Women's Tennis Rallies Past AIC, 6-3

The Panthers rallied after dropping two of the three doubles matches.

Taylor King picked up one of the Panthers' five singles wins with a 6-2, 6-4 triumph at No. 5 singles.

Springfield, Mass. - The Adelphi University women's tennis team traveled to the campus of American International College on Saturday morning to take on a fellow NE-10 foe in the Yellow Jackets. Despite losing two of the three doubles points after a tiebreaker, the Panthers rallied to take five of six singles matches to claim victory. With the win, Adelphi improves to 9-5 overall and 8-1 in the NE-10, while the Yellow Jackets fall to 3-7 overall and in the conference.

Joanna Haich and Gaby Adia blanked Romane Wilmotte and Jasmine Byrd at third doubles, 8-0, but Isabel Daudt and Elenna Fulop responded with an 8-5 win over Taylor King and Jennifer Ferguson at second doubles. With the match evenly split at 1-1, Marine Cartier and Ana Paula Simoes proved to be the difference-makers for the Yellow Jackets as they outlasted Charlotte Moreau and Katarina Barborikova at a first doubles tiebreaker, 9-8, to put the hosts ahead. The Panthers trailed 2-1 heading into doubles play for the fourth straight match.

In singles play, the Yellow Jackets' Cartier claimed a victory over countrywoman Moreau, 7-5, 6-1, but it was all Panthers from there. The Brown and Gold didn't drop a set in five singles victories, highlighted by Ferguson's 6-0, 6-0 blanking of Jasmine Byrd at sixth singles. Barborikova and Haich also recorded bagel sets in their victories as second and third singles, respectively.

Singles
1. Marine Cartier (AIC) d. Charlotte Moreau (AU) 7-5 6-1
2. Katarina Barborikova (AU) d. Ana Paula Simoes (AIC) 6-0 6-2
3. Joanna Haich (AU) d. Isabel Daudt (AIC) 6-4 6-0
4. Gaby Adia (AU) d. Elenna Fulop (AIC) 6-1 6-2
5. Taylor King (AU) d. Romane Wilmotte (AIC) 6-2 6-4
6. Jennifer Ferguson (AU) d. Jasmine Byrd (AIC) 6-0 6-0

Doubles
1. Cartier/Simoes (AIC) d. Moreau/Barborikova (AU) 9-8(7-4)
2. Daudt/Fulop (AIC) d. King/Ferguson (AU) 8-5
3. Haich/Adia (AU) d. Wilmotte/Byrd (AIC) 8-0

Coach's Thoughts on the Match
"The women did well today, especially to come back from the 2-1 loss in doubles," Head Coach Michael Misiti stated. "We must now keep our focus for tomorrow's match away at New Haven."

Up Next
Tomorrow, the Brown and Gold will travel to the University of New Haven for a 1 pm NE-10 match.

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