Maria McGrath is likely to team with Aman Shamaa in third doubles vs. Niagara on Saturday

Women's Tennis 3/4/2016 8:30:00 AM

Women's Tennis Plays Host To Niagara For Saturday Matinee

THE SERVE: The Daemen College women's tennis team continues the non-championship segment of its 2015-16 schedule when they play host to NCAA Division I affiliate Niagara this weekend.

Saturday, March 5 (at Miller Tennis Center - Williamsville, N.Y.)

Daemen vs. Niagara, 12:30 p.m.

Miller Tennis Center Details

DAEMEN GROUND STROKES
RECORD:	8-13, 1-6 ECC

COACH:	Stephen Beatty (24-43 overall record, third season)

LINKS:	Roster \| Schedule \| Stats

INFO:	Daemen's roster features four freshmen, two sophomores, four juniors and one senior After going 5-11 overall during the fall season, Daemen has won three of their five matches this spring Daemen posted a 1-6 mark in conference play last fall, finishing seventh in the league standings Daemen's three spring victories all came at the Daemen/Medaille Invitational two weeks ago where they defeated Medaille (9-0), Alred (7-2) and Rochester Inst. of Technology (7-2) The Wildcats are coming off back-to-back losses to Le Moyne (8-1) and Edinboro (8-1) last weekend Junior Karli Hollins leads the team with 12 singles victories this season (12-7 record) Hollins earned MVP honors at the Daemen/Medaille Invitational for the second-straight season Her classmate Hayle Scanlan has gone 11-13 in singles play this season Hollins and Scanlan often take the court as Daemen's top doubles pairing as well, posting a 13-8 record together this season Freshman Delaney Fragale has made an immediate impact, posting nine sngles victories thus far

WHAT'S NEXT:	Daemen hosts Rochester Inst. of Technology for the second time this spring next Saturday, March 12 (6 p.m. at Miller Tennis Center)

PROJECTED LINEUP:	Singles
	1. Karli Hollins (Jr., Orchard Park, N.Y.)	Season Record: 12-7
	2. Hayle Scanlan (Jr., Indianapolis, Ind.)	Season Record: 11-13
	3. Gretchen Ringler (So., North Tonawanda, N.Y.)	Season Record: 8-13
	4. Jessica Robins (Fr., North Tonawanda, N.Y.)	Season Record: 8-14
	5. Leighanna Hewes (Fr., Boston, N.Y.)	Season Record: 1-1
	6. Delaney Fragale (Fr., Lockport, N.Y.)	Season Record: 9-14

	Doubles
	1. Karli Hollins / Hayle Scanlan	Season Record: 13-8
	2. Gretchen Ringler / Jessica Robins	Season Record: 2-11
	3. Maria McGrath (Jr., Fairport, N.Y.) / Aman Shamaa (Sr., Clarence, N.Y.)	Season Record: 1-2

SOCIAL MEDIA:	@DaemenTennis \| @DaemenAthletics \| #DCWildcatNation \| #WNYsD2Team

NIAGARA GROUND STROKES
RECORD:	3-6, 0-0 MAAC

COACH:	Mike Mucci (3-6 overall record, first season)

LINKS:	Roster \| Schedule \| Stats

INFO:	Niagara is an NCAA Division I affiliate and a member of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference The Purple Eagles are coming off a 2014-15 season in which they posted an 11-8 overall record and a 7-1 mark in MAAC play to claim the No. 2 seed in the MAAC Tournament After defeating third-seeded Fairfield 4-0 in the MAAC Tournament semifinals, NU lost 4-0 to No. 1 seed Quinnipiac in the 2015 MAAC Tournament Championship NU's roster is comprised of five freshmen and two sophomores Sophomore Stella Peisakhova, who posted 12 singles victories in 18 total matches last season, headlines the Purple Eagles' roster as the lone returner NU which competed in tournaments only during the fall season, has gone 3-6 so far this spring NU's wins have come at St. Bonaventure (5-2) and St. Francis-Brooklyn (7-0), and at home against St. Francis (Pa. ) (6-1) The Purple Eagles enter Saturday's match looking to snap a three-match skid, and are coming off a 5-2 loss to Wright State on Thursday Peisakhova is joined by freshmen Haley Hollins and Shannon Wong for the team lead in singles victories thus far with four wins apiece In doubles action, Hollins has teamed with Sydnee Wheeler to account for exactly half of NU's four total doubles wins this season (4-20)

WHAT'S NEXT:	Niagara visits Ivy League member Cornell next Saturday, March 12

PROJECTED LINEUP:	Singles
	1. Stella Peisakhova (Jr., Orchard Park, N.Y.)	Season Record: 4-5
	2. Haley Hollins (Jr., Indianapolis, Ind.)	Season Record: 4-5
	3. Shannon Wong (So., North Tonawanda, N.Y.)	Season Record: 4-4
	4. Sharlee Deshmukh (Fr., North Tonawanda, N.Y.)	Season Record: 3-4
	5. Jasmin Vargas (Fr., Boston, N.Y.)	Season Record: 0-6
	6. TBA	Season Record: N/A

	Doubles
	1. Haley Hollins / Stella Peisakhova	Season Record: 0-3
	2. Sharlee Deshmukh / Shannon Wong	Season Record: 1-3
	3. TBA	Season Record: N/A

ALL-TIME SERIES: Saturday's match marks the first all-time meeting between Daemen and Niagara...it also marks Daemen's second match against an NCAA Division I opponent this season...Daemen fell 5-2 on the road vs. St. Peter's, also of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference, last October in the program's first-ever match vs. an NCAA Division I opponent.

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Players Mentioned

Karli Hollins: 5' 5"; Junior

Maria McGrath: 5' 10"; Junior

Gretchen Ringler: 5' 5"; Sophomore

Hayle Scanlan: 5' 5"; Junior

Aman Shamaa: 5' 7"; Senior

Delaney Fragale: 5' 2"; Freshman

Jessica Robins: 5' 0"; Freshman

Leighanna Hewes: 5' 7"; Freshman

Players Mentioned

Karli Hollins
: 5' 5"; Junior

Maria McGrath
: 5' 10"; Junior

Gretchen Ringler
: 5' 5"; Sophomore

Hayle Scanlan
: 5' 5"; Junior

Aman Shamaa
: 5' 7"; Senior

Delaney Fragale
: 5' 2"; Freshman

Jessica Robins
: 5' 0"; Freshman

Leighanna Hewes
: 5' 7"; Freshman