Bronx, N.Y. - The Adelphi University men's tennis team got its first taste of dual match action this season at Fordham University on Saturday, where the Panthers fell to the Rams by a 6-1 final.

Matteo Cannavera scored the only point for Adelphi (0-1) on the afternoon with a tight win at No.1 singles, where he edged the first set but needed a match tiebreak to decide the affair against Fabian Mauritzson.

Fordham took the doubles point, as the match was played by Division I rules where the doubles decisions count as one cumulative point to the team's total.

Mauritzson and Lutwin de Macar cruised past Cannavera and Sabin Saveluc 6-1 in first doubles, while Finn Kemper and Jeremy Chung defeated David Robres de Veciana and Connor Dove in second doubles 6-3 to give the Rams a 1-0 lead in the match. 

Adelphi pushed three total singles matches to three sets, but Robres and Dove were unable to clinch victory at No.2 and No.5, respectively, despite holding one-set leads.

Doubles
1. Fabian Mauritzson/Lutwin de Macar (FOR) def. Matteo Cannavera/Sabin Adrian Saveluc (ADE) 6-1
2. Finn Kemper/Jeremy Chung (FOR) def. Ilya Kalabukhau/Connor Dove (ADE) 6-3
3. Steven Duka/Joseph Kavaloski (FOR) def. No player/No player (ADE), by default

Singles
1. Matteo Cannavera (ADE) def. Fabian Mauritzson (FOR) 7-5, 6-7, 10-7
2. Max Green (FOR) def. David Robres de Veciana (ADE) 4-6, 6-1, 6-3
3. Lutwin de Macar (FOR) def. Sabin Adrian Saveluc (ADE) 6-2, 6-1
4. Finn Kemper (FOR) def. Ilya Kalabukhau (ADE) 7-5, 6-3
5. Jeremy Chung (FOR) def. Connor Dove (ADE) 3-6, 6-0, 6-1
6. Cameron Posillico (FOR) def. No player (ADE), by default

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