Oceanside, NY - Sarah Bowen won Hofstra's only point in a 6-1 loss to Delaware Saturday night at PointSet Indoor in the Colonial Athletic Association opener for both schools.

Hofstra falls to 2-3 overall and 0-1 in the CAA. Delaware is 3-3, 1-0 in league action.

Bowen and Carmen Pestano defeated Dorothy Safron and Carmen Lai, 8-6, at first doubles but the Blue Hens won the next two flights to take the point. The Pride's Bianca Derrick and Louise Lopez lost a tightly-contested battle at second doubles, 9-8 (5), to Nataliya Naumova and Olivia Heim. 

In singles, Bowen won in three sets over Danea Jonijic', 6-0, 4-6, 7-5. Lopez won the first set of her second singles match over Safron, 6-4, but dropped the next two sets, 1-6, 0-6. The Blue Hens took the other four flights in straight sets.

The Pride return to action March 17 at the College of Charleston.

DOUBLES

1. 
Sarah 
Bowen/Carmen 
Pestano
 (HU) 
def. 
Dorothy
 Safron/Carmen 
Lai
 (UD), 
8‐6

2. 
Nataliya
 Naumova/Olivia 
Heim
 (UD) 
def. 
Bianca 
Derrick/Louise 
Lopez 
(HU), 
9‐8
(5)

3. 
Danea
 Jonjic'/Kim 
Milla
 (UD)
 def. 
Giulia
 Leone/Bianca
 Posa
 (HU), 
8‐2








SINGLES


1. 
Sarah
 Bowen
 (HU)
 def.
 Danea
 Jonjic' 
(UD), 
6‐0, 
4‐6, 
7‐5

2. 
Dorothy 
Safron
 (UD) 
def. 
Louise 
Lopez 
(HU), 
4‐6, 
6‐1, 
6‐0

3. 
Carmen
 Lai 
(UD)
 def. 
Carmen
 Pestano
 (HU), 
6‐3, 
6‐3

4. 
Nataliya
 Naumova
 (UD) 
def. 
Giulia 
Leone 
(HU), 
6‐1, 
6‐1

5. 
Olivia 
Heim 
(UD) 
def. 
Bianca
 Posa 
(HU), 
6‐1,
 6‐0

6. 
Kim
 Milla
 (UD)
 def.
 Bianca
 Derrick 
(HU), 
6‐2,
 6‐1