Senior Gregory Lowe leads Daemen into the program's first-ever match against a Division I opponent

Men's Tennis 3/5/2016 12:00:00 PM

Men's Tennis Set To Play Niagara On Sunday

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

Sunday, March 6 (at Miller Tennis Center - Williamsville, N.Y.)

Daemen vs. Niagara, 11:30 a.m.

Miller Tennis Center Details

DAEMEN GROUND STROKES
RECORD:	2-8, 0-0 ECC

COACH:	Stephen Beatty (16-40 overall record, third season)

LINKS:	Roster \| Schedule \| Stats

INFO:	Daemen returns 11 players from its 2014-15 roster which achieved an overall record of 7-16, including a 1-5 mark in East Coast Conference play In addition to the returners, the Wildcats welcome four fresh faces to the mix this season The Wildcats were voted tied for fifth in the ECC preseason poll released in late January The Wildcats went 1-2 in dual matches during their abbreviated fall season, closing with a 9-0 shutout of Houghton Sunday's match vs. Niagara marks Daemen's last at home before venturing on the road for eight-straight Daemen blanked Elmira 9-0 at home on Feb. 6 in the team's opening match of the spring season Sophomore Mark Veitengruber, the team's MVP a season ago, leads the team with 10 singles victories in 17 matches Redshirt-freshman Andrew LeMar has also made an immediate impact, going 7-10 in singles play thus far Since pairing together a short time ago, freshman Justin Milner and Veitengruber have gone 1-1 through doubles play The brother duo John LeMar and Andrew LeMar have also united recently and posted one doubles win in three matches Daemen enters this weekend's match looking to snap a six-match slide following non-league losses to Hillsdale (9-0), Grand Valley State (9-0), Cedarville (6-3), Mercyhurst (9-0), Le Moyne (3-6), and Edinboro (0-9)

WHAT'S NEXT:	Daemen is idle until visiting West Virginia Wesleyan (Mar. 19) and Davis & Elkins (Mar. 20) later this month...the Wildcats' next home match is not until Apr. 16 against ECC foe NYIT

PROJECTED LINEUP:	Singles
	1. Mark Veitengruber (So., Rockford, Mich.)	Season Record: 10-7
	2. Joey Gentile (Sr., East Amherst, N.Y.)	Season Record: 1-11
	3. Andrew LeMar (R-Fr., North Tonawanda, N.Y.)	Season Record: 7-10
	4. Gregory Lowe (Sr., East Aurora, N.Y.)	Season Record: 3-7
	5. John LeMar (Jr., North Tonawanda, N.Y.)	Season Record: 4-9
	6. Adam Kerr (Jr., Penfield, N.Y.)	Season Record: 2-8

	Doubles
	1. Mark Veitengruber / Justin Milner (Fr., Ithaca, N.Y.)	Season Record: 1-1
	2. Gregory Lowe / Joey Gentile	Season Record: 1-5
	3. John LeMar / Andrew LeMar	Season Record: 1-2

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

NIAGARA GROUND STROKES
RECORD:	1-7, 0-0 MAAC

COACH:	Mike Mucci (1-7 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 a 6-10 overall record and a 4-3 mark in MAAC play NU lost 4-0 to top-seeded Monmouth in the 2015 MAAC Tournament semifinals Niagara's eight-man roster features three freshmen, two sophomores, one junior and two seniors Junior Francis Nadeau, who posted seven singles wins through 23 matches last year, headlines the Purple Eagles' returners Niagara is looking for its second win of the season after playing a tough early-season schedule that included losses to St. Francis (Pa.) (7-0), St. Bonaventure (7-0), Duquesne (05-0), and Bucknell (7-0) to start The Purple Eagles lone win was against St. Francis-Brooklyn (4-3) on Feb. 20 NU fell to Daemen's ECC brethren Queens (9-0) on Feb. 21 The Purple Eagles have lost three-straight heading into Sunday's match with Daemen, including a 7-0 defeat to Binghamton and their second loss of the spring to St. Bonaventure (5-2) NU has gone just 5-41 in singles play and 2-19 in double action so far this season

WHAT'S NEXT:	Niagara opens MAAC play by hosting Fairfield on Mar. 19

PROJECTED LINEUP:	Singles
	1. Felipe Fuentes (Jr., Orchard Park, N.Y.)	Season Record: 0-7
	2. Francis Nadeau (Jr., Indianapolis, Ind.)	Season Record: 1-7
	3. Lukas Wenninger (So., North Tonawanda, N.Y.)	Season Record: 0-3
	4. Brent Boleslav (Fr., North Tonawanda, N.Y.)	Season Record: 1-6
	5. Joseph Smithyman (Fr., Boston, N.Y.)	Season Record: 1-4
	6. Mark Mackowski	Season Record: 1-6

	Doubles
	1. Felipe Fuentes / Francis Nadeau	Season Record: 1-4
	2. Brent Boleslav / Joseph Smithyman	Season Record: 0-4
	3. Mark Mackowski / Lukas Wenninger	Season Record: 0-1

ALL-TIME SERIES: Sunday's match marks the first all-time meeting between Daemen and Niagara...it also marks Daemen's first-ever match against an NCAA Division I opponent...Daemen will also face Division I Coppin State later this season (Apr. 9).

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Players Mentioned

Joey Gentile: 5' 9"; Senior

Adam Kerr: 5' 11"; Junior

Andrew LeMar: 5' 7"; Redshirt Freshman

John LeMar: 5' 10"; Junior

Gregory Lowe: 5' 9"; Senior

Mark Veitengruber: 6' 0"; Sophomore

Justin Milner: 5' 11"; Freshman

Players Mentioned

Joey Gentile
: 5' 9"; Senior

Adam Kerr
: 5' 11"; Junior

Andrew LeMar
: 5' 7"; Redshirt Freshman

John LeMar
: 5' 10"; Junior

Gregory Lowe
: 5' 9"; Senior

Mark Veitengruber
: 6' 0"; Sophomore

Justin Milner
: 5' 11"; Freshman