Garden City, N.Y. - The Adelphi University men's tennis team played host to the Hawks of St. Anselm College on Friday afternoon. The Panthers proved too strong for the Hawks, as they dropped just eight games in nine matches en route to a 9-0 victory. With the win, the Panthers improve to 3-4 on the year and 2-0 in the Northeast-10, while the Hawks drop to 0-5 overall and in conference play.

The Panthers were led by standout performances by both Sander Brenner and Chiwete Njokanma, as both players did not drop a game in either their singles or doubles matches. Brenner recorded a 6-0, 6-0 win at first singles, and partnered with Uladzislau Litvinchuk to win at second doubles by an 8-0 score. Njokanma and Justin Vijungco recorded an 8-0 win at third doubles, before he took to the court at fourth singles and recorded a 6-0, 6-0 win.

With the match already decided by the point, Litvinchuk and Vijungco also did not drop a game in their singles matches, and fifth and sixth singles were decided in Adelphi's favor by victories in 8-0 pro sets.

Singles
1. Sander Brenner (AU) d. John Joyce (STA) 6-0, 6-0
2. Sebastian Zapata (AU) d. Christopher Parent (AU) 6-0, 6-1
3. Ryan Villarruel (AU) d. Phil Hodgkins (STA) 6-3, 6-2
4. Chiwete Njokanma (AU) d. Peter O'Connell (STA) 6-0, 6-0
5. Uladzislau Litvinchuk (AU) d. Joe Cahill (AU) 8-0
6. Justin Vijungco (AU) d. Shane Archambault (STA) 8-0

Doubles
1. Zapata/Villarruel (AU) d. Joyce/Parent (STA) 8-2
2. Brenner/Litvinchuk (AU) d. Hodgkins/O'Connell (STA) 8-0
3. Nojkanma/Vijungco (AU) d. Cahill/Archambault (STA) 8-0

Coach's Thoughts on the Match
"The men played well today going into spring break," Head Coach Michael Misiti stated. "We will look to train hard this week as we have some difficult and important matches coming up soon."

Up Next
The Panthers return to action on Saturday, March 22 as they host the Penmen of Southern New Hampshire in a 10 am Northeast-10 match.