Garden City, N.Y. -- The Adelphi University women's tennis team closed out its home slate of regular season matches with a 9-0 victory over the visiting Ravens of Franklin Pierce. Before the match, the team's lone senior, Bianca Bernal, was honored for her three years in an Adelphi uniform. 

The Panthers (12-0, 11-0 NE-10) set the tone in the match early with three commanding wins on the doubles court. At No. 1 and No. 3, respectively, Elizabeth Kallenberg and Samantha Perri and Rebecca Fakas and Elena Nastasi did not drop a game in their 8-0 pro-set wins. The Panthers completed the 3-0 sweep to move into singles play with an 8-2 win by Stefani Lineva and Karen Serina at second flight.

In singles, Adelphi swept all six matches, led by two 6-0, 6-0 wins by Kallenberg and Perri. Fakas dropped one game en route to winnings her match at No. 4, 6-1, 6-0, while Bernal closed out her career with a tight 6-3, 7-5 win at No. 6.

"The women took care of business on a happy day for one of our seniors," head coach Michael Misiti stated. "Now we look forward to Stonehill on Monday, what will be an important match for both teams."

Singles
1. Stefani Lineva (ADE) def. Sonia Rodrigues (FPU) 8-1
2. Elizabeth Kallenberg (ADE) def. Kara Brazel (FPU) 6-0, 6-0
3. Karen Serina (ADE) def. Kirby Melbourne (FPU) 8-0
4. Rebecca Fakas (ADE) def. Nicole Gilooly (FPU) 6-1, 6-0
5. Samantha Perri (ADE) def. Shelli Safran (FRU) 6-0, 6-0
6. Bianca Bernal (ADE) def. Alexia DaSilva (FPU) 6-3, 7-5

Doubles
1. Elizabeth Kallenberg/Samantha Perri (ADE) def. Sonia Rodrigues/Kara Brazel (FPU) 8-0
2. Stefani Lineva/Karen Serina (ADE) def. Kirby Melbourne/Nicole Gilooly (FPU) 8-2
3. Rebecca Fakas/Elena Nastasi (ADE) def. Shelli Safran/Lyla Austin (FPU) 8-0

The Panthers travel to Easton, Mass. to face the Skyhawks of Stonehill College on Monday, in a match that was rescheduled from September 25.
 

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Adelphi University joined the Northeast-10 Conference in the Fall of 2009 and in the past six seasons has collected 12 regular season conference titles, 18 tournament championships, 27 individual crowns and captured the Northeast-10 President's Cup twice (2013 and 2014), while winning five NCAA Division II National Championships.

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