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THE PRIDE OF LONG ISLAND
THE PRIDE OF LONG ISLAND
Michal Kaplan

Women's Tennis By Len Skoros

WTEN: Hofstra Falls To Stony Brook In Regular Season Finale

Hempstead, NY - Hofstra closed out the regular season with a 5-2 loss to Stony Brook Tuesday afternoon at the Hofstra Outdoor Tennis Center.

The Pride will enter the Colonial Athletic Association Championship Thursday with a 10-16 record. The Seawolves are now 6-10 on the year.

After taking the doubles point, Stony Brook won four of the six singles flights. Michal Kaplan and Disha Yellayi had the only wins on the day for Hofstra. Kaplan posted a 5-7, 6-3, 10-3 win at third singles over Ester Chikvashvili. Yellayi downed Amanda Foo, 6-0, 7-5, at the sixth flight.

Hofstra will be the ninth seed in the CAA Championship and will face eighth-seeded Drexel in the first round at 10 a.m. Thursday morning at Elon.

Stony Brook 5, Hofstra 2

Singles competition
1. Elizabeth Tsvetkov (SBU) def. D'Asha Davis (HOFSTRA) 6-0, 6-3
2. Yana Nikolaeva (SBU) def. Jasmine King (HOFSTRA) 6-1, 6-1
3. Michal Kaplan (HOFSTRA) def. Ester Chikvashvili (SBU) 5-7, 6-3, 10-3
4. Nadia Smergut (SBU) def. Sarah Catherine Herndon (HOFSTRA) 6-4, 6-4
5. Ana Rodriguez (SBU) def. Carmen Pestano (HOFSTRA) 6-1, 6-2
6. Disha Yellayi (HOFSTRA) def. Amanda Foo (SBU) 6-0, 7-5

Doubles competition
1. Elizabeth Tsvetkov/Yana Nikolaeva (SBU) def. Sarah Catherine Herndon/Jasmine King (HOFSTRA) 6-3
2. Ester Chikvashvili/Nadia Smergut (SBU) def. Carmen Pestano/D'Asha Davis (HOFSTRA) 6-0
3. Michal Kaplan/Disha Yellayi (HOFSTRA) vs. Ana Rodriguez/Amanda Foo (SBU) 4-5, unfinished
 
Match Notes
Stony Brook 6-10
Hofstra 10-16
 
 
 
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Players Mentioned

Sarah Catherine Herndon

Sarah Catherine Herndon

5' 10"
Sophomore
Michal Kaplan

Michal Kaplan

5' 5"
Sophomore
Carmen Pestano

Carmen Pestano

5' 0"
Senior
Disha Yellayi

Disha Yellayi

5' 4"
Sophomore
Jasmine King

Jasmine King

5' 7"
Freshman
D

D'Asha Davis

5' 4"
Junior

Players Mentioned

Sarah Catherine Herndon

Sarah Catherine Herndon

5' 10"
Sophomore
Michal Kaplan

Michal Kaplan

5' 5"
Sophomore
Carmen Pestano

Carmen Pestano

5' 0"
Senior
Disha Yellayi

Disha Yellayi

5' 4"
Sophomore
Jasmine King

Jasmine King

5' 7"
Freshman
D

D'Asha Davis

5' 4"
Junior