Garden City, N.Y. - With the playoffs looming, the Adelphi University women's tennis team handled Saint Anselm College, 7-0, in its final NE10 regular-season match of the 2021-22 campaign Saturday in Garden City.

As teams were still jostling for playoff position on the season's final day, the Panthers (8-3, 7-3 NE10) clinched the No. 4 seed and a first-round home match with today's result.

Adelphi will host No. 5 seed Stonehill College Wednesday (Oct. 20) at 1 p.m. in NE10 Championship first-round action. In their regular-season meeting on Sept. 11, the Panthers shut out the Skyhawks, 7-0.

The hosts comfortably went through the motions in doubles, where Adelphi lost only five games between the three matches.

With the return of a full squad, Barbie Quagliardi and Caterina Federici, and Julia Kielan and Carolina Chaves won by identical 6-1 decisions at the No. 1 and No. 3 flights, respectively. Amanda Franstedt and Louisa Junghanns prevailed 6-3 in second doubles.

The results were similar in singles competition. Each of the first four contests finished in straight sets. The match was capped by a pair of eight-game pro-sets at the No. 5 and No. 6 flights.

Junghanns ran her winning streak at top singles to five straight with a 6-2, 6-0 decision. Quagliardi came back to the lineup and posted a convincing 6-0, 6-1 result in No. 2 singles.

Franstedt (6-3, 6-1) and Kielan (6-1, 6-1) both moved up a spot and claimed victory in straight sets. Chaves made just her third appearance at No. 5 singles this season and won 8-3. Jenelle Downer put up an 8-0 shutout in the No. 6 slot.

A full preview of the 2021 NE10 Women's Tennis Championship will come out on Monday. Please check AUPanthers.com for information.