Box Score Garden City, N.Y. - The Adelphi University women's tennis team dropped a tight 4-3 decision against the Penmen of Southern New Hampshire University on Sunday afternoon, in a match which came down to the final set of the deciding singles match.

The league match came down to the No.1 singles flight, and SNHU's Anna Sala came from a set down to defeat Adelphi's Nicole Kielan in the final set, 4-6, 6-2, 6-4. The victory for Sala gave the Penmen (5-4, 4-3 NE10) an unassailable 4-2 lead in the match, an advantage that the visitors held after claiming the doubles point.

Sala and Sofia Morais defeated Kielan and Samantha Perri in the tie-breaking set at No.1 doubles, as Karen Serina and Nicole Stay first recorded a 6-0 win at No.2.

After the Panthers (4-2, 3-2 NE10) were victorious at Nos. 5 and 2 singles to even the match at 2-all, reigning NE10 Rookie of the Week Alexxa Etienne posted a 7-5, 6-3 win against Serina at No. 3 to give SNHU the advantage.

Doubles
1. Sofia Morais/Anna Sala (SNH) def. Nicole Kielan/Samantha Perri (ADE) 6-1
2. Karen Serina/Nicole Stay (ADE) def. Rachel Wagner/Alexxa Etienne (SNH) 6-0
3. Phebe Hall/Abbey Killiam (SNH) def. No player/No player (ADE), by default

Singles
1. Anna Sala (SNH) def. Nicole Kielan (ADE) 4-6, 6-2, 6-4
2. Samantha Perri (ADE) def. Sofia Morais (SNH) 6-1, 6-2
3. Alexxa Etienne (SNH) def. Karen Serina (ADE) 7-5, 6-3
4. Nicole Stay (ADE) def. Rachel Wagner (SNH) 1-6, 6-2, 6-0
5. Ashley Mannetta (ADE) def. Abbey Killiam (SNH) 6-0, 6-1
6. Phebe Hall (SNH) def. No player (ADE), by default

Adelphi is back in action on Tuesday afternoon, traveling to the University of New Haven for a 3:30 p.m. match.

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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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