Hempstead, NY - Bo Cautaerts rallied for a three-set win at No. 1 singles to give Hofstra a 4-3 victory over visiting Queens College Wednesday at the Hofstra Tennis Courts. Hofstra improved to 5-7 on the season with the win while Queens slipped to 11-7 overall.

Hofstra won the doubles point as Cautaerts and Ostap Kovalenko picked up a 6-3 win at the No.1 flight over Omar El Shehawey and Moritz Borges. Josh Reynolds and Vincent Turina followed with a 6-4 win at No. 2 doubles over Kareem Rashad and Lucas Demuth to clinch the point.

The teams split the singles matches with Hofstra winning the top three flights. Kovalenko downed Mariano Bibiloni at No. 2 (6-1, 6-1). Reynolds followed with a win (7-6 (4), 7-5) over Demuth at No. 3. Cautaerts closed it out with a 5-7, 6-3, 6-2 win over Rashad at the top flight.

Hofstra is back in action April 15 at home against NJIT with a 1 p.m. match time. 

Singles competition
1. Bo Cautaerts (HOFSTRA) def. Kareem Rashad (QUEM) 5-7, 6-3, 6-2
2. Ostap Kovalenko (HOFSTRA) def. Mariano Bibiloni (QUEM) 6-1, 6-1
3. Josh Reynolds (HOFSTRA) def. Lucas Demuth (QUEM) 7-6 (8-4), 7-5
4. Omar El Shehawey (QUEM) def. Vincent Turina (HOFSTRA) 7-6, 6-2
5. Moritz Borges (QUEM) def. Jonathan Mahrt Guyou (HOFSTRA) 6-2, 6-2
6. Francisco Gonzalez (QUEM) def. Hideki Matsuoka (HOFSTRA) 1-6, 6-1, 6-4

Doubles competition
1. Bo Cautaerts/Ostap Kovalenko (HOFSTRA) def. Omar El Shehawey/Moritz Borges (QUEM) 6-3
2. Josh Reynolds/Vincent Turina (HOFSTRA) def. Kareem Rashad/Lucas Demuth (QUEM) 6-4
3. Hugo de Andrade/Mariano Bibiloni (QUEM) def. Jonathan Mahrt Guyou/Hideki Matsuoka (HOFSTRA) 7-5