Garden City, N.Y. - The Adelphi University women's tennis team opened its season with a 7-2 non-conference win against the visiting Tigers of Holy Family University on Saturday afternoon. Despite being forced to default third doubles and sixth singles, the Panthers picked up straight-forward wins in the other matches to claim a 7-2 victory. With the win, the Panthers improve to 1-0 on the year.

The Panthers dropped just one game in two doubles matches, as Katarina Barborikova and Charlotte Moreau blanked Anastasiya Kolodiy and Emerald Adams at No. 1 doubles, 8-0, while Stefani Lineva and Rebecca Fakas picked up their first collegiate win as a pair, 8-1, over Alina Nersesyan and Casey Borish. With the Brown and Gold forced to default at third doubles, they entered singles play with a 2-1 lead.

The Brown and Gold dominanted in solo play, recording wins in the five completed matches without dropping a set. Freshman Lineva led the team at No. 1 singles with a 6-4, 6-1 win, before Moreau and Barborikova showed their veteran poise to claim wins at No. 2 and No. 3, respectively. With a 6-1, 6-1 win over Christina Little, senior Joanna Haich posted the most one-sided result in solo play to pick up her first win of the year at No. 5 singles, while Fakas closed out the match with a 6-2, 6-1 win at fifth flight. 

"We are happy our season has started off well with a win," Head Coach Michael Misiti stated. "The freshmen integrated nicely and I am proud of the team as a whole for a good win."

Doubles
1. Moreau/Barborikova (ADE) d. Adams/Kolodiy (HFU) 8-0
2. Lineva/Fakas (ADE) d. Nersesyan/Borish (HFU) 8-1
3. Little/Clyne (HFU) win by default 

Singles
1. Stefani Lineva (ADE) d. Anastasiya Kolodiy (HFU) 6-4, 6-1
2. Charlotte Moreau (ADE) d. Emerald Adams (HFU) 6-1, 6-1
3. Katarina Barborikova (ADE) d. Alina Nersesyan (HFU) 6-4, 6-1
4. Joanna Haich (ADE) d. Christina Little (HFU) 6-1. 6-1
5. Rebecca Fakas (ADE) d. Casey Borish (HFU) 6-2, 6-1
6. Jacqueline Clyne (HFU) wins by default

The Panthers return to action on Thursday, September 11 when they open Northeast-10 play and travel to Colchester, Vt. to take on the Purple Knights of St. Michael's College in a 3 pm match.