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Box Score 2 EAST LANSING, MICH – The Niagara men's tennis team fell to Xavier and Michigan State this weekend in non-conference men's tennis action from East Lansing, Mich.
Match Recap: Xavier – L, 0-7
• The Purple Eagles dropped all six singles matches and the doubles matches as Xavier picked up the sweep of NU.
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Roberto Vaca went three sets in his No. 5 singles match. He won the first set, 6-4, before falling in the next two, 6-4, 10-8.
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William Gothlin put together a strong fist set in his No. 4 singles match but came up just short, 7-6. He would go on to be defeated 6-2 in the second set.
• Freshman
Tanner Bedard also fell 6-7 in the first set of his singles match on court two, but he ended up falling in straight sets to the Musketeer.
Match Recap: Michigan State – L, 1-6
• Purple Eagle freshman
Tanner Bedard picked up Niagara's lone point of the weekend when he defeated his opponent, 6-4, 6-4, in No. 3 singles.
• In doubles action,
Eduardo Villalpando and
Jorge Sedeno won their No. 3 doubles match, 6-4.
• Niagara was defeated in straight sets in the other five singles matches with the Spartans.
• The Purple and White's top doubles pairing of
Trevor Masi and
Manuel Alonso, battled in their match on court one but eventually fell, 7-5.
• Bedard and Gothlin also fell in their No. 2 doubles match, 6-4.
Niagara Notes
• Bedard's win in singles against the Spartans is the first ever point the Purple and White have taken from Michigan State.
• Niagara falls to 7-6 overall heading into last six matches of the season, five of which are against league opponents.
• Bedard is now 9-3 this season after his 1-1 weekend.
• Villalpando and Sedeno improved to 5-3 with their win over the Spartans in No. 3 doubles.
Up Next
• The Purple and White will play the first of three MAAC matches on March 26 in Poughkeepsie when Niagara takes on Marist.
