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THE PRIDE OF LONG ISLAND
THE PRIDE OF LONG ISLAND
Jun Sasagawa
Jun Sasagawa
0
Lafayette LAF (1-4)
7
Winner Hofstra University HOFSTRA (4-2)
Lafayette LAF
(1-4)
0
Final
7
Hofstra University HOFSTRA
(4-2)
Winner

Match Recap: Men's Tennis | | Len Skoros

MTEN: Hofstra Sweeps Lafayette To Complete 2-0 Weekend

Bethpage, NY - Hofstra won all six singles matches and all three doubles flights as the Pride swept Lafayette, 7-0, Sunday at Sportime in Bethpage.
 
Hofstra improved to 4-2 on the season with its second sweep of the weekend. Lafayette fell to 1-4.

The Pride swept doubles with Alvaro Arce Lopez-Sanchez and Jun Sasagawa picking up a 6-2 win over John Yurconic and Daniel Kramer at No. 1. Shawn Jackson and Ostap Kovalenko followed with a 6-3 win at No. 2 against Ross Coleman and Charles Keller. Giacomo Pezzoli and Kian Ziari defeated William Barry and Josh Wolfe, 6-3, at No. 3 to complete the doubles sweep.

Sasagawa started singles with a 6-2, 6-1 win at No. 3 over Kramer. Kovalenko picked up a 6-1, 6-0 win at No. 4 against Paul Caruso to make it a 3-0 Hofstra lead. Shawn Jackson downed Barry in three sets, 6-4, 3-6, 6-2 at No. 1 to clinch the match. Lopez Sanchez also had a three-set win against Yurconic, 6-1, 5-7, 6-2 at No. 2. With the match decided, the final two flights were played as eight game pro sets with Jonathan Mahrt Guyou (No. 5) and Ziari (No. 6) each picking up wins.

Hofstra will be back in action Tuesday afternoon against Sacred Heart at 1 p.m. The match will take place at Sportime in Bethpage. 
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