ORLANDO – The Niagara men's tennis team split its first two matches in Orlando. The Purple Eagles fell to Norfolk State, 6-1, before topping Hampden-Sydney, 8-1.
Norfolk State 6, Niagara University 1
(USTA National Campus)
Match Summary
- Niagara lost the doubles point to start the match down 1-0.
- Niagara's No. 1 Taylan Ozdemir outlasted Andres Alcaraz in three sets to win his team-best 12th match of the season.
- The Purple Eagles lost the five other singles matches.
Singles competition
1. Ozdemir, Taylan (NIAM) def. ALCARAZ, Andres (NSUM) 4-6, 7-5, 10-4
2. DA SILVA, Vini (NSUM) def. Wilson, Josh (NIAM) 6-3, 6-3
3. DUMITRASCU,Dan (NSUM) def. Adams, Finnbar (NIAM) 6-3, 6-1
4. FERNANDEZ,Flavian (NSUM) def. Boleslav, Brent (NIAM) 6-2, 6-2
5. CARRIZO, Agustin (NSUM) def. Srinivasan, Shyam (NIAM) 6-1, 6-0
6. GUEVEL, Ignacio (NSUM) def. Padro, Pere (NIAM) 6-2, 6-4
Doubles competition
1. ALCARAZ, Andres/DUMITRASCU,Dan (NSUM) def. Ozdemir, Taylan/Adams, Finnbar (NIAM) 6-3
2. Wilson, Josh/Boleslav, Brent (NIAM) def. FERNANDEZ,Flavian/CARRIZO, Agustin (NSUM) 6-4
3. DA SILVA, Vini/GUEVEL, Ignacio (NSUM) def. Srinivasan, Shyam/Villalpando, Eduardo (NIAM) 6-0
Niagara University 8, Hampden-Sydney 1
(Lake Cane Tennis Center)
Match Summary
- The Purple Eagles bounced back with a victory over Hampden-Sydney, winning eight of the nine matches.
- Ozdemir cruised to a straight win for his team-best 13th win.
- Josh Wilson held on to win in three sets at two singles.
- Finnbar Adams, Brent Boleslav and Eduardo Villalpando all won easily in straight sets.
- Pere Padro battled to a three-set win.
- In doubles, the No. 2 team of Josh Wilson and Brent Boleslav and the No. 3 team of Pere Padro and Shyam Srinivasan both won their respective matches, 6-1.
Singles competition
1. Ozdemir, Taylan (NIAM) def. Matthew Moody (HSC) 6-4, 6-1
2. Wilson, Josh (NIAM) def. Michael Moody (HSC) 6-3, 6-7 (6-8), 6-4
3. Adams, Finnbar (NIAM) def. William Driskill (HSC) 6-2, 6-2
4. Boleslav, Brent (NIAM) def. Levy Young (HSC) 6-0, 6-0
5. Padro, Pere (NIAM) def. Clark Cummings (HSC) 6-1, 2-6, 7-6 (7-3)
6. Villalpando, Eduardo (NIAM) def. Grayson Burns (HSC) 6-1, 6-1
Doubles competition
1. Matthew Moody/Michael Moody (HSC) def. Ozdemir, Taylan/Adams, Finnbar (NIAM) 6-4
2. Wilson, Josh/Boleslav, Brent (NIAM) def. William Driskill/Clark Cummings (HSC) 6-1
3. Srinivasan, Shyam/Padro, Pere (NIAM) def. Levy Young/Grayson Burns (HSC) 6-1