Worcester, Mass. - The Adelphi University women's tennis team ran its season-opening winning streak to four matches with a 7-2 against the Greyhounds of Assumption College on Sunday morning. With the win, the Panthers close out their three state, three day road trip at 4-0 overall and 3-0 in the NE-10, while the Greyhounds drop to 0-4 and 0-2 in the conference.
Each of the Panthers' wins so far this season have come by 7-2 scorelines, and Sunday was no different. Their only losses came in matches that didn't take the court, as the Brown and Gold were forced to default No. 3 doubles and No. 6 singles. That didn't stop their momentum, however, and they dropped just one set en route to victory.
Katarina Barborikova continued her strong early season form for Adelphi, recording her second 6-1, 6-0 result of the season. The junior has dropped just seven games in eight sets in sngles so far this season. She and
Charlotte Moreau also continued to lead the squad on the doubles court, recording an 8-2 win over Hannah Riley and Cassie Burbine.
The toughest match of Sunday's contest came for senior
Joanna Haich, as she was forced to dig deep to see off Maggie Holland at No. 4 singles. Haich rebounded from dropping a tough middle set to see off Holland in a match tiebreak, 6-4, 5-7, 10-8.
Doubles 1. Moreau/Barborikova (ADE) def. Riley/Cassie Burbine (ASM) 8-2
2. Lineva/Fakas (ADE) def. Vila/Holland (ASM) 8-6
3. ASM won by default
Singles 1.
Stefani Lineva (ADE) def. Aida Vila (ASM) 6-3, 6-0
2.
Charlotte Moreau (ADE) def. Hannah Riley (ASM) 7-5, 6-0
3.
Katarina Barborikova (ADE) def. Kristen Carbone (ASM) 6-1, 6-0
4.
Joanna Haich (ADE) def. Maggie Holland (ASM) 6-4, 5-7, 10-8
5.
Rebecca Fakas (ADE) def. Aubrey Lovejoy (ASM) 7-5, 6-2
6. Cassy Waung (ASM) won by default
"It was a good weekend for the women," Head Coach
Michael Misiti stated. "This was our third match in a row, and all resulted in wins for us. The team is coming together nicely and hopefully we peak for the next few weeks which will be decisive for us."
The Panthers return to the courts on Tuesday, September 16 when they host the Dolphins of Le Moyne College in a 4 pm NE-10 match.
