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THE PRIDE OF LONG ISLAND
THE PRIDE OF LONG ISLAND
Alexis Friedman
Abigail Higgins and Sabira Mohamed
4
Winner Towson TOW (4-9)
3
Hofstra HOFSTRA (2-13)
Winner
Towson TOW
(4-9)
4
Final
3
Hofstra HOFSTRA
(2-13)

Match Recap: Women's Tennis | | Alexis Friedman

Hofstra Tripped Up Against Towson

Port Washington, NY - Despite earning the doubles point with wins in the No. 2 and No. 3 doubles spots, the Pride fell 4-3 to conference opponent Towson on Saturday night in the Port Washington Tennis Academy. The Tigers improve to 4-9 on the season with the win and 2-4 in CAA play, while Hofstra drops to 2-13 and 0-3. 

Kaitlyn Ferguson and Lea Forste-Dinell led 7-6 and defeated Towson following a 8-6 tiebreaker in the No. 2 doubles slot. Hofstra's 6-4 victory from Abigail Higgins and Sabira Mohamed at the No. 3 spot earned the Pride the doubles point. Hofstra started out singles play strong with wins from Sabira Mohamed and Lea Forste-Dinell at No. 1 and No. 2 singles, but ultimately fell to the Tigers. 

Doubles Results
Kiersten Tambe/Chandré Boshoff (TOW) def. Amanda Kadiri/Deniz Soyer (HOF) 6-2
Kaitlyn Ferguson/Lea Forste-Dinell (HOF) def. Olivia Rothfeld/Ashira Murray (TOW) 7-6 (6)
Abigail Higgins/Sabira Mohamed (HOF) def. Aubrey Carper/Chloe Courtnage (TOW) 6-4

Order of Finish: 1, 3, 2

Singles Results
Sabira Mohamed (HOF) def. Kiersten Tambe (TOW) 6-3, 2-6, 7-6 (3)
Lea Forste-Dinell (HOF) def. Olivia Rothfeld (TOW) 6-4, 7-5
Gaia Montecchi (TOW) def. Deniz Soyer (HOF) 1-6, 6-3, 6-4
Ashira Murray (TOW) def. Kaitlyn Ferguson (HOF) 4-6, 6-2, 6-3
Aubrey Carper (TOW) def. Katarina Drinchich (HOF) 6-2, 7-6 (3)
Sania Suchinsky (TOW) def. Ava Veneziano (HOF) 6-4, 7-5

Up Next
The Pride return to the court on Saturday, April 12, to take on conference foe Monmouth in West Long Branch, New Jersey. The match is set for 12 p.m.
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