Hempstead, NY - The Hofstra women's tennis team is now 3-0 at home with a 5-2 win over Stony Brook University on Saturday afternoon. With the win, the Pride is now 7-10 overall and 2-3 in Coastal Athletic Association play. 

The Pride clinched the doubles point early with wins from the pairs of Lea Forste-Dinell/Ava Veneziano and Sabira Mohamed/Deniz Soyer, and continued to defeat their Stony Brook opponents in singles play. 

At No. 3 and 4 singles matches, Stony Brook retired their players before the conclusion of the match, earning a 6-2, 3-0 win for Kaitlyn Ferguson at the No. 3 singles spot and a 5-1 win for Deniz Soyer at No. 4 singles. Hofstra also saw victories from Lea Forste-Dinell at No. 1 singles (6-4, 6-3) and Sabira Mohamed at No. 5 singles (6-1, 6-4).

The Pride play hope to extend their home win streak tomorrow morning as they take on Monmouth in their final regular season contest at 11 a.m. from the Hofstra Tennis Courts. Graduate student Dianela Rodriguez will be honored during tomorrow's match for her senior day.

Results

Singles
- Lea Forste-Dinell (HU) def. Mia Palladino (SB): 6-4, 6-3
- Elena Lobo-Corral (SB) def. Dianela Rodriguez (HU): 6-3, 6-0
- Kaitlyn Ferguson (HU) def. Darian Perfiliev (SB): 6-2, 3-0, Perfiliev retired
- Deniz Soyer (HU) def. Cornelia Bruu-Syversen (SB): 5-1, Bruu-Syversen retired
- Sabira Mohamed (HU) def. Sara Annamaria Medved (SB): 6-1, 6-4
- Debby Mastrodima (SB) def. Ava Veneziano (HU): 6-4, 6-0
Order of finish: 4, 3, 6, 5, 2, 1

Doubles
- Mia Palladino/Elena Lobo-Corral (SB) def. Kaitlyn Ferguson/Dianela Rodriguez (HU): 6-2
- Sabira Mohamed/Deniz Soyer (HU) def. Debby Mastrodima/Darian Perfiliev (SB): 7-6, 7-1
- Lea Forste-Dinell/Ava Veneziano (HU) def. Cornelia Bruu-Syversen/Sara Annamaria Medved (SB): 6-1
Order of finish: 3, 1, 2