Women's Tennis Stays Hot, Beats Hofstra For Fifth Straight

The NJIT women's tennis team extended its winning streak to five matches with a 6-1 victory over the Hofstra Pride Sunday evening at the Naimoli Family Athletic and Recreational Facility.

"The ladies played well against another tough opponent in Hofstra today. We had two out of three three-set matches go our way and collectively we continue to play with a positive attitude and a strong work ethic," said head coach Patricia Piorkowski McDonald following the win.

NJIT was able to rally from down a flight to earn the doubles point and built a 4-0 overall lead with wins at Nos. 4, 3 and 1 singles.

Hofstra snapped the Highlanders' run with a victory at No. 5 but NJIT would close out the match by taking the final two flights at Nos. 2 and 6.

NEXT UP
The final three dates of the Highlanders' seven-match homestand will all come this weekend - Friday, February 23 against FDU at 4 p.m., Saturday, February 24 against Binghamton at Noon; and Sunday, February 25 against Wagner at 4 p.m.

NJIT 6, Hofstra 1
2/18/2024 at Newark, NJ (Naimoli Center)
Singles competition
1. Sandra Dzhambazov (NJIT) def. Lea Forste-Dinell (HOF) 6-3, 3-6, 6-3
2. Sofia Pinedo (NJIT) def. Dianela Rodriguez (HOF) 4-6, 6-2, 10-6
3. Shalom Salvi (NJIT) def. Deniz Soyer (HOF) 6-3, 7-6
4. Irene Cocero (NJIT) def. Abigail Higgins (HOF) 6-2, 6-3
5. Kaitlyn Ferguson (HOF) def. Pa. Menendez Alvarez (NJIT) 0-6, 6-4, 10-3
6. Feyza Aydin (NJIT) def. Sabira Mohamed (HOF) 6-2, 6-1

Doubles competition
1. Deniz Soyer/Lea Forste-Dinell (HOF) def. Sofia Pinedo/Sandra Dzhambazov (NJIT) 6-2
2. Pa. Menendez Alvarez/Irene Cocero (NJIT) def. Sabira Mohamed/Mary Madigan (HOF) 6-3
3. Shalom Salvi/Feyza Aydin (NJIT) def. Abigail Higgins/Dianela Rodriguez (HOF) 6-2

Match Notes
Hofstra 3-4
NJIT 6-1
Order of finish: Doubles (1,3,2); Singles (4,3,1,5,2,6)