Garden City, N.Y. - The Adelphi University women's tennis team opened the Northeast-10 Conference portion of its schedule in emphatic fashion on Wednesday afternoon, surrendering six games in nine total matches to sweep the American International College Yellow Jackets on home court.

Three 8-0 victories in doubles set the tone for the Panthers (2-0, 1-0 NE10) on the afternoon, as Adelphi moved into singles and won three matches 6-0, 6-0 thanks to Karen Serina, Samantha Perri and Vanja Savic down the lineup from flights four through six.

Playing at No. 2 singles for the first time in her college career, freshman Nicole Kielan made a statement, winning 6-0, 6-3.

Singles
1. Rebecca Fakas (ADE) def. Carleyah McLean (AIC) 6-1, 6-0
2. Nicole Kielan (ADE) def. Meri Jimeno-Vicente (AIC) 6-0, 6-3
3. Elizabeth Kallenberg (ADE) def. Morgan Hill (AIC) 6-1, 6-1
4. Karen Serina (ADE) def. Alice Calabrese (AIC) 6-0, 6-0
5. Samantha Perri (ADE) def. Ashley Ata (AIC) 6-0, 6-0
6. Vanja Savic (ADE) def. Connie Yew (AIC) 6-0, 6-0

Doubles
1. Rebecca Fakas/Karen Serina (ADE) def. Carleyah McLean/Meri Jimeno-Vicente (AIC) 8-0
2. Elizabeth Kallenberg/Samantha Perri (ADE) def. Morgan Hill/Alice Calabrese (AIC) 8-0
3. Nicole Kielan/Vanja Savic (ADE) def. Ashley Ata/Connie Yew (AIC) 8-0

The Panthers are back in action on Saturday, Sept. 16, when they travel to Stonehill College for a rematch of last season's NE10 Championship at 11 a.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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