Manchester, N.H. - Senior Rebecca Fakas earned a 6-2, 6-3 win at top flight singles as the Adelphi University women's tennis team handed Southern New Hampshire its first loss of the season on Sunday afternoon, 5-4 in Manchester.

The Panthers (7-1, 6-1 NE10) earned their fifth straight win, handing SNHU its first dual loss as well as conference defeat of the season. Both teams are chasing undefeated Stonehill at the top of the standings, the authors of Adelphi's lone loss on the season so far.

Adelphi's sweep in doubles was prevented by a mammoth tiebreak victory for Sofia Morais and Anna Sala in the top spot, as the Penmen (5-1, 5-1 NE10) pair edged Fakas and Karen Serina in a tiebreak. Nonetheless, Adelphi held a 2-1 lead headed to singles, and SNHU never pulled even in the match after that point.

Nicole Kielan opened singles play for Adelphi with a 6-4, 6-4 win at No.3 spot, and after SNHU put another point on the board behind Sala, Samantha Perri's 6-2, 6-4 win over Casey Burns, the first loss of the freshman's career, put the Brown and Gold one point away from the win. Fakas provided the clincher in the top spot, her seventh win in eight matches at the flight this season.

Doubles
1. Sofia Morais / Anna Sala (SNH) def. Rebecca Fakas / Karen Serina (ADE) 9-8 (7-5)
2. Elizabeth Kallenberg / Samantha Perri (ADE) def. Kaitlyn Poje / Casey Burns (SNH) 8-4
3. Nicole Kielan / Vanja Savic (ADE) def. Rachel Wagner / Lindsay Baum (SNH) 8-3

Singles
1. Rebecca Fakas (ADE) def. Sofia Morais (SNH) 6-2, 6-3
2. Anna Sala (SNH) def. Elizabeth Kallenberg (ADE) 6-0, 6-3
3. Nicole Kielan (ADE) def. Kaitlyn Poje (SNH) 6-4, 6-4
4. Samantha Perri (ADE)  def. Casey Burns (SNH) 6-2, 6-4
5. Rachel Wagner (SNH)  def. Karen Serina (ADE) 3-6, retired
6. Lindsay Baum (SNH) def. Vanja Savic (ADE) 6-3, 6-1

The Panthers are back in action at home on Tuesday, Oct. 3 when they host New Haven at 1:30 p.m.

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Adelphi University joined the Northeast-10 Conference in the fall of 2009 and in the past eight seasons, has collected 23 regular season conference titles, 25 tournament championships, 33 individual crowns and captured the Northeast-10 Presidents' Cup four times (2013, 2014, 2016 and 2017), while winning six NCAA Division II National Championships.

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