Newark, NJ - Kaitlyn Ferguson had the lone singles victory for the Pride in a 6-1 loss at NJIT Sunday at the Naimoli Center. The Pride also won one of the three doubles flights. 

Hofstra slipped to 3-4 on the season with the loss, while the Highlanders improved to 6-1. 

The Pride won the first completed doubles flight with a 6-2 win by Deniz Soyer and Lea Forste-Dinell over Sofia Pinedo and Sandra Dzhambazov at No. 1. However, the Highlanders would win the next two flights to take the point.

NJIT would win the first three singles flights to take a 4-0 lead in the match before Ferguson notched the win at the No. 5 flight, rallying from a first set loss to Paula Menendez Alvarez to take a 0-6, 6-4, 10-3 win.

Hofstra is back in action March 2 at Columbia.  

NJIT 6, Hofstra 1
2/18/2024 at Newark, NJ (Naimoli Center)
Singles competition
1. Sandra Dzhambazov (NJIT) def. Lea Forste-Dinell (HOF) 6-3, 3-6, 6-3
2. Sofia Pinedo (NJIT) def. Dianela Rodriguez (HOF) 4-6, 6-2, 10-6
3. Shalom Salvi (NJIT) def. Deniz Soyer (HOF) 6-3, 7-6
4. Irene Cocero (NJIT) def. Abigail Higgins (HOF) 6-2, 6-3
5. Kaitlyn Ferguson (HOF) def. Paula Menendez Alvarez (NJIT) 0-6, 6-4, 10-3
6. Feyza Aydin (NJIT) def. Sabira Mohamed (HOF) 6-2, 6-1

Doubles competition
1. Deniz Soyer/Lea Forste-Dinell (HOF) def. Sofia Pinedo/Sandra Dzhambazov (NJIT) 6-2
2. Paula Menendez Alvarez/Irene Cocero (NJIT) def. Sabira Mohamed/Mary Madigan (HOF) 6-3
3. Shalom Salvi/Feyza Aydin (NJIT) def. Abigail Higgins/Dianela Rodriguez (HOF) 6-2

Match Notes
Hofstra 3-4
NJIT 6-1
Order of finish: Doubles (1,3,2); Singles (4,3,1,5,2,6)