Senior Tytus Stempniewicz captured a straight set win at third singles to lead the Hofstra effort, but it wasn't enough as the Hofstra Men's Tennis Team dropped a 5-2 decision to Bryant on Saturday afternoon in Smithfield, Rhode Island.

The loss drops Hofstra's record to 1-2-1 this year, while Bryant won its season-opening dual match.

Stempniewicz won 7-6 (4), 6-1 at third singles over Tom Nowak for Hofstra's first win in the win and was joining on the winning sinde by sophomore Stian Tvedt who defeated Jose Rodriguez, 4-6, 6-2 (10-3) at second singles to account for Hofstra's other team point in the match.

Hofstra would drop both doubles matches by identical 8-5 scores and would get a hard fought match out of sophomore Matt Wacks at fourth singles.  Wacks fell 2-6, 6-4 (8-10) to Kevin Gardiner in a tough three-set match.

Hofstra's four matches in four days road trip ends tomorrow with an 11 a.m. contest at Holy Cross.

HOFSTRA VERSUS BRYANT
October 4, 2008

Bryant 5, Hofstra 2

SINGLES

Christian Balestreri (B) def. Nenad Radakovic (H); 6-3, 6-2
Stian Tvedt (H) def. Jose Rodriguez (B); 4-6, 6-2, 10-3
Tytus Stempniewicz (H) def. Tom Nowak (B); 7-6 (4), 6-1
Kevin Gardiner (B) def. Matt Wacks (H); 6-2, 4-6, 10-8
Nicholai Hill (B) def. Eric Gladstone (H); 6-0, 6-0
Dylan Whiting (B) won by default

DOUBLES

Balestreri/Gardiner (B) def. Tvedt/Stempniewicz (H); 8-5
Rodriguez/Nowak (B) def. Radakovic/Wacks (H); 8-5

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