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THE PRIDE OF LONG ISLAND
THE PRIDE OF LONG ISLAND
Carmen Pestano
Carmen Pestano

Women's Tennis By Len Skoros

WTEN: Hofstra Blanks Lafayette To Move To 3-0

Oceanside, NY - Carmen Pestano won her No. 4 singles match, 6-0, 6-0, as the Pride swept Lafayette, 7-0, Saturday night at Point Set Indoor.

Hofstra moved to 3-0 on the season with the win, while Lafayette fell to 1-4.

Pestano downed Ally Simeis without dropping a game in either set, while four of Hofstra's other five singles players won one set without surrendering a game. Sarah Bowen defeated Caroline Nixon at first singles (6-1, 6-0). Michal Kaplan posted a 6-2, 6-0, win over Rocine Moschella at the second flight. Disha Yellayi picked up a 6-2, 6-0, win at fifth singles over Megan Reiling, while Giulia Leone had a 6-1, 6-0, victory at the sixth flight over Madison Olexson. Sarah Catherine Herndon was also victorious for the Pride, winning 6-4, 6-2, over Catherine Senopoulos at third singles.

Yellayi and Leone blanked Haley Matthes and Reiling at the third doubles flight, 6-0. Bowen and Pestano posted a 6-2 win over Moschella and Nixon at the first flight, while Herndon and Kaplan won, 6-1, over Senopoulos and Simeis at second doubles.

Hofstra is back in action Friday night, March 4 when it hosts Charleston in a Colonial Athletic Association match at Point Set Indoor.
 
 
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Players Mentioned

Sarah Bowen

Sarah Bowen

5' 5"
Senior
Giulia Leone

Giulia Leone

5' 9"
Junior
Carmen Pestano

Carmen Pestano

5' 0"
Junior
Michal Kaplan

Michal Kaplan

5' 5"
Freshman
Sarah Catherine Herndon

Sarah Catherine Herndon

5' 10"
Freshman
Disha Yellayi

Disha Yellayi

5' 4"
Freshman

Players Mentioned

Sarah Bowen

Sarah Bowen

5' 5"
Senior
Giulia Leone

Giulia Leone

5' 9"
Junior
Carmen Pestano

Carmen Pestano

5' 0"
Junior
Michal Kaplan

Michal Kaplan

5' 5"
Freshman
Sarah Catherine Herndon

Sarah Catherine Herndon

5' 10"
Freshman
Disha Yellayi

Disha Yellayi

5' 4"
Freshman