Worcester, Mass. -- Four wins in singles helped the Adelphi University women's tennis team stage a comeback in the Northeast-10 Conference Championship first round on Wednesday afternoon, as the No. 6 seeded Panthers erased a 2-1 deficit after doubles to win 5-3 overall.

The Brown and Gold (9-4) fell behind 2-1 at the close of doubles play following a tight victory for Assumption's (10-3) Paige Benoit and Kristen Carbone at No. 2 over Samantha Perri and Elizabeth Kallenberg, 8-6. The Panthers' doubles point came thanks to a win by Rebecca Fakas and Karen Serina at top flight, as the Adelphi duo recorded an 8-5 victory. 

However, the Panthers were not about to go down without a fight, as Perri recorded the first point in singles thanks to a 6-0, 6-3 victory at No. 4, the flight at which she earned NE-10 All-Conference First Team honors earlier on Wednesday. Nonetheless, the No. 3 seeded Greyhounds went back on top as Carbone dropped just two games against Maria Bruzon Gutierrez at No. 6, putting the home team up 3-2.

However, Adelphi rolled from there, as Kallenberg and Fakas stepped up at No. 1 and No. 1 singles, respectively, dropping just a combined seven games across their four sets to put the Panthers one match win away from advancing. The clinching point came from Serina, who avenged a 6-0, 3-6, 10-2 regular-season loss to Benoit with a 6-3, 6-3 win to put Adelphi into the semifinals. 

"We are very happy of the outcome of the match today," Head Coach Joanna Haich said. "After being down 2-1 in doubles, with Assumption playing great, all the Adelphi women fought in singles to continue our playoff trip. We are excited to face SNHU in the semis on Friday."

Doubles
1. Rebecca Fakas/Karen Serina (ADE) def. Cassie Burbine/Hannah Riley (ASMW) 8-5
2, Paige Benoit/Kristen Carbone (ASMW) def. Elizabeth Kallenberg/Samantha Perri (ADE) 8-6
3. Camille Latoni/Maggie Holland (ASMW) def. Vanja Savic/Maria Bruzon Gutierrez (ADE) 8-4

Singles
1. Rebecca Fakas (ADE) def. Cassie Burbine (ASMW) 6-2, 6-1
2. Elizabeth Kallenberg (ADE) def. Hannah Riley (ASMW) 6-1, 6-3
3. Karen Serina (ADE) def. Paige Benoit (ASMW) 6-3, 6-3
4. Samantha Perri (ADE) def. Maria Monje (ASMW) 6-0, 6-3
5. Camille Latoni (ASMW) vs. Vanja Savic (ADE) 7-5, 5-2 unfinished
6. Kristen Carbone (ASMW) def. Maria Bruzon Gutierrez (ADE) 6-2, 6-0

The Panthers will now travel to the campus of Southern New Hampshire University to take on the No. 2 seeded Penmen in Friday's semifinals at 1 pm.

NOTES
- The Panthers were defeated by Assumption in the regular season, 6-3, and look to defeat SNHU for the second time this season. 
- The Panthers defeated the Penmen 6-3 on Sept. 10.
- All six players in the Adelphi lineup earned All-Conference honors by the league. 

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About Adelphi Athletics:
Adelphi University joined the Northeast-10 Conference in the fall of 2009 and in the past seven seasons, has collected 18 regular season conference titles, 22 tournament championships, 29 individual crowns and captured the Northeast-10 Presidents' Cup three times (2013, 2014, and 2016), while winning five NCAA Division II National Championships.

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