Women’s Tennis Bound for First NE10 Final in Four Years with 4-1 Win vs. Adelphi

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NORTH ANDOVER, Mass. – The Merrimack College women's tennis program enacted some revenge on Adelphi University on Friday afternoon from North Andover High School, defeating the Panthers in 4-1 fashion in the Northeast-10 Conference Semifinals. With the win, the Warriors advance to their first NE10 Championship match since 2014, and will face top-seeded Stonehill on Sunday. An official match time has yet to be announced.

The Basics
Score: Merrimack 4, Adelphi 1
Records: Merrimack (11-5) | Adelphi (10-4)
Location: North Andover, Mass. | North Andover High School

2018 NE10 Women's Tennis Championship Schedule
Wednesday, October 24^th     
First Round ­
Match #1:  #6 Assumption at #3 Adelphi (1:00 PM)
Match #2:  #5 New Haven at #4 Le Moyne (1:00 PM – at Syracuse University)
Friday, October 26^th      
Semifinals 
Match #3:  #3 Adelphi at #2 Merrimack (1:00 PM)
Match #4:  #4 Le Moyne at #1 Stonehill (1:00 PM)
Sunday, October 28^th     
Championship ­ (to be held at highest remaining seed)
Game 5:  #2 Merrimack vs. #1 Stonehill (Time TBD)

Results
Doubles

1. Mana Seifaei/Rosemary Campanella (MER) def. Samantha Perri/Nicole Kielan (ADE) 6-4

2. Kristina Calistro/Cassie Restrepo (MER) def. Nicole Stay/Karen Serina (ADE) 6-2

3. Lauren Persson/Mia Briggs (MER) def. No player/No player (ADE), by default

Singles

	1. Samantha Perri (ADE) def. Mana Seifaei (MER) 6-1, 6-2
	2. Lauren Persson (MER) vs. Nicole Kielan (ADE) unfinished
	3. Cassie Restrepo (MER) def. Karen Serina (ADE) 6-3, 6-0
	4. Kristina Calistro (MER) vs. Nicole Stay (ADE) unfinished
	5. Rosemary Campanella (MER) def. Ashley Mannetta (ADE) 6-0, 6-0
	6. Hope Salts (MER) def. No player (ADE), by default

 
Rapid Recap

• Adelphi was one of just two league opponents to beat Merrimack in the regular season, as the Panthers arrived in North Andover to face the Warriors for the third time in the conference semifinals since 2013-14
• In the regular season, Adelphi won both doubles flights to take a 1-0 lead into singles, but on Friday the Warriors flipped the script. Sophomore Cassie Restrepo and freshman Kristina Calistro triumphed, 6-2, at second doubles while senior Mana Seifaei and freshman Rosemary Campanella won at No. 1, 6-4, to take the doubles point
• Campanella dominated fifth singles, blanking her opponent (6-0, 6-0) to get Merrimack its first singles win. The Warriors entered singles already with a triumph at sixth singles due to Adelphi's five-player lineup, and Campanella's win moved the hosts within a point of the match
• Restrepo delivered the victory for Merrimack. She won her opener, 6-3, before prevailing in six straight games in the second set to set the Warriors on to NE10 Final

Up Next
The Warriors advance to Sunday's NE10 Championship match, which will be hosted by top-seeded Stonehill at the Charles Watt Tennis Courts. An official match time has yet to be announced.