Philadelphia, PA - The Hofstra women's tennis team defeated Saint Joseph's in a thrilling match Friday morning. The Pride secured the doubles point with wins by Amanda Kadiri and Deniz Soyer at the No. 1 flight and Abigail Higgins and Sabira Mohamed at the No. 2 spot, while Kadiri clinched the win for Hofstra with her three-set win over Addison Melfi. 

With the win, Hofstra moved to 2-6 overall, while Saint Joseph's dropped to 1-6 on the season.

Doubles Results
Amanda Kadiri/Deniz Soyer (HOF) def. Wiktoria Czerny/Victoria Tracey (SJU) 6-0
Abigail Higgins/Sabira Mohamed (HOF) def. Addison Melfi/Gisele Tang (SJU) 6-3
Charlotte Kordonowy/Brooke Tackett (SJU) def. Katarina Drinchich/Lea Forste-Dinell (HOF) 6-3

Order of Finish: 1, 3, 2

Singles Results
Lea Forste-Dinell (HOF) def. Wiktoria Czerny (SJU) 6-3, 6-4
Victoria Tracey (SJU) def. Sabira Mohamed (HOF) 6-1, 7-5
Amanda Kadiri (HOF) def. Addison Melfi (SJU) 6-4, 2-6, 6-3
Charlotte Kordonowy (SJU) def. Deniz Soyer (HOF) 1-6, 6-3, 6-1
Gisele Tang (SJU) def. Mary Madigan (HOF) 6-0, 7-5
Katarina Drinchich (HOF) def. Ana Ocasio (SJU) 6-2, 1-6, 6-2

Order of Finish: 2, 4, 1, 6, 5, 3

Up Next
The Pride are back in action on Saturday, March 1, to take on Army at 2 p.m. in West Point, New York.