Box Score

Oceanside, N.Y. - The Adelphi University men's tennis team opened its spring season with a 6-3 non-conference win over St. Thomas Aquinas on Sunday. With their first victory under Head Coach Michael Misiti, the Panthers improve to 3-1 overall while the Spartans drop to 1-3 on the season.

Adelphi took two out of three doubles matches and four out of six singles contests. Senior Andreas Hammar delivered the most dominant singles performance, winning 6-0, 6-1 at top flight singles. Hammar partnered with Alan Chocron at No. 1 doubles and earned a hard-fought 9-8 (10-7) victory. Bryan Kallenberg and Sander Brenner suffered a grind of a loss, 9-8 (10-2), at No. 2 doubles, and Boris Tiberkov and Chiwete Njokanma finished doubles play with an authoritative 8-1 win.

The men's team returns to action on March 8 at home against Daemen College.

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Results

Singles

1. Andreas Hammar (ADE) def. S. Magarchenko (STAC) 6-0, 6-1

2. Inigo Aldekoa (STAC) def. Alan Chocron (ADE) 6-3, 6-1

3. Mathieu Amyot (STAC) def. Bryan Kallenberg (ADE) 6-3, 6-0

4. Boris Tiberkov (ADE) def. Antoine Venard (STAC) 1-6, 6-4, 10-3

5. Chiwete Njokanma (ADE) def. William Tronsor (STAC) 6-1, 6-4

6. Sander Brenner (ADE) def. Daniel Maysonet (STAC) 6-2, 6-0

Doubles

1. Andreas Hammar/Alan Chocron (ADE) def. S. Magarchenko/Antoine Venard (STAC) 9-8, 10-7

2. Inigo Aldekoa/Mathieu Amyot (STAC) def. Bryan Kallenberg/Sander Brenner (ADE) 9-8, 10-2

3. Boris Tiberkov/Chiwete Njokanma (ADE) def. Prince Silva/Alexei Privalov (STAC) 8-1