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Tennis Starts MAAC Slate Versus Siena Saturday

Match 18 – Women
Niagara Purple Eagles (4-13, 0-0 MAAC) vs. Siena Saints (7-6, 1-0 MAAC)
Saturday, March 17 – 3 p.m.
Village Glen Tennis Center – Williamsville, N.Y.
 
Match 15 – Men
Niagara Purple Eagles (2-12, 0-0 MAAC) vs. Siena Saints (4-10, 1-0 MAAC)
Saturday, March 17 – 6 p.m.
Village Glen Tennis Center – Williamsville, N.Y.
 
The Niagara University men's and women's tennis teams return to Western New York to open their MAAC schedule against the Siena Saints on Saturday.
 
Spring Break Rewind – Niagara Women
  • The Purple Eagles played in six matches in Orlando during their spring break from March 6-9.
  • Ali Hutchinson won two singles matches to lead the team.
  • Stella Peisahkova, Sharlee Deshmukh, Andreea Peteu, Chinnda Som and Alexandra Whiteny all won a match.
  • The doubles team of Chinnda Som and Ali Hutchinson went a team-best 2-1 in three doubles.
 
Purple Points
  • Andreea Peteu and Stella Peisakhova each have eight wins in singles play.
  • Alexandra Whitney is the only Purple Eagle above .500  in singles (3-2).

Across The Net – Siena Saints
  • Siena is 7-6 on the season and 1-0 in the MAAC after beating Rider in the fall.
  • Kylie Mullaney and Rina Sakai lead the team in singles with seven wins.
  • As a team, the Saints are 19-19 in doubles.
 
Spring Break Rewind – Niagara Men
  • The Purple Eagles played five matches in Orlando during their spring break from March 6-9.
  • Taylan Ozdemir won three of his five singles matches in No. 1 singles.
  • Pere Padro won two singles matches.
  • Finnbar Adams, Brent Boleslav, Eduardo Villalpando, and Josh Wilson all won one singles match.
  • The doubles team of Josh Wilson and Brent Boleslav went a team-best 2-1 with wins against Norfolk State and Hampden-Sydney.

Purple Points
  • Taylan Ozdemir leads Niagara with a 14-13 record in singles. Ozdemir is the only Purple Eagle in double-digit wins.
  • Josh Wilson is second on the team with eight wins.
  • Ozdemir and Finnbar Adams are a team-best 9-7 in doubles.  
 
Across The Net – Siena Saints (4-10, 1-0 MAAC)
  • Siena is 4-10 on the season and 1-0 in the MAAC after beating Rider in the fall.
  • Muhamma Raza-Sawani leads the team with five singles wins.
  • As a team, Siena is 15-24 in doubles.
  • Siena rallied from a 2-0 hole to beat Niagara in the regular season finale last year.
 
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