Farmingdale State - 7, Hunter - 2
Farmingdale, N.Y. - The Farmingdale State women's tennis team defeated non-conference opponent Hunter College, 7-2, this afternoon in Farmingdale, N.Y.
The Rams (1-1) picked up two points in doubles competition as sophomore Rosa Lettieri (West Islip, N.Y.) and freshman Lien Collings (Merrick, N.Y.) earned an 8-3 win in the second position and the third pairing of sophomore Katherine Del Valle (Lindenhurst, N.Y.) and freshman Mia Murrell (Shirley, N.Y.) won 8-4. Hawks' (2-1) #1 pair of sophomore Zaara Afida (New York, N.Y.) and Angelina Catania (Delray Beach, Fla.) defeated freshman Anastasia Hoffman (Massapequa, N.Y.) and sophomore Shari Jackson (Copiague, N.Y.), 8-4.
Leading 2-1 heading into singles play, Lettieri (6-4, 6-0), Collings (7-5, 6-3) and Murrell (6-1, 6-1) won in the second, third and fifth matches.
The Rams closed out the 7-2 victory with a pair of tiebreaking wins. Hoffman defeated Afida, 6-3, 4-6, 1-0 (10-7), at first singles, while FSC freshman Susana Pariona (Farmingdale, N.Y.) earned a win in the sixth slot, 6-4, 2-6, 1-0 (10-8).
FSC next hosts Baruch on Tuesday, September 14th at 6:00 p.m.
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