ELON, N.C. - Towson University women's tennis junior Yevgeniya Shusterman posted a 6-2, 7-5 victory at No. 4 singles to secure the eighth-seeded Tigers' first Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) tournament victory since 2007 as they defeated ninth-seeded Hofstra Thursday at Elon's Jimmy Powell Tennis Center, 4-1.

"It was a tough day to play, lots of wind and sun," said head coach Jamie Peterson. "The girls fought through adversity in the doubles and picked up a huge point. Hofstra played well and was very tough."

The last victory for Towson (12-11) in the CAA Women's Tennis Championship came 11 years ago to the day when the Tigers, also seeded eighth, defeated ninth-seeded Drexel by the same margin, 4-1, at Old Dominion on April 19, 2007.

After seniors Renate van Oorschodt and A.J. Gomer won at No. 2 doubles, 6-2, Shusterman and senior Lucy Williams edged out a 7-5 victory at No. 3 to win the doubles point and take a 1-0 lead heading into singles play.

The Pride (10-14) tied the match at 1-1 with a victory at No. 5 singles before Towson won the next three consecutive matches, beginning with senior Nicole Shakhnazarova at No. 1, to seal the win. Shakhnazarova won 6-1, 6-4 before junior Lucy Gloninger put the Tigers in front with a 6-3, 6-4 win at No. 6.

Gomer was also leading in the third set at No. 2 singles, 6-0, 2-5, 3-2, when Shusterman earned the deciding point.

Towson will now advance to the quarterfinals where they will face top-seeded and No. 41 William & Mary on Friday at 9 a.m., at the Burlington Tennis Center.