Oceanside, N.Y. -- The Adelphi University men's tennis team saw its five-match winning streak come to an end at the hands of the Merrimack College Warriors on Saturday, 6-3, as the Panthers suffered their first Northeast-10 Conference defeat of the season.

In doubles, Adelphi's (6-3, 4-1 NE10) No. 3 team of Connor Dove and David Robres de Vecia took an 8-3 decision, the deciding flight came at No. 2 for the lead heading into singles. While Roey Heymann and Sabin Adrian Saveluc built a 6-2 lead in the set, it was the Merrimack (6-5, 4-0 NE10) tandem of Frank Vega and Alex Fedorov who reeled off six straight games to take the match and a 2-1 lead for the Warriors. 

In singles, Matteo Cannavera continued his strong play at No. 1 singles, cruising to a 6-2, 6-2 win, while David Robres de Vecia's strong rookie year continued with a 6-1, 6-4 win at No. 5 -- his seventh straight win. Nonetheless, the others four flights went to the Warriors in straight sets, sealing the defeat for the Panthers.

Doubles
1. Mikhail Belov/Nick Majewski (MER-M) def. Matteo Cannavera/Uladzislau Litvinchuk (ADE) 8-4
2. Frank Vega/Alex Fedorov (MER-M) def. Roey Heymann/Sabin Adrian Saveluc (ADE) 8-6
3. David Robres de Vecia/Connor Dove (ADE) def. Tayyab Sheikh/Alex Slobin (MER-M) 8-3

Singles
1. Matteo Cannavera (ADE) def. Mikhail Belov (MER-M) 6-2, 6-2
2. Frank Vega (MER-M) def. Uladzislau Litvinchuk (ADE) 6-4, 6-4
3. Nick Majewski (MER-M) def. Roey Heymann (ADE) 6-2, 6-4
4. Alex Fedorov (MER-M) def. Sabin Adrian Saveluc (ADE) 6-4, 6-1
5. David Robres de Vecia (ADE) def. Alex Slobin (MER-M) 6-1, 6-4
6. Tayyab Sheikh (MER-M) def. Connor Dove (ADE) 6-1, 6-4

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Adelphi University joined the Northeast-10 Conference in the fall of 2009 and in the past seven seasons, has collected 21 regular season conference titles, 25 tournament championships, 33 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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