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THE PRIDE OF LONG ISLAND
THE PRIDE OF LONG ISLAND
Shawn Jackson
Shawn Jackson
2
Colgate University COLGATE (3-4)
5
Winner Hofstra University HOFSTRA (5-2)
Colgate University COLGATE
(3-4)
2
Final
5
Hofstra University HOFSTRA
(5-2)
Winner

Match Recap: Men's Tennis | | By Len Skoros

MTEN: Hofstra Drops Colgate

Bethpage, NY - The Hofstra University Men's Tennis team won its second consecutive match Sunday with a 5-2 victory over Colgate Sunday at Sportime. The Pride improved to 5-2 on the season while Colgate is 3-4.

Hofstra won four singles flights and swept doubles in the win. Marcus Smith rallied from a set down to defeat Scott Bickel at No. 1, 2-6, 6-2, 6-2. Shawn Jackson had a 6-2, 6-3 victory over Noah Rosenblat at No. 2 and Coco Haener defeated Alec Dardis, 6-3, 6-1 at No. 3. Jan Leithner posted a an 8-5 win over Kun Tan at No. 6 after the match had been clinched.

Ryan Hardin and Giacomo Pezzoli bested Rosenblat and Tyler Krantz at No. 1 doubles, 6-3, to open the match. Haener and Jackson followed with a point-clinching win at No. 2, 6-2, over Bickel and Rohan Gupta. Smith and Leithner closed out the sweep at No. 3 with a 6-3 win over Peter Hartman and Dardis.

The Pride returns to action Friday night at Fordham. Match time is 7 p.m.
 
 
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