Philadelphia, PA - Elena Ivanova won her match at first singles, but that was the only victory of the day for the Pride in a 6-1 loss to Drexel Saturday. Drexel improves to 9-6 on the year, while Hofstra drops to 4-7, 1-2 in the CAA.
Ivanova dropped the first set of her match against Sonja Stosic, 4-6, before coming back to win the next two sets, 6-3 and 10-7.
Hofstra won just one other set in the match as Bianca Derrick took a set off Emma Brook at fourth singles, 7-5, before losing the next two.
Hofstra is back in action Sunday afternoon at Delaware.
Drexel 6, Hofstra 1
Doubles
1) Sonja Stosic/Zeynep Mafa (D) def. Elena Ivanova/Brooke Sailer, 8-7 (6)
2) Elise Leizerovovich/Marcela Rosales (D) def. Malissa Gilanchi/Sonia Tsay, 8-3
3) Emma Brook/Nicole Pivonka (D) def. Bianca Derrick/Paige Polizois, 8-0
Singles
1) Ivanova (H) def. Stosic (D), 4-6, 6-3, 10-7
2) Mafa (D) def. Tsay (H), 6-2, 6-2
3) Rosales (D) def. Gilanchi (H), 6-2, 6-2
4) Brook (D) def. Derrick (H), 5-7, 6-1, 6-0
5) Alex Bell (D) def. Sailer (H), 6-1, 6-4
6) Pivonka (D) def. Polizois (H), 6-4, 6-1