NIAGARA UNIV., NY – The Niagara men's and women's tennis programs travel to West Windsor, NJ for the VisitNJ MAAC Men's and Women's Championship on Saturday and Sunday.
 
The women come into the tournament as the No. 4 seed and will take on No. 1 Quinnipiac at 10 a.m. on Saturday, while the men will take on top seeded Monmouth at 2 p.m.
 
Last Time Out
Men
• Van Noord topped Niagara's Trevor Masi in three sets, 4-6, 6-3, 6-4
• Bezborodov took the No. 2 dual against Manuel Alonso, 6-4, 6-2
• The No. 3 singles dual saw Tanner Bedard fall to Castro in three sets, 7-6 (5-0), 6-4.
• Monmouth's Silva dispatched Jorge Sedeno in No. 4 singles, 6-4, 6-1.
• William Gothlin dropped the No. 5 singles match to Monmouth's Penman, 7-5, 6-3.
• Massam topped Niagara freshman Gurustat Makkar in the sixth spot, 7-5, 6-4
• Monmouth's Van Noord teamed up with Penman to defeat Masi and Bedard, 7-6 (10-0)
• In no. 2 doubles, Castro and Massam picked up a win over Alonso and Gothlin, 6-4
• Dussaubat and Zeiler picked up a 6-1 win over Eduardo Villalpando and Sedeno in No. 3 doubles.
 
Women
• Monmouth's Gasser defeated Elena Mayet in three sets 3-6, 6-1, 6-2, on court one.
• In No. 2 singles, Monmouth's Klapman picked up a 6-1, 6-1 win over Megan Gamble.
• Coral Rodriguez picked up a win in No. 3 singles over Jamir, 6-1, 6-4
• Jaida Borg defeated Mills in the four spot 6-2, 6-2.
• Erika Gonzalez picked up her 11th dual singles win at the No. 5 spot over Pax 6-1, 6-3
• Mercedes Velasco clinched the match for Niagara with a three-set match win over Landstrom. The freshman took the No. 6 dual, 4-6, 6-1, 6-2.
• Gasser and Jamir defeated NU's Gamble and Gonzalez, 6-3 in the top doubles flight.
• Monmouth's Klapman and Pax topped Mayet and Velasco 7-5
• Mills paired with Landstrom to defeat Madigan Humiston and Rodriguez, 6-2, in No. 3 doubles.
 
Niagara Notes
• Niagara's Trevor Masi was named MAAC Rookie of the Year while freshman teammate Gurustat Makkar was named to the All-MAAC Second Team at No. 5 singles.
• Senior Erika Gonzalez was named to the All-MAAC First Team in the fifth spot after finishing MAAC play 6-0.
• The women won their final three MAAC matches of the season to clinch the No. 4 seed in league play.
• The men finished the season 3-3 in league play to clinch the No. 4 seed over Fairfield.
 
Up Next
• With a win the Purple Eagles will advance to the MAAC Championship Finals. The women's final will be played Sunday at 10 a.m. and the men's will be played at 2 p.m.