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Uladzislau Litvinchuk and Sander Brenner
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Men's Tennis Grounds the Skyhawks, 7-2

Panthers take five of six singles matches en route to victory.

Oceanside, N.Y. - Playing its second straight match inside the confines of the Point Set Racket Club, the Adelphi University men's tennis team took a rematch of the 2014 Northeast-10 Conference Tournament quarterfinals, 7-2, over the Stonehill Skyhawks on Tuesday afternoon. The Panthers held a slim 2-1 lead after doubles, only to claim five singles matches in straight sets to take the win.

Matteo Cannavera and Uladzislau Litvinchuk, named NE-10 Co-Rookie and Player of the Week, respectively, by the conference earlier today, again led Adelphi on both the doubles and singles courts. Cannavera partnered Chiwete Njokanma to take an 8-3 win at No. 1 doubles, while Litvinchuk and Sander Brenner took an 8-3 win for the Panthers' second doubles point at No. 2.

On the singles court, the two dropped just five games combined over the course of four sets, as Cannavera recorded a 6-1, 6-1 win at top flight before Litvinchuk tallied a 6-1, 6-2 win at No. 2 to anchor the Panthers in solo play. Brenner, Njokanma and Justin Vijungco were responsible for Adelphi's three other points on the afternoon, taking two-set wins at No. 3, No. 4 and No. 5 singles, respectively. Njokanma was up to the challenge in Adelphi's toughest singles match of the day, holding on to his service breaks in a 6-4, 6-3 win.

Doubles 
1. Matteo Cannavera/Chiwete Njokanma (ADE) d. Tom Alaimo/Jonathan Sanders (STO) 8-3
2. Sander Brenner/Uladzislau Litvinchuk (ADE) d.  Nikolay Lisichenok/Jeffrey Gagnon (STO) 8-3
3. Tom Buckley/Jared Drzal (STO) d. Justin Vijungco/Ryan Villarruel (ADE) 8-6

Singles 
1. Cannavera (ADE) d. Alaimo (STO) 6-1, 6-1
2. Litvinchuk (ADE) d. Drzal (STO) 6-1, 6-2
3. Njokanma (ADE) d. Lisichenok (STO) 6-4, 6-3
4. Brenner (ADE) d. Sanders (STO) 6-2, 6-0
5. Vijungco (ADE) d. Gagnon (STO) 6-2, 6-2
6. Phillip Klados (STO) d. Villarruel (ADE) 5-7, ret.

The Brown and Gold return to action on Sunday, March 29 when they welcome the Falcons of Bentley University to Long Island for an NE-10 match.
 
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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
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
Matteo Cannavera

Matteo Cannavera

6' 1"
Freshman