Charleston, SC - The Hofstra men's tennis team opened Coastal Athletic Association play on Thursday afternoon with a 6-1 loss to Charleston in Charleston, South Carolina. Alex Di Fruscia defeated Jakub Solarski in a three-set thriller to earn the No. 1 singles win for the Pride. Charleston advanced to 8-4 on the season and 1-0 in conference play with the win, while Hofstra fell to 0-12 overall and 0-1 in CAA play.

Doubles Results
Jakub Solarski/Eddie Vo (COFC) def. Samarth Deepudass/Hideki Matsuoka (HOF) 6-3
Jake Smith/Ram Mude (COFC) def. Dominic Anderson/Alex Di Fruscia (HOF) 6-2
Dani Farran/Devin Ruhotina (COFC) def. No player (HOF)

Order of Finish: 3, 2, 1

Singles Results
Alex Di Fruscia (HOF) def. Jakub Solarski (COFC) 1-6, 6-2, 7-5
Leon Harder (COFC) def. Samarth Deepudass (HOF) 7-5, 6-0
Ram Mude (COFC) def. Dominic Anderson (HOF) 6-1, 6-7 (6), 10-7
Jake Smith (COFC) def. Hideki Matsuoka (HOF) 6-3, 7-5
Dani Farran (COFC) def. Amir Albeg (HOF) 6-2, 6-3
Jordyn Larke (COFC) def. No player (HOF) 

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

Up Next
The Pride travel to Buies Creek, North Carolina to face Campbell on Friday, March 20, at 3 p.m.