Youngstown State Penguins (1-5) Friday, February 16 – 12:30 p.m. Boardman Tennis Center

Match 9 (Women) Niagara Purple Eagles (4-4) vs. Youngstown State Penguins (1-7) Friday, February 16 – 12:30 p.m. Boardman Tennis Center

First Serve (Men)

• NU dropped two road matches against Detroit and Michigan State last weekend.
• Taylan Ozdemir leads NU in singles wins with nine.
• Niagara has used 21 different doubles pairing this season.
• The Purple Eagles will play Fordham in Olean, New York on Sunday.

 
Across The Net – Youngstown State Penguins

• YSU is 1-5 on the season.
• Two Penguins are in double-digit wins in singles – Matthew Kritzinger (13-7) and Danylo Veremeichuk (12-5).
• YSU's no. 1 Joao Garretto and no. 2 Vasileios Vardakis are both 3-3 in dual singles matches.
• In doubles, the Penguins are 25-26 with Veremeichuk accounting for nine wins.

 
First Serve (Women)

• Niagara won the doubles points for the first time this season before falling to Detroit, 6-1, on February 10.
• Stella Peisakhova and Andreea Peteu improved to 2-0 in doubles on the season, while Ali Hutchinson and Chhinda Som won their first match as a double pair in four attempts.
• Stella Peisakhova and Andreea Peteu each have seven singles wins to share team-high honors.

 
Across The Net – Youngstown State Penguins

• The Penguins earned their firs twin of the season with a 4-3 win over UC Riverside on February 11.
• YSU's no. 1 in single, Noelly Longi Nsimba, is 10-11 overall and 3-4 in one singles.
• Imaan Hassim and Sofia Macias is a team-best 10-6 in doubles.
   

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