EDISON, N.J. - Freshman men's tennis player Jeremy Quiroz was named MAAC Co-Rookie of the Year and earned All-MAAC Second Team honors announced on Wednesday from the league's office. Quiroz and fellow classmate Matthew Kane were named to the All-MAAC Second Team in the No. 1 doubles slot.
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FLUSHING, N.Y. - The No. 5 seed Niagara Purple Eagles were edged by the fourth-seeded Loyola Greyhounds, 4-3, in the 2010 MAAC Tournament First Round on Friday morning at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center. The defeat ends Niagara's season and is the first time Niagara hasn't advanced past the first round since 2005.
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EDISON, N.J. - Three Purple Eagles were named to the 2010 MAAC Men's and Women's Tennis All-Academic Teams. Sophomore David Lemieux-Sarrasin was the only men's player representing Niagara, while senior Emma Cunnington and sophomore Hilary Hansen represent the women's teams.
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The Niagara men’s and women’s tennis teams start their title run for the 2010 MAAC Championship on Friday, April 23 from the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in Flushing, N.Y. The men’s team is the fifth-seed and will play against the No. 4 seed Loyola Greyhounds at 9 a.m. The fifth-seeded women’s team will face fourth-seeded Siena at 1:30 p.m.
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NORTH TONAWANDA, N.Y. - The Niagara men's tennis dropped its regular season finale against the Fairfield Stags, 5-2, on Saturday night from the SportsPlex. The Purple Eagles will be the fourth seed in next week's MAAC Championship.
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Senior Erick Garcia
Garcia Named Athlete of the Week NIAGARA UNIVERSITY, N.Y. – Senior Erick Garcia (Oaxaca, Mexico) was named the Niagara University Athlete of the Week Monday after helping the men’s tennis team to a third-place finish at the 25th Annual Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Men’s Tennis Championship this past weekend.
Senior Erick Garcia
Garcia Named Niagara University’s Athlete of the Week NIAGARA UNIVERSITY, N.Y. – After sitting last season out with an injury, senior Erick Garcia (Oaxaca, Mexico) came back with a vengeance in his opening weekend of competition, and Monday earned Niagara University’s Athlete of the Week.
Past Athelete's of the Week
Abji Named Niagara Athlete of the Week NIAGARA UNIVERSITY, N.Y. – Sophomore Alex Abji (Vancouver, B.C.), of the men’s tennis team, was named Niagara University Athlete of the Week Monday after helping the Purple Eagles win their spring season opener vs. Cleveland State this past Saturday.
The annual Niagara men’s alumni match is set for Friday, March 12 at the SportsPlex in North Tonawanda. If you would like to play, please R.S.V.P. by emailing men’s head coach Anthony Nguyen at anguyen@niagara.edu by March 10. If you are unable to play, please feel free to stop by and socialize with the coaching staff, current players and alumni.
In order to update our alumni database, please inform other alumni about the match and contact head coach Anthony Nguyen with your contact information.
We hope that you and your family can get out and join us for this great occasion. Thank you so much to everyone for your continued support of the program.
