Hempstead Lake, N.Y. -- Playing alongside the women's team at the Hempstead Lake Indoor Tennis Center, the Adelphi University men's tennis team opened its season with an 8-1 win over the visiting Hawks of Saint Anselm College on Sunday afternoon.

The Panthers (1-0, 1-0 NE-10) got off to aa quick start in doubles, sweeping play to move ahead 3-0. Roey Heymann and Connor Dove each got their first victories in a Panther uniform, as Heymann and Sebastian Zapata won 8-4 at No. 2 doubles and Dove and Sander Brenner partnered for an 8-5 win at third flight.

Matteo Cannavera and Uladzislau Litvinchuk led Adelphi on the singles court, dropping four games combined en route to winning at No. 1 and No. 2 singles, respectively. Cannavera, the Northeast-10 Player of the Year in 2014-15, got his season off to a near-perfect start with a 6-1, 6-0 victory over Eric Howes. Brenner, Zapata and Heymann all contributed to the victory with singles wins as well.

Doubles
1. Matteo Cannavera/Uladzislau Litvinchuk (ADE) def. Eric Howes/Adam Weinstein (STA) 8-3
2. Sebastian Zapata/Roey Heymann (ADE) def. Brian Kavanagh/Kyle Harris (STA) 8-4
3. Sander Brenner/Connor Dove (ADE) def. Robert Patenaude/Alex Pearson (STA) 8-5

Singles
1. Matteo Cannavera (ADE) def. Eric Howes (STA) 6-1, 6-0
2. Uladzislau Litvinchuk (ADE) def. Adam Weinstein (STA) 6-3, 6-0
3. Sander Brenner (ADE) def. Brian Kavanagh (STA) 6-2, 6-1
4. Sebastian Zapata (ADE) def. Kyle Harris (STA) 6-0, 6-2
5. Roey Heymann (ADE) def. Alex Pearson (STA) 8-1
6. Benji Page (STA) def. Connor Dove (ADE) 8-6

The Panthers return to action on Saturday, October 10 when they host Franklin Pierce at 10 am.