Garden City, N.Y. -- Playing with a shortened lineup, the Adelphi University women's tennis team was edged by a 5-4 decision on Sunday afternoon against the visiting Bentley University Falcons.

The Panthers were forced to surrender a pair of points at No. 3 doubles and No. 6 singles due to injury, and fell behind 3-1 headed to singles play thanks to a split at doubles. At top flight, Rebecca Fakas and Samantha Perri earned an 8-3 victory, but the Falcons took an 8-5 decision by Katie Brandow and Hannah Fabianski at No. 2 over Karen Serina and Vanja Savic.

While Fakas kept her strong season going with a 6-1, 6-3 win at No. 1 singles to remain perfect on the year, and Perri and Serina also chipped in two-set wins, Brandow and Fabianski proved to be key for the Falcons in singles, as they earned points for the visitors at No. 5 and No. 2 respectively to clinch the match. 

Doubles
1. Samantha Perri / Rebecca Fakas (ADE) def. Tiffany Suchanek / Rachel Petrini (BEN) 8-3
2. Katie Brandow / Hannah Fabianski (BEN) def. Karen Serina / Vanja Savic (ADE) 8-5
3. Alexia Petruzziello / Corrie MacLean (BEN) win by default 

Singles
1. Rebecca Fakas (ADE) def. Rachel Petrini (BEN) 6-1, 6-3
2. Hannah Fabianski (BEN) def. Vanja Savic (ADE) 7-6, 6-1
3. Karen Serina (ADE) def. Tiffany Suchanek (BEN) 6-2, 7-5
4. Samantha Perri (ADE) def. Susan Stowe (BEN) 6-2, 6-0
5. Katie Brandow (BEN) def. Maria Bruzon Gutierrez (ADE) 6-2, 6-0
6. Corrie MacLean (BEN) win by default

The Panthers return to the courts on Tuesday, Sept. 27 when they host the Le Moyne Dolphins at 2 pm. 

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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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