MOUNT ST. MARY'S MEN'S and WOMEN'S TENNIS
Mount St. Mary's at Niagara, Saturday, March 16, 2023
Men:  4:30 p.m.; Women:  7:00 p.m.

Mount St. Mary's at St. Bonaventure, Sunday, March 17, 2023
Men:  10:00 a.m.; Women:  2:00 p.m.

MOUNT MEN'S UPDATE:  The Mountaineer men's tennis team is 4-6 on the season after sweeping past SUNY Oneonta in their last match.  In doubles play, the Mount's No. 1 tandem of Filippos Zachiotis and Jarrett Karnibad crusied to a 6-1 win over August LePique and William Schmid.  Victor Mignot and Elliot Stevens had a 6-0 win over Chris Chippari and Brayden Stuart at No. 2 while Marcel Cronin and Akarsh Gaongkar downed Braden Greenberg and Zachary Bleakman, 6-1, at No. 3.  The Mount swept all six singles matches. Karnibad downed LePique, 6-1, 6-1, at No. 1 singles with Aaron Thompson defeating Schmid, 6-4, 7-6 (7-4) at No. 2.  Ryan Wagner captured No. 3 singles with a 6-1, 6-0 win over Chippari with Luke Papayoanou winning, 6-1, 6-1, at No. 4 over Stuard.  Pablo Martinez Zuccardi was a 6-0, 6-0 victor at No. 5 singles over Bleakman with Jake Allen winning, 6-1, 6-0, at No. 6 singles over Greenberg.

MOUNT WOMEN'S UPDATE:  The Mount women's tennis team fell to 2-3 on the season with a 6-1 loss to Rhode Island on Wednesday.  Sofia Kostirko improved to 5-0 this season in dual matches at the No. 1 singles spot to pace the Mountaineers in the match.  The Rams (9-2) swept the doubles matches to earn the doubles point and the early lead.  The Mount's duo of Adriana Barney and Ana Alvarez-Storni lost at No. 1 doubles by the score of 6-4.  The Rams won the other two matches by 6-0 scores.  In singles play, Kostirko improved to 5-0 at No. 1 singles with a 6-2, 6-2 win over Sophie Herrman for the Mount's point in the match.  Alvarez-Storni fell, 6-2, 6-2 to Nadia Rajan at No. 2 singles and Margherita Trolese lost at No. 3 to Valentina Cvackova, 6-2, 6-3 at No. 3.  Valentine Mudry lost at No. 6 singles to Ava Grnja, 6-1, 7-6 (8-6).

ABOUT THE PURPLE EAGLES:  Niagara's men's team is 5-2 on the year after posting 4-3 wins over Colgate (Mar. 8) and Binghamton (Mar. 10) in their last two matches.  The women's team is 4-8 on the year after downing Colgate (4-3) and Binghamton (7-0).

ABOUT THE BONNIES:  St. Bonaventure owns a 4-9 record this season, but is coming off 4-3 wins over Binghamton and LeMoyne.  The women's team is 6-10 with wins over Binghamton and Mercyhurst in their last two matches.

ALL-TIME SERIES vs. NIAGARA:  The Mount men's team is 0-5 all-time against the Purple Eagles, falling at home last year, 6-1, in the first-ever MAAC match between the two programs. The women's team is 2-2 all-time against Niagara, posting a 6-1 win at home last year in the first MAAC matchup between the programs.

ALL-TIME SERIES vs. ST. BONAVENTURE:  The men's team is 0-1 all-time against the Bonnies, falling 4-3 at home last year in the first-ever meeting.  The Mount is 1-1 against St .Bonaventure after a 4-3 home last season.

UP NEXT:  The women's team heads to George Mason on Tuesday, March 19.  The men's team hosts Bloomsburg at home on Wednesday, March 20.