TOWSON, Md. – The Towson University women's tennis team earned a pair of wins on Sunday afternoon to wrap up a six-game homestand, defeating Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) rival Hofstra 6-1 and sweeping UMES 7-0.
 
Towson rebounded from a pair of tough 4-3 loses to improve to 10-7 overall and 2-2 in conference play with the wins. The sweep over the Hawks gave the Tigers' its fourth sweep of the season.
 
How it Happened (Hostra)

• Hofstra won two of the three doubles matchups to clinch the match's opening doubles point. At No. 1 doubles, Sarah Catherine Herndon and Jasmine King earned a hard fought 7-5 win over A.J. Gomer and Renate van Oorschodt. The Pride duo of Carmen Pestano and Giulia Leone defeated Lucy Williams and Lucy Gloninger, 6-2 at the second doubles flight. Towson's lone doubles win came at the third flight as Nicole Shakhnazarova and Yevgeniya Shusterman combined for a 6-0 win over Michal Kaplan and Disha Yellayi.
• Towson swept singles play to secure the match victory over Hofstra.
• At the top singles flight, Nicole Shakhnazarova defeated Jasmine King, 6-1, 6-1.
• Lucy Williams posted a 6-2, 6-1 win over Sarah Catherine Herndon at No. 2 singles.
• A.J. Gomer bested Michal Kaplan 6-3, 6-2 at the third singles flight.
• Barbora Vasilkova posted a 6-0, 7-5 win over Carmen Pestano at No. 4 singles.
• At the fifth singles flight, Lucy Gloninger held on for a third set victory over Disha Yellayi, 6-2, 4-6, 10-8.
• Sophie Lesage earned a 6-1, 6-0 win over Giulia Leone at No. 6 singles.

 
How it Happened (UMES)

• Towson swept doubles play to claim the match's opening point. At the top doubles flight, Lucy Williams and Lucy Gloninger defeated Alese Brown and Michal Kittrell, 6-1. Nicole Shakhnazarova and Yevgeniya Shusterman earned a 6-0 win over Tearrnaey Peak and Jayla Gilliam at No. 2 doubles. Renate van Oorschodt and Sophie Lesage won by default at the third doubles flight.
• Towson for a second-straight match, swept singles play in straight sets to secure the match win.
• Nicole Shakhnazarova posted a top flight win over Melequa King, 6-0, 6-1.
• At No. 2 singles, Lucy Williams earned a 6-0, 6-0 win against Alese Brown.
• A.J. Gomer defeated Michal Kittrell 6-0, 6-0 at No. 3 singles.
• Lucy Gloninger earned a fourth-flight win over Tearrnaey Peak, 6-0, 6-0.
• At No. 5 singles, Sophie Lesage defeated Jayla Gilliam 6-0, 6-0.
• Yevgeniya Shusterman won by default at the sixth singles flight.

 
Up Next
Towson hits the road for three-straight matches. The Tigers travel to CAA foe Delaware on April 5 for a 2 p.m. match.