Annapolis, MD -
Giacomo Pezzoli won the Flight E singles title, while
Shawn Jackson placed second at the D Flight as play concluded at the Navy Fall Invitational. Hofstra also received a third place singles finish from
Marcus Smith at the A Flight, a fifth place finish from
Jan Leithner at Flight B and a sixth place showing from
Ryan Hardin at Flight F.
The doubles team of Smith and Leithner finished third in the A Gold Flight.
Pezzoli's singles title was the first for the Pride freshman.
The Navy Fall Invitational was the final event of the fall season for the Pride Hofstra returns to action in late January 2019.
Hofstra's Navy Fall Invitational Results:
Men's Doubles: Flight A Gold - Olympic Format: Gold
Round of 16 -
Marcus Smith/
Jan Leithner (Hofstra) def. Andre Fick/Eshan Kanetkar (Saint Joseph's), 6-3
Quarterfinals -
Marcus Smith/
Jan Leithner (Hofstra) def. Francesco Mowrey/Rogelio Gonzalez (La Salle), 6-1
Semifinals - Mason Liu/Ryan Navarro (George Washington) def.
Marcus Smith/
Jan Leithner (Hofstra), 6-4
Third Place -
Marcus Smith/
Jan Leithner (Hofstra) def. Damon Roberts/William Karpinski (James Madison), 6-3
Men's Doubles: Flight B Gold - Olympic Format: Gold
Round of 16 - Conners O'Brien/Sam Vagner (U.S. Naval Academy) def.
Ryan Hardin/
Giacomo Pezzoli (Hofstra), 6-1
Round of 16 - Chris Lindsey (Mount St. Mary's)/
Shawn Jackson (Hofstra) def. Johnnie Massart/Sam Sauter (Saint Joseph's), 6-4
Quarterfinals - Jake Fishkin/Jack McBride (U.S. Naval Academy) def. Chris Lindsey (Mount St. Mary's)/
Shawn Jackson (Hofstra), 6-3
Men's Singles: Flight A, Group: 2 - Round Robin
Round 1 - Damon Roberts (James Madison) def.
Marcus Smith (Hofstra), 7-6(5), 6-4
Round 2 -
Marcus Smith (Hofstra) def. Zicheng Zeng (George Washington), 6-2, 6-2
Round 3 -
Marcus Smith (Hofstra) def. Derrick Thompson (U.S. Naval Academy), 7-5, 3-6, 1-0(11)
Men's Singles: Flight B, Group: 1 - Round Robin
Round 1 - Nihit Rawal (Morgan State) def.
Jan Leithner, 6-2, 6-4
Round 2 -
Jan Leithner (Hofstra) def. Jack Dabek (U.S. Naval Academy), 6-1, 6-1
Round 3 - Rian Pandole (Columbia) def.
Jan Leithner (Hofstra), 6-2, 7-6(1)
Fifth Place -
Jan Leithner (Hofstra) def. William Karpinski (James Madison), 6-2, 4-6, 10-6
Men's Singles: Flight D, Group: 2 - Round Robin
Round 1 -
Shawn Jackson (Hofstra) def. Dan Tan (Saint Joseph's), 6-2, 6-2
Round 2 -
Shawn Jackson def. Josh Raymundo (James Madison), 6-3, 6-4
Round 3 -
Shawn Jackson def. Jakub Behun (George Washington), 7-6(1), 3-6, 1-0(7)
Championship - Ben Gollin (Columbia) def.
Shawn Jackson (Hofstra), 6-4, 7-6 (7-4)
Men's Singles: Flight E, Group: 1 - Round Robin
Round 1 -
Giacomo Pezzoli (Hofstra) def. William Peden (George Washington), 6-2, 3-6, 1-0(4)
Round 2 -
Giacomo Pezzoli (Hofstra) def. Romesh Kahatapitiya (U.S. Naval Academy), 6-2, 3-6, 1-0(8)
Round 3 -
Giacomo Pezzoli (Hofstra) def. Gabriel Santos (Mount St. Mary's), 3-6, 6-3, 1-0(5)
Championship -
Giacomo Pezzoli (Hofstra) def. Jonathan Dollahite (U.S. Naval Academy), 6-4, 6-2
Men's Singles: Flight F, Group: 1 - Round Robin
Round 1 - Conners O'Brien (U.S. Naval Academy) def.
Ryan Hardin (Hofstra), 6-1, 6-3
Round 2 - Dennis Afanasev (George Washington) def.
Ryan Hardin (Hofstra), 6-3, 6-3
Round 3 -
Ryan Hardin def. Sam Sauter (Saint Joseph's), 2-6, 7-6(10), 1-0(8)