WALTHAM, Mass. – The Adelphi women's tennis team ran its records to 14-2 overall and 10-0 in the Northeast-10 with a 7-2 victory at Bentley on Friday afternoon. Seniors Kara Murphy (Worcester, Pa./Methacton) and Brittany Harbert (Boxford, Mass./Masconomet) won in singles for the Falcons.

Adelphi won all three doubles matches to take a 3-0 lead into the singles portion of the match. There, Murphy defeated junior Michelle Gurda in the second-flight, 6-4, 7-5, and Harbert beat sophomore Gaby Adia in the fourth-flight, 6-2, 6-4.

Junior Katie Van Gilst (Harwinton, Conn./Lewis S. Mills) of Bentley and freshman Joanna Haich of Adelphi engaged in a marathon match in the fifth-flight. Haich took the first set 6-1, but Van Gilst kept the match going by winning the second set 6-4. The two then battled in a lengthy third set with Haich eventually taking it 13-11 to earn the point for her team.

Bentley, which drops to 5-3 in the NE-10, is back in action tomorrow at noon when they host Saint Rose.

Box Score

At Waltham, Mass.

Adelphi 7, Bentley 2

Doubles

1. Joanna Haich/Maria Toft (ADE) def. Paulina Sotomayor/Rachael Litton (BEN) 8-2

2. Michelle Gurda/Samra Redzematovic (ADE) def. Kara Murphy/Melanie Scott (BEN) 8-2

3. Gaby Adia/Carolyn Smith (ADE) def. Brittany Harbert/Alyssa Hayes (BEN) 8-1

Singles

1. Maria Toft (ADE) def. Paulina Sotomayor (BEN) 6-0, 6-1

2. Kara Murphy (BEN) def. Michelle Gurda (ADE) 6-4, 7-5

3. Samra Redzematovic (ADE) def. Rachael Litton (BEN) 7-6, 6-1

4. Brittany Harbert (BEN) def. Gaby Adia (ADE) 6-2, 6-4

5. Joanna Haich (ADE) def. Katie Van Gilst (BEN) 6-1, 4-6, 13-11

6. Carolyn Smith (ADE) def. Alyssa Hayes (BEN) 6-1, 6-2

Adelphi University 14-2, 10-0 NE-10

Bentley 5-10, 5-3 NE-10