Garden City, N.Y. - The Adelphi University men's tennis team secured the fifth seed in the Northeast-10 Conference Tournament with a 5-4 win against American International College in their regular season finale on Saturday. The Panthers improve to 12-7 overall and 6-3 in the NE-10 while the Yellow Jackets, who will be the tournament's sixth seed, fall to 6-5 overall and 4-5 in the conference.
 
The Panthers held a narrow 2-1 lead following doubles play. Ryan White and Boris Tiberkov recorded an 8-4 victory at second flight doubles for their first win together, while Alan Chocron and Chiwete Njokanma blanked their opponents at third doubles.
 
The Yellow Jackets took each of the top three singles matches as Cass Schwab bested Andreas Hammar at the spot spot, and  Kenzo Kauffmann defeated Sander Brenner at third singles. Thijs Bik was leading  Bryan Kallenberg 2-0 when Kallenberg was forced to retire. Nonetheless, Chocron, Tiberkov and  Njokanma all won their matches in straight sets to secure the Brown and Gold's victory.
 
The Panthers return to action on Wednesday, April 17 when they travel to #4 Stonehill College for the first round of the Northeast-10 Conference Tournament. The Panthers dropped a close 5-4 decision to the Skyhawks in the regular season on March 22. First serve is scheduled for 2 p.m.
 
Singles:
1. Cass Schwab (AIC) def. Andreas Hammar (ADE) 6-2, 6-3
2. Thijs Bik (AIC) def. Bryan Kallenberg (ADE) 2-0 retired
3. Kenzo Kauffmann (AIC) def. Sander Brenner (ADE) 8-5
4. Alan Chocron (ADE) def. Jakub Simicek (AIC) 6-2, 6-3
5. Boris Tiberkov (ADE) def. Jason Popek (AIC) 6-1, 6-0
6. Chiwete Njokanma (ADE) def. Chandler Long (AIC) 6-0, 6-0
 
Doubles:
1. Thijs Bik/Kenzo Kauffmann (AIC) def. Bryan Kallenberg/Andreas Hammar (ADE) 8-5
2. Ryan White/Boris Tiberkov (ADE) def. Cass Schwab/Jakub Simicek (AIC) 8-4
3. Alan Chocron/Chiwete Njokanma (ADE) def. Chandler Long/Jason Popek (AIC) 8-0