NIAGARA UNIVERISTY, NY – The Niagara men's and women's tennis programs resume MAAC play this weekend when they travel to Poughkeepsie, N.Y. to take on Marist starting at 10 a.m.
 
Last Time Out
Men
• The men fell to Xavier and Michigan State last week in East Lansing.
• Tanner Bedard picked up the lone win for Niagara on the week, defeating his Michigan State opponent 6-4, 6-4 on court three.
• Against Xavier, Niagara had three singles matches go three sets but it was the Musketeers that came out on top.
• Against Michigan State, Eduardo Villalpando and Jorge Sedeno won their doubles match, 6-4.
• Bedard's win in singles against the Spartans is the first ever point the Purple and White have taken from Michigan State.
 
Women
• The Purple and White fell to Cleveland State on Wednesday, 0-7.
• In No. 1 singles, Cleveland State's Oihane Vicario defeated Elena Mayet 7-6 (7-2), 6-1
•  Coral Rodriguez fell to Klara Mrcela in No. 2 singles, 6-1, 6-3
• Megan Gamble took her No. 3 singles match against Sima Heren to three sets, but fell to the Viking, 6-1, 3-6, 1-0 (10-2)
• Cleveland State's Selma Tounsi dispatched Jaida Borg, 6-1, 6-2
• In No. 4 singles, Erika Gonzalez fell to CSU's Tereze Vevere, 6-2, 6-3
• Mercedes Velasco fell to Bethany Yauch, 6-4, 6-0, on court six.
• Velasco and Mayet won their No. 3 doubles match over Oihane Vicario and Tereze Vevere 6-4
• Niagara's top pairing of Gamble and Gonzalez fell to Klara Mrcela and Sima Heren 6-1 in No. 1 doubles.
• In No. 2 doubles, Niagara's Madigan Humiston and Rodriguez dropped their match to CSU's Selma Tounsi and Bethany Yauch, 6-1.
 
Up Next
• The Niagara men's next opponent is RIT on March 29th in Rochester, while the women won't take the court again until April 2nd when they travel to Hamden, Conn., to take on Quinnipiac.