Williamsville, N.Y.—The Niagara tennis teams competed at home on Sunday evening as both teams came away with wins over Binghamton. The women won 7-0 over the Bearcats while the men won 4-3.

Women's Recap

Doubles

Elena Mayet and Larisa Kotok looked to go 2-0 on the weekend as they were slotted in first doubles. The duo won the opening game before Binghamton won the second game. With he match tied at one, Niagara won three straight games to make it 4-2 before closing out the match with a 6-3 win.

Coral Rodriguez and Gabriela Melo played in second doubles after winning in first doubles on Friday. The duo jumped out to a 5-0 lead and eventually won the match 6-2.

Jaida Borg and Enrica Favaron played in third doubles. They jumped out an early 3-0 lead and maintained the lead for the rest of the match as they won 6-4 to sweep doubles for Niagara.

Singles

Mayet brought her momentum into singles as she was slotted in first singles. She won the first set 6-2 before falling 6-3 in the second set to force a tiebreaker. In the tiebreaker she won the set to earn the win.

Rodriguez went 2-0 on the day as she won the first set of her match 7-5. She secured the sweep in the second set as she won 6-2.

Melo played in third singles as she looked to continue a successful freshman season. After falling 6-1 in the first set she responded in the second set with a 6-2 win. In the tiebreaker set she came away with a 6-3 win.

Borg played the quickest singles match of the match as she won in straight sets 6-1, 6-1 in fourth singles. The match took just 50 minutes as she notched a vital point for the Purple Eagles.

Mercedes Velasco played in the fifth singles position on Sunday for the Purple Eagles. She won the first set of the match 6-4 before completing a sweep with a 6-4 win in the second set.

Favaron was slotted in sixth singles for the Purple Eagles. She won her first set 6-3 before sweeping the second 6-0 to secure the win.

Niagara has now defeated Binghamton for the second straight season.

Men's Recap

Doubles

Tanner Bedard and Trevor Masi opened the match for Niagara in first doubles as they won 6-1 to open the match.

Despite winning first doubles the Purple Eagles fell in second and third doubles as the Bearcats picked up the doubles point.

Singles

Bedard notched the first point for Niagara as he won his first singles match in just over an hour. He won the first set 6-2 before completing the sweep with a 6-4 win in the second set.

José Maria García earned the second point for Niagara as he won in fourth singles. He won the first set 7-6 before securing the sweep with a 6-3 win the second set.

Masi was slotted in second singles and looked to pickup a point for Niagara. He won the opening set 6-4 before falling 7-6 in the second set. In the tiebreaker set he won 6-4 to tie the dual match at three.

The fifth singles match was the last remaining match as Gurustat Makkar looked to pick up the win for Niagara. He won the opening set 6-3 but fell 6-4 in the second set. In the third set he won 6-3 to secure the win for the Purple Eagles.

It is the first time in program history that Niagara has defeated Binghamton in a dual match.

Up Next

Both teams are back in action at home on Mar. 16 as they play host to Mount St. Mary's to open MAAC play. The men start at 5 PM while the women are slated to start at 7 PM at the South Towns Tennis Center in Orchard Park.