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Men’s Tennis Tops Siena In MAAC Opener

SCORE: Niagara 4, Siena 3
RECORDS: Niagara (3-12, 1-0 MAAC), Siena (4-11, 1-1 MAAC)
LOCATION: Village Glen Tennis Center
 
WILLIAMSVILLE, N.Y. – Niagara men's tennis opened its MAAC schedule with a 4-3 win over the Siena Saints on Saturday night.
 
Match Summary
  • The Purple Eagles took two of three doubles matches to earn the point.
  • NU picked up wins in two doubles (Finnbar Adams and Eduardo Villalpando) and three doubles (Josh Wilson and Pere Padro).
  • After Siena on in two singles, Pere Padro won in straight sets over Cameron Kirkwood in five singles to give NU a 2-1 lead.
  • The match was tied at 2-2 when Brent Boleslav beat Geovanny Mendoza in straight sets in four singles.
  • Finnbar Adams clinched the match in three singles, rallying in the third set to win 6-3.
 
Purple Points
  • The tandem of Finnbar Adams and Eduardo Villalpando is 2-0 as a team.
  • Finnbar Adams, Brent Boleslav and Pere Padro all snapped skids in singles with their wins tonight.
 
Up Next
  • Niagara is back on the road to take on Quinnipiac on Saturday, March 24.
 
 Singles competition
1. Lopez-Torres, Guille (SIE) def. Ozdemir, Taylan (NIAM) 6-3, 2-6, 6-2
2. Bains, Sagar (SIE) def. Wilson, Josh (NIAM) 6-3, 6-2
3. Adams, Finnbar (NIAM) def. Raza-Sawani, Muhamma (SIE) 6-3, 6-7, 6-3
4. Boleslav, Brent (NIAM) def. Mendoza, Geovanny (SIE) 6-2, 7-6 (8-6)
5. Padro, Pere (NIAM) def. Kirkwood, Cameron (SIE) 6-4, 7-5
6. Bellino, Matt (SIE) def. Srinivasan, Shyam (NIAM) 6-4, 5-7, 6-3
 
 Doubles competition
1. Lopez-Torres, Guille/Saglia, Alessandro (SIE) def. Ozdemir, Taylan/Boleslav, Brent (NIAM) 6-2
2. Adams, Finnbar/Villalpando, Eduardo (NIAM) def. Raza-Sawani, Muhamma/Bellino, Matt (SIE) 6-4
3. Wilson, Josh/Padro, Pere (NIAM) def. Mendoza, Geovanny/Kirkwood, Cameron (SIE) 6-4
 
Match Notes:
Order of finish: Doubles (1,2,3); Singles (2,5,1,4,3,6)
 
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