Manchester, N.H. - The Adelphi University women's tennis team continued its rampant start Friday evening with a stunning 5-2 result over NE10 preseason favorite Southern New Hampshire University at the Mark A. Ouellette Stadium Tennis Courts in Manchester.
It marks Adelphi's (4-0, 3-0 NE10) first regular-season victory against SNHU since 2019, when the 'Cats clawed their way to an NE10 regular-season championship, behind a 9-1 league finish.
Not withstanding losing the doubles point, Adelphi dominated the singles portion of the match to surge to the top of the NE10 standings.
Two-time defending NE10 Rookie of the Week
Roisin Boyd handled SNHU's Dajana Abadzic at No. 3 singles in a 6-0, 6-2 victory.
Fellow freshman
Astrid Bergh followed right behind with a 6-2, 6-3 victory in fourth singles. On the No. 5 court,
Caterina Federici won convincingly by a 6-2, 6-1 scoreline.
Reigning NE10 Rookie of the Year
Sanne Selmer Gilje and 2023 ITA East Region doubles champion
Katarina Liedbeck put the finishing touches on the match.
Selmer Gilje rode a 7-1 tiebreaker to a straight-set result at top singles, while Liedbeck went to a third-set tiebreak and triumphed 7-5, 6-7 (5-7), 10-7 at the No. 2 flight.
Head Coach
Rebecca Fakas and her Adelphi squad will now take the weekend to prepare for Assumption University at home on Tuesday (Sept. 26) at 10 a.m. in Garden City, N.Y.
