North Easton, Mass. -- The Adelphi University women's tennis team saw its NCAA Championship campaign come to an end at the hands of the top seeds in the East Region, and the 33rd-ranked team in the country, NYIT on Tuesday in the second round, 5-2.

A win for Vanja Savic at No.5 singles tied the match at 2-2 for Adelphi (14-7), but the Bears (16-0) ran off straight set victories at No.1, No. 2 and No. 4 to seal the match and advance to the national championship bracket next week in Orlando.

The two teams split doubles play, as NYIT picked up the first win at No. 3 before Elizabeth Kallenberg and Samantha Perri knotted the match at 1-1 with a win at No. 2 doubles, 8-5. In the tightest match of the day, Lena Dimmer and Karolina Pondsova, ranked No. 19 in the country, secured a critical doubles point, edging Rebecca Fakas and Karen Serina at No. 1, 9-7. 

 Adelphi ends its season as repeat champions of the Northeast-10 Conference, earning an NCAA bid for the second straight year. With her singles match unfinished against NYIT, Perri caps her year undefeated in singles at a sparkling 20-0 overall.

Doubles
1. Lena Dimmer/Karolina Pondusova (NYITW) def. Rebecca Fakas/Karen Serina (ADE) 9-7
2. Elizabeth Kallenberg/Samantha Perri (ADE) def. Melanie Benyadi/Paulina Velasquez(NYITW) 8-5
3. Antonella Lopez/Rosa LaCorte (NYITW) def. Vanja Savic/Daniella Cattabiani (ADE) 8-3

Singles
1. Lena Dimmer (NYITW) def. Rebecca Fakas (ADE) 6-1, 6-1
2. Karolina Pondusova (NYITW) def. Elizabeth Kallenberg (ADE) 6-2, 6-2
3. Melanie Benyadi (NYITW) vs. Samantha Perri (ADE) 6-2, 5-4, unfinished
4. Paulina Velasquez (NYITW) def. Karen Serina (ADE) 6-4, 6-3
5. Vanja Savic (ADE) def. Antonella Lopez (NYITW) 6-2, 6-1
6. Rosa LaCorte (NYITW) vs. Daniella Cattabiani (ADE) 1-0, unfinished

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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 three times (2013, 2014, and 2016), while winning five NCAA Division II National Championships.

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