Syosset, N.Y. - The Adelphi University men's tennis team dropped its spring opener to Long Island rival NYIT on Thursday afternoon indoors at Syosset Sportime, in a match rescheduled from Feb. 12 due to inclement weather.

The bright spot for the Panthers (0-2) came at the top spot in doubles, as Pietro Sole and Sabin Adrian Saveluc partnered for a 6-2 win, but tight decisions at the other two flights sealed the doubles point and the early lead for NYIT (2-1).

The Bears proceeded to sweep singles play, with all six matches being decided in straight sets.

Sophomore and 2017-18 Northeast-10 All-Rookie selection Luke Attride-Stirling played the tightest set for the Brown and Gold in the match overall, as he pushed senior Maxton Cook to a first-set tiebreak before falling in two. 

Doubles
1. Pietro Sole/Sabin Adrian Saveluc (ADE) def. Francisco Caldas/Diego Espiniella (NYITM) 6-2
2. Nicolas Castaldo/Yago Granda (NYITM) def. Luke Attride-Stirling/Ilya Kalabukhau (ADE) 7-6 (7-2)
3.Kevin Huynh/Sergio Fernandez(NYITM) def. Connor Dove/Finn Krause (ADE) 6-4

Singles
1. Nicolas Castaldo (NYITM) def. Pietro Sole (ADE) 6-0, 6-1
2. Diego Espiniella (NYITM) def. Sabin Adrian Saveluc (ADE) 6-2, 6-3
3. Maxton Cook (NYITM) def. Luke Attride-Stirling (ADE) 7-6(5), 6-2
4. Sergio Fernandez (NYITM) def. David Robres de Veciana (ADE) 6-3, 6-2
5. Kevin Huynh (NYITM) def. Ilya Kalabukhau (ADE) 6-3, 6-2
6. Yago Granda (NYITM) def. David Leader (ADE) 7-5, 6-0

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