Adelphi Downs Women’s Tennis, 8-1

WORCESTER, Mass. – Senior captain Mackenzie Blair (Thomaston, Conn.) picked up a come-from-behind win at sixth singles, but that proved to be the lone point on the day for the Merrimack College women's tennis team as the Warriors fell to visiting Adelphi University, 8-1, on Saturday in a Northeast-10 Conference match played indoors at Northeast Tennis Center in Middleton, Mass.

The Basics
Score: Adelphi 8, Merrimack 1
Records: Merrimack (3-3, 3-3 NE10) | Adelphi (6-1, 5-1 NE10)
Location: Middleton, Mass. | Northeast Tennis Center

Results
Doubles

1. Rebecca Fakas/Karen Serina (ADE) def. Mana Seifaei/Danielle Dunn (MERW) 8-1

2. Elizabeth Kallenberg/Samantha Perri (ADE) def. Mia Briggs/Cassie Restrepo (MERW) 8-0

3. Nicole Kielan/Vanja Savic (ADE) def. Lauren Persson/Mackenzie Blair (MERW) 8-2

Singles

1. Rebecca Fakas (ADE) def. Mana Seifaei (MERW) 6-3, 6-4

2. Elizabeth Kallenberg (ADE) def. Lauren Persson (MERW) 6-3, 6-2

3. Nicole Kielan (ADE) def. Danielle Dunn (MERW) 6-1, 6-0

4. Samantha Perri (ADE) def. Cassie Restrepo (MERW) 6-1, 6-3

5. Karen Serina (ADE) def. Mia Briggs (MERW) 6-1, 6-0

6. Mackenzie Blair (MERW) def. Vanja Savic (ADE) 2-6, 7-6, 10-5

Rapid Recap (Doubles)

• For the first time this season, junior Mana Seifaei (North York, Ontario) and senior captain Danielle Dunn (Middleton, Mass.) paired together at first doubles, matching up with Adelphi's top duo, but the Panthers prevailed in a nine-game match
• The visitors won at the next two flights to emerge from doubles with a 3-0 advantage

Rapid Recap (Singles)

• Blair's win at No. 6 came after a 6-2 defeat in the opening set. The fourth-year Warrior buckled down to win the second set in a tiebreak (7-6) before triumphing in a third-set breaker, 10-5, take prevail in three sets
• The first five flights all went in favor of Adelphi. Seifaei played two close sets at No. 1 (6-3, 6-4) before falling with junior Lauren Persson (Barnstable, Mass.), Dunn, freshman Cassie Restrepo (Miami, Fla.) and sophomore Mia Briggs (York, Maine) rounding out the rest of the singles ladder

Up Next
Merrimack travels to the University of New Haven for a 1 p.m. match on Sunday.