Women's Tennis Falls in NE-10 Semifinals at Adelphi
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GARDEN CITY, N.Y. – The fourth-seeded Merrimack College women's tennis team could not repeat the upset they had last season in the Northeast-10 Conference Semifinals against top-seeded Adelphi, as the Panthers got the better of the Warriors, 5-0, on Friday to advance to the NE-10 Final on Sunday.
The Basics
Score: Adelphi 5, Merrimack 0
Records: Merrimack (13-4, 9-3 NE-10) | Adelphi (14-0, 12-0 NE-10)
Location: Garden City, N.Y.
2015 NE-10 Championship
Wednesday, October 21 – First Round
Match 1: #3 Stonehill def. #6 Le Moyne, 5-1
Match 2: #4 Merrimack def. #5 Assumption, 5-1
Friday , October 23 – Semifinals
Match 3: #1 Adelphi def. #4 Merrimack, 5-0
Match 4: #3 Stonehil vs. #2 Southern N.H. - 2:00 p.m.
What They Said
Head coach Aaron Bergeron: "Adelphi was too strong today. They played really well across the board. Our women fought as hard as they could even after starting singles down, 3-0. I'm proud of their effort and proud of the season we had. We're looking forward to 2016."
How It Happened
The Warriors found themselves in a hole early on, as the Panthers were able to take a 3-0 lead entering singles action. Adelphi won both No. 2-3 by indentical 8-3 scores.
The last doubles contest to wrap up was at No. 1, where the duo of junior captain Grace Messina (Caracas, Venezuela) and freshman Mana Seifaei (North York, Ontario) looked to salvage one points. After winning at first doubles in the regular season, Adelphi's Stefani Lineva and Karen Serina clinched the contest with an 8-6 score.
The two singles matches to wrap up were at the second and fourth flights. After not competing in the opening round, Persson dropped a straight-set match at No. 4. Giatrelis competed well at No. 2, but lost in two sets as well (2-6, 6-3, 6-1).
Results
Doubles
1. Stefani Lineva/ Karen Serina (ADE) def. Grace Messina/ Mana Seifaei (MER) 8-6
2. Elizabeth Kallenberg / Samantha Perri (ADE) def. Danielle Dunn / Chealsey Giatrelis (MER) 8-3
3. Rebecca Fakas / Elena Nastasi (ADE) def. Celine Mende / Lauren Persson (MER) 8-3
Singles
1. Grace Messina (MER) vs.. Stefani Lineva (ADE) 6-3, 4-3 did not finish
2. Elizabeth Kallenberg (ADE) def. Chealsey Giatrelis (MER) 2-6, 6-3, 6-1
3. Mana Seifaei (MER) vs. Karen Serina (ADE) 6-4, 2-3 did not finish
4. Rebecca Fakas (ADE) def. Lauren Persson (MER) 6-1, 6-2
5. Danielle Dunn (MER) vs. Samantha Perri (ADE) did not finish
6. Elena Nastasi (ADE) vs. Mackenzie Blair (MER) did not finish
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