Ordered that the order entered December 17, 2009, is affirmed, with costs.
A party seeking to vacate an order entered upon its default in opposing a petition must demonstrate both a reasonable excuse for the default and a potentially meritorious defense to the petition (see CPLR 5015 [a] [1]; Matter of Macias v Motor Veh. Acc. Indem. Corp.,
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