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Jose M. Garcia
James P. McCoy

Men's Tennis

Niagara Tennis Shows Strength at Mock Duals

Box Score BINGHAMTON, N.Y. - The Niagara men's tennis team showed strong form across three days of competition at the Binghamton Mock Duals.
 
The Purple Eagles dominated Friday's action, as Tanner Bedard set the tone with a commanding 6-0, 6-1 victory over Hoyland, while Vid Maric, Gurustat Makkar, and Jose Maria Garcia also secured straight-set wins. Niagara took three of four doubles matches to cap a successful opening day.
 
Saturday saw mixed results against multiple opponents. The top doubles pairing of Bedard and Maric continued their strong play with a 6-3 win over Monmouth. In singles, Maric defeated his Binghamton opponent 6-2, 6-4, while Makkar prevailed against LeMoyne 6-3, 7-5. Garcia showed resilience in a three-set victory over Army, winning 6-3, 5-7, 10-6.
 
The tournament concluded Sunday with Niagara's doubles teams sweeping Siena. Maric maintained his perfect weekend in singles with a dominant 6-2, 6-1 win over Army. The day's highlight came when Garcia outlasted his Army opponent in an marathon third-set tiebreaker, 4-6, 6-4, 19-17.
 
Maric finished the weekend undefeated in singles play, while the Bedard and Maric doubles partnership won all of their matches.
 
Up Next
Niagara's Tanner Bedard and Vid Maric will compete in ITA Masters from Nov. 7 to Nov. 10 in Athens, Ga.
 
 
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Players Mentioned

Tanner Bedard

Tanner Bedard

6' 0"
Senior
Gurustat Makkar

Gurustat Makkar

5' 10"
Senior
Vid Maric

Vid Maric

6' 3"
Sophomore

Players Mentioned

Tanner Bedard

Tanner Bedard

6' 0"
Senior
Gurustat Makkar

Gurustat Makkar

5' 10"
Senior
Vid Maric

Vid Maric

6' 3"
Sophomore