LATHAM, NY – Siena Men's Tennis is back in the MAAC postseason for the third time in the past four seasons after showing out with a 5-2 victory against Niagara on Senior Day on the outdoor courts of nearby Shaker High School on Sunday evening. 
 
Siena Tennis head coach Alex Van Cott, who was named to the position in August of 2024 after serving as the head tennis professional at the Saratoga Regional YMCA, reached the postseason in his first season at the helm.
 
Before the match began, three seniors including Maxwell Acri, Fabio Loch Varella and Elijah Zifferblatt were honored in a pre-match tribute. 
 
Siena (5-11 overall, 4-2 MAAC) took the early advantage by taking two of three doubles matches to start behind the duos of Emilio Zavala Salinas and Oscar Martinez as well as the team of Dylan Breen and F. Varella. 
 
In singles play, the Saints won from the first four slots with wins coming from Oscar Martinez, F. Varella, Acri and Bruno Loch Varella.
 
While Martinez, F. Varella and Acri all won in straight sets, B. Varella showed resolve by rallying back after dropping the opening set. 
 
The Purple Eagles fell to 6-9 overall and 3-3 in the MAAC. 
 
Siena is currently tied with Fairfield in second place in the MAAC standings at 4-2. They'll be joined by Quinnipiac, who is 7-0. 
 
The top six teams qualify for the MAAC Tennis Championships from April 25-27 at Mercer County Park in West Windsor, NJ. 

MEN'S DOUBLES RESULTS
1. Emilio Zavala Salinas / Oscar Martinez (SIE) def. Tanner Bedard / Vid Maric (N) 6-3
2. Dylan Breen / Fabio Varella (SIE) def. Gurustat Makkar / Rohan Srivastava (N) 6-4
3. Trevor Masi / Jose Maria Garcia (N) def. Bruno Loch Varella / Maxwell Acri (SIE)6-3

SINGLES RESULTS
1. Martinez (SIE) def. Bedard (N) 6-4, 7-5
2. F. Varella (SIE) def. Maric (N) 7-5, 6-0
3. Maxwell Acri (SIE) def. Mikolaj Kowal (N) 6-1, 6-4
4. Bruno Loch Varella (SIE) def. Garcia (N) 5-7, 6-1, 6-3
5. Makkar (N) def. Emilio Zavala Salinas (SIE) 7-6, 6-4
6. Srivastava (N) def. Dylan Breen (SIE) 4-6, 7-6 (2), 10-6