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Men's Tennis Falls to ASA Avengers, 9-0

Panthers fall to top-ranked NJCAA program.

Flushing, N.Y. - Ranked #1 in the NJCAA as the defending NJCAA national champions, the ASA College men's tennis team swept the Adelphi University men's tennis team, 9-0, at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center on Friday afternoon. 

ASA (4-1), who also defeated Adelphi's fellow NCAA Division II member #15 NYIT earlier this month, won all three doubles matches by an 8-1 score to take a 3-0 advantage over Adelphi (2-3) in the match. 

While the Panthers battled in close matches in singles play, the Avengers ultimately came out on top at each flight. At No. 2, No. 3 and No. 6 singles, Uladzislau Litvinchuk, Chiwete Njokanma and Justin Vijungco all won the first of their matches, before their opponents eventually came back to win in 10-point match tiebreaks. Just a few points decided things against Vinjugco and Njokanma, while reigning NE-10 Rookie of the Year Litvinchuk pushed his opponent to extra points in the final frame before ultimately falling, 12-10.

Doubles 
1. Callum Poland-Smith/Stephen Watson (ASA) d. Sander Brenner/Uladzislau Litvinchuk (ADE) 8-1
2. Jack Boling/Shaquille Taylor (ASA) d. Matteo Cannavera/Chiwete Njokanma (ADE) 8-1
3. Diego Alocar/Rasheed Carey (ASA) d. Ryan Villarruel/Sebastian Zapata (ADE) 8-1

Singles 
1. Poland-Smith (ASA) d. Cannavera (ADE) 7-5, 6-1
2. Watson (ASA) d. Litvinchuk (ADE) 5-7, 6-0, 12-10
3. Boling (ASA) d. Njokanma (ADE) 4-6, 6-1, 10-7
4. Carey (ASA) d. Brenner (ADE) 6-0, 6-1
5. Taylor (ASA) d. Zapara (ADE) 6-1, 6-3
6. Alocar (ASA) d. Vinjugco (ADE) 4-6, 6-4, 10-8

Adelphi returns to Northeast-10 Conference play on Saturday, March 21 when they host the Le Moyne College Dolphins at 10 a.m.
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Players Mentioned

Uladzislau  Litvinchuk

Uladzislau Litvinchuk

6' 3"
Junior
Chiwete Njokanma

Chiwete Njokanma

6' 2"
Senior
Justin Vijungco

Justin Vijungco

5' 9"
Senior
Ryan Villarruel

Ryan Villarruel

5' 8"
Senior
Sebastian Zapata

Sebastian Zapata

5' 11"
Junior
Matteo Cannavera

Matteo Cannavera

6' 1"
Freshman

Players Mentioned

Uladzislau  Litvinchuk

Uladzislau Litvinchuk

6' 3"
Junior
Chiwete Njokanma

Chiwete Njokanma

6' 2"
Senior
Justin Vijungco

Justin Vijungco

5' 9"
Senior
Ryan Villarruel

Ryan Villarruel

5' 8"
Senior
Sebastian Zapata

Sebastian Zapata

5' 11"
Junior
Matteo Cannavera

Matteo Cannavera

6' 1"
Freshman