Garden City, N.Y. - The Adelphi University women's tennis team came out victorious in its home opener on Saturday morning, 6-3 over the Penmen of Southern New Hampshire, 6-3.

The Panthers (2-0, 2-0 NE-10) started off the morning taking two of the three doubles matches, as Rebecca Fakas and Karen Serina won 8-2 at top flight doubles while Elizabeth Kallenberg and Samantha Perri needed just one more game to win at No. 2, 8-3.

Fakas and Serina continued their momentum in singles, as both posted two-set wins at No. 2 and No. 3, respectively. Perri and Savic proved to be the differencemakers for the Brown and Gold in singles, as they both scored three set victories to seal the win. Perri rebounded from dropping the middle set by posting a bagel set in the third to win, 6-3, 5-7, 6-0, while Savic rallied after dropping an opening set tiebreak to roll in the second and win the match tiebreak.

Doubles
1. Rebecca Fakas / Karen Serina (ADE) def. Kaitlyn Poje / Sofia Morais (SNH) 8-2
2. Elizabeth Kallenberg / Samantha Perri (ADE) def. Abla Chadli / Anna Sala (SNH) 8-3
3. Rachel Wagner / Lindsay Baum (SNH) def. Vanja Savic / M. Bruzon Gutierrez (ADE) 8-2

Singles
1. Abla Chadli (SNH) def. Elizabeth Kallenberg (ADE) 6-2, 6-4
2. Rebecca Fakas (ADE) def. Sofia Morais (SNH) 7-5, 6-3
3. Karen Serina (ADE) def. Anna Sala (SNH) 6-2, 6-4
4. Samantha Perri (ADE) def. Kaitlyn Poje (SNH) 6-3, 5-7, 6-0
5. Vanja Savic (ADE) def. Rachel Wagner (SNH) 6-7 (4-7), 6-1, 10-4
6. Lindsay Baum (SNH) def. M. Bruzon Gutierrez (ADE) 6-0, 6-0

The Panthers return to action tomorrow, Sept. 11, when they host the Warriors of Merrimack College in a 9 AM NE-10 match.

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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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