Hofstra Invitational Results
HEMPSTEAD, N.Y. – Senior
Jennifer Ho and newcomer
Lauren Hyland continued her torrid play to highlight Colgate's appearance in the Hofstra Invitational over the weekend.
Hyland captured her second A singles tournament crown in as many events and once again teamed up with Ho to win the doubles bracket. Ho also had a solid weekend, advancing to the semifinals of the A singles flight to go along with her doubles victory.
Singles Highlights- Hyland claimed the A singles crown for the second straight tournament, knocking off St. Peter's Malieva Hedberg (8-1) in quarterfinal round action before defeating Hofstra's Carmen Pestano (6-3, 6-3) and Sara Bowen (6-1, 6-1) to win the title.
- Ho advanced to the semifinals of the A singles bracket, posting wins over St. Peter's Lucia Radovic (8-2) and Hofstra's Giulia Leone (8-2) before falling to Bowen in the semifinals (7-6, 6-4).
- Freshman Lauren Szcezch advanced to the semifinals of the B singles flight, defeating Aidah Muhammed of St Peter's (8-3) and Jenna Harris of Wagner (8-3) before falling to Wagner's Savika Sagwal in the semifinals (6-4, 5-7, 10-6).
Doubles Highlights- It was an all Colgate final in the doubles flight, with Ho and Hyland defeating
Kaelin Brittin and
Stephanie Fuentes in the final, 8-2.
- Ho and Hyland advanced to the finals with wins over Puigventos/Hellman of Wagner (6-0) and Valvieso/Sagwal of Wagner (7-6 (7-5 tiebreaker)).
- Fuentes began doubles play with senior
Katie Grant, winning their opening match against Harris/Pautsch of Wagner (6-0).
- Brittin replaced Grant for the semifinal match, a 6-4 victory versus Wagner's Hodges and Baynes to set up the all-Raider final.
From The SourceColgate Assistant Coach
Breanna Bachini(On weekend)
"Once again the doubles tandem of (Jen) Ho and (Lauren) Hyland captured the A flight against fellow teammates (Kaelin) Brittin and (Stephanie) Fuentes in the Finals, while Hyland took home the A flight in Singles, continuing her undefeated streak rolling through matches in dominating fashion.
"Overall I saw many positive aspects and areas of improvement to focus on in the practices to follow. Winning is great, and so are the records, but never something to be comfortable with. We have a lot to work on, but based on the efforts I have seen thus far, I have no doubt the girls are willing to put in the hard work."
Up Next- Colgate returns to action with an appearance in the Patriot League kickoff. The three-day event will be held Oct. 16-18 at Lehigh in Bethlehem, Pa.
