SCORE: Siena 5, Niagara 2
RECORDS: Siena (8-6, 2-0 MAAC), Niagara (4-14, 0-1 MAAC)
LOCATION: Village Glen Tennis Club
WILLIAMSVILLE, N.Y. – The Niagara University women's tennis team fell in its MAAC opener on Saturday.
Match Summary
- The Purple Eagles trailed 1-0 after losing the doubles point.
- Siena won in six singles to take a 2-0 lead.
- Shannon Wong got Niagara on the board with a 6-4, 2-6, 10-6 victory over Nanea Perkins in three singles.
- The Saints won in four singles to take a 3-1 lead.
- Andreea Peteu cruised to a straight set win as NU trailed 3-2.
- Siena clinched the match by winning a tight three-set match in five singles.
Purple Points
- Andreea Peteu, who has won two straight matches, now leads the team in wins with nine singles victories.
- Shannon Wong improved to 3-2 playing in the three slot.
Up Next
- The Purple Eagles will play at the four-time defending MAAC champion Quinnipiac Bobcats on March 24.
Singles competition
1. Boberic, Ivana (SIEW) def. Peisakhova, Stella (NIAW) 6-3, 7-6 (7-5)
2. Peteu, Andreea (NIAW) def. Mullaney, Kylie (SIEW) 6-3, 6-0
3. Wong, Shannon (NIAW) def. Perkins, Nanea (SIEW) 6-4, 2-6, 10-6
4. Sakai, Rina (SIEW) def. Hutchinson, Ali (NIAW) 6-0, 6-2
5. Goehner, Juliana (SIEW) def. Deshmukh, Sharlee (NIAW) 4-6, 6-3, 10-3
6. Phillips, Ann (SIEW) def. Whitney, Alexandra (NIAW) 6-0, 6-1
Doubles competition
1. Mullaney, Kylie/Goehner, Juliana (SIEW) def. Peisakhova, Stella/Deshmukh, Sharlee (NIAW) 7-6 (7-5)
2. Boberic, Ivana/Phillips, Ann (SIEW) def. Peteu, Andreea/Hutchinson, Ali (NIAW) 6-1
3. Sakai, Rina/Dunbar, Julia (SIEW) def. Wong, Shannon/Whitney, Alexandra (NIAW) 6-3
Match Notes:
Order of finish: Doubles (2,3,1); Singles (6,3,4,2,5,1)
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