HEMPSTEAD, N.Y. – The Monmouth University's women's tennis team opened up the spring season with a pair of defeats at Delaware State and Hofstra, last weekend. The Blue and White fell to the Hornets, 5-2, on Saturday before falling to the Pride, 7-0, on Sunday.
In Dover, Delaware, the Hawks nearly claimed a doubles match as senior Farrah Smoke (Belmar, N.J./Manasquan [Brookdale C.C.]) and sophomore Kendal Kauffman (Toms River, N.J./Toms River North) playing No. 2 rallied back from 6-2 down to force a tiebreaker. The duo fell in the extra session 9-7 to drop the match to Colleen Beck and Maja Banas, 8-7.
At No. 4 singles, Kaufman won her first set 6-4 and before Meheq Khokhar retired, securing a point for the Hawks. Playing No. 6 singles, Robyn Belen (Marlboro, N.J./Marlboro), who was down 3-0 and came back to win six-straight games against Patrice Casey, took home the second win for the Blue and White. Freshman Adriana Armendariz (Pamplona, Spain/Colegio San Ignacio) had set point at 5-4, but was forced into a tiebreak, during a grueling first set that lasted nearly two hours. The rookie ended up falling short of her No. 1 counterpart Elviva Galevc 7-6 (4), 6-2.
In difficult conditions in the squad's first match outside on Sunday, the Blue and White couldn't overcome Hofstra's fast start. Despite Arendariz and senior Ashley Sandler (Jericho, N.Y./Syosset) nearly earning a win No. 1 doubles, the Pride cruised to the victory by claiming all three doubles matches before earning victories in all six singles matches en route to a shutout win.
Monmouth will travel to Staten Island, N.Y. on Wednesday to take on Wagner for a non-conference match at 3:00 p.m.
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Tennis Match Results
Monmouth vs Delaware State
Mar 28, 2015 at Dover, Del.
Delaware State 5, Monmouth 2
Singles competition
1. Galevc, Elviva (DSU) def. Armendariz, Adriana (MU-W) 7-6, 6-2
2. Kozlova, Ksenia (DSU) def. Sandler, Ashley (MU-W) 6-2, 6-1
3. Banas, Maja (DSU) def. Smoke, Farrah (MU-W) 6-2, 6-4
4. Kauffman, Kendal (MU-W) def. Khokhar, Meheq (DSU) 6-4, 1-0
5. Beck, Colleen (DSU) def. Gabriel, Chioma (MU-W) 6-4, 6-3
6. Belen, Robyn (MU-W) def. Casey, Patrice (DSU) 6-3
Doubles competition
1. Kozlova, Ksenia/Galevc, Elviva (DSU) def. Armendariz, Adriana/Sandler, Ashley (MU-W) 8-3
2. Beck, Colleen/Banas, Maja (DSU) def. Smoke, Farrah/Kauffman, Kendal (MU-W) 8-7
3. Khokhar, Meheq/Casey, Patrice (DSU) def. Gabriel, Chioma/Turner, Sarah (MU-W) 8-3
Match Notes:
Monmouth 1-7
Tennis Match Results
Monmouth vs Hofstra
Mar 29, 2015 at Hempstead, N.Y.
Hofstra 7, Monmouth 0
Singles competition
1. Bowen, Sarah (HOFSTRA) def. Armendariz, Adriana (MU-W) 6-0, 6-1
2. Lopez, Louise (HOFSTRA) def. Sandler, Ashley (MU-W) 6-1, 6-1
3. Pestano, Carmen (HOFSTRA) def. Smoke, Farrah (MU-W) 6-4, 6-0
4. Leone, Giulia (HOFSTRA) def. Kauffman, Kendal (MU-W) 6-1, 6-1
5. Derrick, Bianca (HOFSTRA) def. Gabriel, Chioma (MU-W) 6-3, 6-1
6. Posa, Bianca (HOFSTRA) def. Belen, Robyn (MU-W) 6-0, 6-2
Doubles competition
1. Pestano, Carmen/Bowen, Sarah (HOFSTRA) def. Armendariz, Adriana/Sandler, Ashley (MU-W) 8-4
2. Lopez, Louise/Derrick, Bianca (HOFSTRA) def. Smoke, Farrah/Kauffman, Kendal (MU-W) 8-0
3. Leone, Giulia/Posa, Bianca (HOFSTRA) def. Gabriel, Chioma/Turner, Sarah (MU-W) 8-1
Match Notes:
Monmouth 1-8
Hofstra 9-1
