MATCH 6
SCORE	Quinnipiac 4, Niagara 3
RECORDS	Quinnipiac (3-3, 2-0 MAAC), Niagara (1-5, 0-1 MAAC)
LOCATION	Village Glen Tennis Center

 
WILLIAMSVILLE, N.Y. – The Niagara Purple Eagles pushed the five-time defending MAAC champions to the brink before falling, 4-3, in their conference opener on Saturday.

Match Summary

• With the match tied at 2-2, it came down to the final three singles matches which all went three sets.
• Niagara dominated doubles to win the point and take a 1-0 lead.
• The No. 2 team of Shannon Wong and Andreea Peteu won 6-2 to win the first set.
• Niagara's No. 3 duo – Olga Donchu and Ali Hutchinson – clipped their opponent to clinch the point.
• The top team of Chhinda Som and Megan Gamble won 6-3 to complete the sweep.
• The Bobcats won in six and one singles to take a 2-1 lead.
• Andreea Peteu defeated Kamilla Nella in straight sets, 6-4, 6-2, to tie the match at 2-2.
• In two singles, Shannon Wong won the first set, 6-3, before falling 6-4 and 6-2.
• Megan Gamble won her first set, 6-3, but lost her second 6-2. She was edged in the third set, 6-4, as Quinnipiac clinched the match.
• Shortly after the conclusion of Gamble's match, Olga Donchu outlasted Payton Bradley in four singles, 5-7, 6-3, 7-6 (2).

 
Purple Points

• Niagara won the doubles point against Quinnipiac for second straight regular season meeting.
• Olga Donchu improved to a team-best 5-3 in singles and has won her last three matches.
• Olga Donchu and Ali Hutchinson won their team-leading fourth doubles match.
• It was Quinnipiac's slimmest margin of victory against an MAAC opponent since beating Marist in the 2016 MAAC Championship Final and closest regular season match since edging Niagara, 4-3, in 2015.
   

Up Next

• The Purple Eagles will play the Detroit Titans in Olean, N.Y. on Sunday at 11 a.m.

 
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