Waltham, Mass. -- The Adelphi University women's tennis team pressed the reset button after its first defeat of the season on Saturday, picking up an 8-1 Northeast-10 Conference win against the Bentley University Falcons less than 24 hours later on Sunday.

A doubles sweep put the Panthers (3-1, 2-1 NE10) in command of the match, while four of the team's five singles wins came in straight sets. Nicole Kielan and Vanja Savic kicked off the match in emphatic fashion with an 8-1 win at the third flight, before Adelphi posted identical 8-4 wins at No. 2 and No. 1 to go into singles with a 3-0 lead over the Falcons (5-2, 3-2 NE10).

Samantha Perri had the statement win for Adelphi at No. 4 singles, dropping just one game, while Kielan surrdered three at No. 3 singles for a dominant win as well. In the two three-setters on the day, Elizabeth Kallenberg recorded her first three-set win of the season in a match tiebreak, while Rebecca Fakas, despite falling in a third set match tiebreak, saved six consecutive match points to level the breaker at 9-9 before ultimately falling in the top spot.

Doubles
1. Rebecca Fakas/Karen Serina (ADE) def. Hannah Fabianski/Tiffany Suchanek (BEN) 8-4
2. Elizabeth Kallenberg/Samantha Perri (ADE) def. Evann Welty/Rachel Hui (BEN) 8-4
3. Nicole Kielan/Vanja Savic (ADE) def. Katie Brandow/Corrie MacLean (BEN) 8-1

Singles
1. Hannah Fabianski (BEN) def. Rebecca Fakas (ADE) 0-6, 7-6, 11-9
2. Elizabeth Kallenberg (ADE) def. Rachel Hui (BEN) 7-5, 4-6, 10-5
3. Nicole Kielan (ADE) def. Tiffany Suchanek (BEN) 6-1, 6-2
4. Samantha Perri (ADE) def. Evann Welty (BEN) 6-0, 6-1
5. Karen Serina (ADE) def. Katie Brandow (BEN) 6-3, 6-2
6. Vanja Savic (ADE) def. Alexia Petruzziello (BEN) 6-4, 6-3

The Panthers host the Assumption College Greyhounds at 2:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 19 as they return home for NE10 action.

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About Adelphi Athletics:
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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