March 29, 2009
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Siena lost men's and women's MAAC tennis matches at Niagara Saturday. The men were blanked 7-0 while the women suffered a 5-2 defeat.
"I was pleased that we were able to pull out two very close doubles matches to gain the initial point of the match," head women's coach Tim O'Brien said.
Senior standout Sarah Mayer won 6-3 and 6-2 at top singles and teamed with Danielle Crill for an 8-6 win in doubles play. Jasleen Sandhu and Nicole Ross won 8-6 at second doubles to help the Saints claim the doubles point.
Niagara won singles matches 2-6 in straight sets. The Purple Eagles (7-9, 5-0 MAAC) remained undefeated in MAAC play.
The Niagara men's team improved to 4-9 and 3-1 in the MAAC with their win.
Niagara swept the double matches winning 8-2, 8-2 and 8-5. Only Siena senior Nick Rutherford took a set, falling 6-2, 3-6 and 6-3 at top singles.
Niagara University 7, Siena 0 (Men's)
Singles competition
1. Dickinson, Marc (NIA) def. Nick Rutherford (SIE) 6-2, 3-6, 6-3
2. Heckley, Joe (NIA) def. Jarrett Siwiec (SIE) 6-2, 3-0
3. Zelic, Joe (NIA) def. Kevin Gioia (SIE) 6-2, 7-5
4. Sarrasin, David (NIA) def. Stefan Putyera (SIE) 6-3, 6-1
5. Bolea, Nick (NIA) def. Robert Cooperman (SIE) 6-2, 6-1
6. Kopf, Steve (NIA) def. Peter Orr (SIE) 6-2, 6-2
Doubles competition
1. Heckley, Joe/Kopf, Steve (NIA) def. Jarrett Siwiec/Stefan Putyera (SIE) 8-2
2. Sarrasin, David/Zelic, Joe (NIA) def. Nick Rutherford/Peter Orr (SIE) 8-2
3. Dickinson, Marc/Bolea, Nick (NIA) def. Robert Cooperman/Kevin Gioia (SIE) 8-5
Niagara University 5, Siena 2 (Women's)
Singles competition
1. Sarah Mayer (SIEW) def. Hansen, Hilary (NIAW) 6-3, 6-2
2. Lucas, Alyssa (NIAW) def. Jasleen Sandhu (SIEW) 6-2, 6-4
3. Solis, Raquel (NIAW) def. Danielle Crill (SIEW) 6-3, 6-0
4. Lakic, Vanja (NIAW) def. Nicole Ross (SIEW) 6-0, 6-0
5. Cunnington, Emma (NIAW) def. Lauren Garbade (SIEW) 6-2, 6-1
6. Tiso, Victoria (NIAW) def. Dinka Keric (SIEW) 6-2, 6-1
Doubles competition
1. Sarah Mayer/Danielle Crill (SIEW) def. Solis, Raquel/Lucas, Alyssa (NIAW) 8-6
2. Jasleen Sandhu/Nicole Ross (SIEW) def. Lakic, Vanja/Hansen, Hilary (NIAW) 8-6
3. Tiso, Victoria/Walters, Brittany (NIAW) def. Lauren Garbade/Dinka Keric (SIEW) 8-2
