Bethlehem, PA - Hofstra started strong by sweeping the doubles point, but Lehigh rallied in singles play as the Pride fell to the Mountain Hawks, 5-2, at the Lewis Tennis Center Sunday afternoon.

Hofstra slipped to 2-2 on the season, while Lehigh evened its record at 2-2.

Bo Cautaerts and Ostap Kovalenko opened the match with a 6-2 win at the No. 1 doubles flight over Zack Elliott and Marc Blekhman. Matthew Garcia and Vincent Turina followed with a 6-3 win over Matt Kleiman and Jeremy Learner at No. 3 to clinch the point for the Pride. Julien Wolfe and Shawn Jackson completed the sweep with a 6-3 win over Gary Fishkin and Steven Nazaroff at No. 2.

Lehigh tied the score at one with a win at No 4 singles by Kleiman over Garcia (6-3, 6-2) before Kovalenko put the Pride back on top, 2-1, with a 6-2, 6-2 victory over Blekhman at No. 2 singles. That would be Hofstra's lone win at singles as the Mountain Hawks won the remaining four flights to take the win.

Hofstra returns to action Thursday, February 24 at Rider. Match time is 2 p.m.

Lehigh 5, Hofstra 2

Doubles
Bo Cautaerts / Ostap Kovalenko (Hofstra) def. Zack Elliott / Marc Blekhman (Lehigh) 6-2
Julien Wolfe / Shawn Jackson (Hofstra) def. Gary Fishkin / Steven Nazaroff (Lehigh) 6-3
Matthew Garcia / Vincent Turina (Hofstra) def. Matt Kleiman / Jeremy Learner (Lehigh) 6-3
Order of Finish: 1, 3, 2

Singles
1) Zack Elliot (Lehigh) def. Bo Cautaerts 7-5, 6-4
2) Ostap Kovalenko (Hofstra) def. Marc Blekhman (Lehigh) 6-2, 6-2
3) Jeremy Learner (Lehigh) def. Shawn Jackson (Hofstra) 6-3, 6-1
4) Matt Kleiman (Lehigh) def. Matthew Garcia (Hofstra) 6-2, 6-3
5) Gary Fishkin (Lehigh) def. Vincent Turina (Hofstra) 6-3, 6-4
6) Jordan Paul (Lehigh) def. Josh Reynolds (Hofstra) 6-3, 2-6, 10-5
Order of Finish: 4, 2, 3, 1, 5, 6