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Philadelphia, Pa. - The Adelphi University women's tennis team opened the 2012-13 season with authority, defeating Holy Family University 8-1 in a non-conference match at the Torresdale Frankford Country Club on Saturday. The Panthers took all but one singles match to improve to 1-0, and the Tigers drop to an even 3-3 overall.

Sophomore Joanna Haich led the way for Adelphi and did not surrender a game from the No. 6 singles or No. 3 doubles positions. The Flushing, N.Y., native cruised to a 6-0, 6-0 win in singles play and paired with junior Gaby Adia for an 8-0 tag-team victory.

Senior Maria Toft bounced back from a 6-0 second set defeat to claim a hard-fought 6-2, 0-6, 10-8 win at top flight singles, and seniors Samra Redzematovic and Michelle Gurda joined forces to cap a successful day with an 8-2 triumph at No. 2 doubles.

The Panthers will return to Holy Family on Saturday for the three-day ITA East Region Championship.

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Results

Adelphi 8, Holy Family 1

Singles

1. Maria Toft (ADE) def. Juliana Victoria (HFU) 6-2, 0-6, 10-8

2. Alina Nersesyan (HFU) def. Michelle Gurda (ADE) 6-4, 6-0

3. Samra Redzematovic (ADE) def. Maja Pantelic (HFU) 8-5

4. Bianca Posa (ADE) def. Steicy Castro (HFU) 9-8

5. Gaby Adia (ADE) def. Casey Borish (HFU) 6-2, 6-0

6. Joanna Haich (ADE) def. Jacqueline Clyne (HFU) 6-0, 6-0

Doubles

1. Bianca Posa/Maria Toft (ADE) def. Alina Nersesyan/Juliana Victoria (HFU) 8-3

2. Samra Redzematovic/Michelle Gurda (ADE) def. Maja Pantelic/Steicy Castro (HFU) 8-2

3. Joanna Haich/Gaby Adia (ADE) def. Casey Borish/Jacqueline Clyne (HFU) 8-0