Rindge, N.H. - In a match which came down to the wire, the Adelphi University men's tennis team was ultimately upended in its Northeast-10 Conference opener at Franklin Pierce University on Saturday afternoon, 4-3.

Adelphi (0-1, 0-1 NE10) swept doubles play to claim the opening point of the match, but a pair of contrasting victories at No.1 and No.6 singles helped the Ravens (2-0, 1-0 NE10) seal their first victory in the head-to-head since Adelphi joined the Northeast-10 Conference in the 2009-10 season.

With his team trailing 3-2 in the overall match score, senior James Bisazza leveled proceedings and claimed victory over Adelphi's Pietro Sole in a final-set tiebreak at the top spot, 6-4, 3-6, 7-6(5). Franklin Pierce finished off the win as senior Andrew Schadt upended rookie Finn Krause in the sixth singles spot, 6-1, 6-2.

Adelphi also saw singles victories from Ilya Kalabukhau and Luke Attride-Stirling in the defeat, as the junior and sophomore each scored straight-set wins at No. 4 and No. 5 singles, respectively.

Doubles
1. Pietro Sole/Sabin Adrian Saveluc (ADE) def. Roberto Chong/Nkrumah Patrick (FPU) 7-5
2. Ilya Kalabukhau/Luke Attride-Stirling (ADE) def. Preston Gordon/Yuval Barak (FPU) 6-4
3. David Robres de Veciana/Finn Krause (ADE) def. James Bisazza/Andrew Schadt (FPU) 6-3

Singles
1. James Bisazza (FPU) def. Pietro Sole (ADE) 6-4, 3-6, 7-6(5)
2. Roberto Chong (FPU) def. Sabin Adrian Saveluc (ADE) 6-3, 6-1
3. Preston Gordon (FPU) def. David Robres de Veciana (ADE) 6-4, 6-3
4. Ilya Kalabukhau (ADE) def. Nkrumah Patrick (FPU) 7-6(4), 6-3
5. Luke Attride-Stirling (ADE) def. Yuval Barak (FPU) 6-2, 6-3
6. Andrew Schadt (FPU) def. Finn Krause (ADE) 6-1, 6-2

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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 27 regular season conference titles, 29 tournament championships, 41 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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