Waltham, Mass. - The Adelphi University men's tennis team had its four-match winning streak snapped at the hands of the Falcons of Bentley University on the road on Friday afternoon. After falling behind 2-1 at the end of doubles play, the Panthers were unable to secure enough points in singles to come away with the win. With the loss, the Panthers drop to 9-6 overall and 7-2 in the NE-10, while the Falcons improve to 10-7 overall and nudge past Adelphi in the NE-10 standings at 8-2.

The Panthers' lone point in doubles play came courtesy of a gritty effort at the No. 2 spot by Uladzislau Litvinchuk and Sander Brenner. The pair, riding a four match streak at second flight doubles, squeaked out a 9-8 (7-3) tiebreak win against Jimmy Rindo and Andrew Waddington. The duo hold a 10-4 overall record on the season, with all but one match coming at No. 2 doubles. 

Justin Vijungco ran his personal winning streak at No. 6 singles to 11 as he defeated Alex DeMuth, 6-3, 6-3 to claim Adelphi's only completed point in singles play. Litvinchuk and Chiwete Njokanma were each leading their singles matches when play was abandoned. 

Singles
1. Jimmy Rindo (BEN) d. Sander Brenner (ADE) 6-4, 6-4
2. Kamil Pilch (BEN) d. Sebastian Zapata (ADE) 6-3, 6-0 
3. Andrew Waddington (BEN) d. Ryan Villarruel (ADE) 6-4, 6-2
4. Chase Rosa (BEN) vs. Chiwete Njokanma (ADE) 3-6, 6-2 (did not finish)
5. Uladzislau Litvinchuk (ADE) vs. Evan Chomka (BEN) 6-2, 5-2 (did not finish)
6. Justin Vijungco (ADE) d. Alex DeMuth (BEN) 6-3, 6-3

Doubles
1. Pilch/DeMuth (BEN) d. Villarruel/Zapata (ADE) 8-4
2. Brenner/Litvinchuk (ADE) d. Rindo/Waddington (BEN) 9-8 (7-3)
3. Rosa/Sam Frye (BEN) d. Vijungco/Njokanma (ADE) 8-5

Coach's Thoughts on the Match
"This was a tough loss today against a good Bentley side that fought hard and played the big points well," Head Coach Michael Misiti stated. "We will look to use this to improve our mental toughness going into the NE-10 tournament."

Up Next
The Panthers close out the regular season tomorrow, April 19, when they travel to Franklin Pierce University.