Poughkeepsie, NY - Hofstra swept their doubles matches against Marist to win the doubles point and then take five of the six singles flights to pick up a 6-1 victory over Marist Sunday night. The Pride advanced to 2-2 on the season.
Mary Madigan and
Sabira Mohamed began the match with a 6-1 win over Isabella Tonuzi and Vihana Shresta at No. 2 doubles.
Deniz Soyer and
Lea Forste-Dinell secured the doubles point for the Prie with a 7-5 victory at the No. 1 doubles flight. At No. 3 doubles,
Abigail Higgins and
Dianela Rodriguez defeated their opponents 7-5.
Forste-Dinell opened singles play with a 7-6(5), 6-0 tiebreaker win over Cloe Clements Sorde. Rodriguez followed with a 6-1, 6-1 victory over Isabella Tonuzi to make the score 3-1. Higgins, Ferguson and Mohamed all added to the Pride's win making the final 6-1 over Marist.Â
Hofstra returns to action Saturday, February 10, against Providence at Point Set Indoor.Â
Singles Results
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Lea Forste-Dinell (Hof) def. Cloe Clements Sorde (Marist): 7-6(5), 6-0
- Caterina Assi (Marist) def.
Deniz Soyer (Hof): 7-6(5), 6-1
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Dianela Rodriguez (Hof) def. Isabella Tonuzi (Marist): 6-1, 6-1
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Abigail Higgins (Hof) def. Vihana Shresta (Marist): 6-2, 6-4
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Kaitlyn Ferguson (Hof) def. Akanksha Sreenivas (Marist): 6-0, 6-7(2), 7-5
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Sabira Mohamed (Hof) def. Adriana Zaphiris (Marist): 7-6(3), 6-4
Doubles Results
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Deniz Soyer /
Lea Forste-Dinell (Hof) def. Clements Sorde/Assi (Marist): 7-5
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Mary Madigan /
Sabira Mohamed (Hof) def. Tonuzi/Shresta (Marist): 6-1
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Abigail Higgins /
Dianela Rodriguez (Hof) def. Sreenivas/Zaphiris (Marist): 7-5
Order of Finish: 2, 1, 3
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