Box Score
Garden City, N.Y. - The Adelphi University women's tennis team earned its second straight 9-0 victory, playing to a decisive Northeast-10 Conference win over Franklin Pierce University on Saturday. The Panthers improve to a spotless 3-0 overall and 2-0 in NE-10 play, while the Ravens slide to 0-5 overall.
Dating back to last season, the Panthers have now won 14 of their last 15 NE-10 regular season matches, the only blemish coming in the form of a 5-4 loss at Stonehill College on April 11, 2012.
At the No. 3 doubles position,
Gaby Adia and
Joanna Haich dominated in a 8-0 victory.
Maria Toft and
Bianca Posa cruised to an 8-1 win at top flight doubles, while
Michelle Gurda and Samar Redzematovic won by the same score at No. 2 doubles.
In singles action, Gurda (No. 2 singles) and Haich (No. 5 singles) blanked the opposition and did not surrender a game. The rest of the Panthers enjoyed authoritative wins as well, with no opponent getting closer than 6-2 in a single set.
The Panthers hit the courts again on Saturday when they travel to Chestnut Hill College for a non-league match at 12 p.m.
Results
Doubles
1. Maria Toft/Bianca Posa (ADE) def. Natasha McCarthy/Kirby Melbourne (FPU), 8-1
2. Michelle Gurda/Samra Redzematovic (ADE) def. Melissa Cohen/Aubrey Lovejoy (FPU), 8-1
3. Gaby Adia/Joanna Haich (ADE) def. Leslie Rodgers/Christine Boulanger (FPU), 8-0
Singles
1. Maria Toft (ADE) def. Natasha McCarthy (FPU), 6-2, 6-0
2. Michelle Gurda (ADE) def. Kirby Melbourne (FPU), 8-0
3. Bianca Posa (ADE) def. Melissa Cohen (FPU), 8-1
4. Samra Redzematovic (ADE) def. Aubrey Lovejoy (FPU), 6-2, 6-1
5. Joanna Haich (ADE) def. Leslie Rodgers (FPU), 6-0, 6-0
6. Taylor King (ADE) def. Christine Boulanger (FPU), 6-0, 6-1
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