Box Score

Easton, Mass. - The Adelphi University men's tennis team narrowly lost a Northeast-10 Conference match against Stonehill College, 5-4, at the Charles Watt Tennis Courts on Wednesday. The Panthers remain fifth in the NE-10 standings with a record of 7-11 overall and 6-4 in the conference, while Stonehill moves to 14-3 overall and 8-2 in league play.

The Panthers split singles play with the Skyhawks, who are ranked #8 in the region, but dropped two out of three doubles matches in defeat. Andreas Hammar and Chiwete Njokanma battled for three-set wins at No. 1 and No. 2 singles, respectively, while Bryan Kallenberg took home the win by a score of 6-2, 6-4 at No. 4 singles. The lone Adelphi doubles win of the day came at the hands of Njokanma and Ryan White, who prevailed 8-5 at No. 3 doubles.

Adelphi hosts Post University on Friday for a 3 p.m. non-conference match before closing out the regular season at American Int'l on Saturday at 2 p.m.

Results

Stonehill 5, Adelphi 4

Singles

1. Andreas Hammar (ADE) def. Eric Ringstad (STO) 1-6, 6-4, 6-0
2. Chiwete Njokanma (ADE) def. Nick Hyzak (STO) 7-6 (8-6), 3-6, 6-4
3. Chris Martin (STO) def. Ryan Villarruel (ADE) 6-3, 6-1
4. Bryan Kallenberg (ADE) def. Thomas Alaimo (STO) 6-2, 6-4
5. Aaron Bergeron (STO) def. Adrish Tewarie (ADE) 6-2, 5-3, retired
6. Brett Armstrong (STO) def. Richard Fergeson (ADE) 6-4, 6-0

Doubles

1. Chris Martin/Aaron Bergeron (STO) def. Andreas Hammar/Adrish Tewarie (ADE) 8-5
2. Eric Ringstad/Nick Hyzak (STO) def. Ryan Villarruel/Bryan Kallenberg (ADE) 8-6
3. Chiwete Njokanma/Ryan White (ADE) def. Thomas Alaimo/Brett Armstrong (STO) 8-5