March 30, 2016
Stony Brook, N.Y. -
Behind strong singles play, the Stony Brook women's tennis team blanked Hofstra, 7-0, Wednesday at University Courts.
The senior duo of Louise Badoche (Paris, France) and Becky Shtilkind (Brooklyn, N.Y.) posted dominant singles victories over the Pride. Badoche beat Ria Shah, 6-0, 6-0 at No. 5 and Shtilkind followed with a 6-0, 6-1 win over Salini Jariwala, 6-0, 6-1.
Freshman Devanshi Bhimjiyani won 6-1, 6-0 at No. 3 singles over Sarah Catherine Herndon. Junior Nadia Smergut (New York, N.Y.) finished with a 6-2, 6-2 win at No. 4 singles.
Stony Brook (7-4) received doubles wins from Badoche/Smergut and sophomores Yana Nikoaleva (Thornhill, Ontario) and Elizabeth Tsvetkov (Brooklyn, N.Y.).
The Seawolves host NJIT Saturday, April 2 at 1 p.m.
Stony Brook 7, Hofstra 0
Doubles
1. Nikolaeva/Tsvetkov (SBU) def. Bowen/Pestano (HU) 7-6 (7)
2. Badoche/Smergut (SBU) def. Herndon/Leone (HU) 6-3
3. Hierl/Shtilkind (SBU) def. Shah/Jariwala (HU) 6-0
Singles
1. Yana Nikolaeva (SBU) def. Sarah Bowen (HU) 7-6 (6), 7-5
2. Elizabeth Tsvetkov (SBU) def. Carmen Pestano (HU) 2-1 retired
3. Devanshi Bhimjiyani (SBU) def. Sarah Catherine Herndon (HU) 6-1, 6-0
4. Nadia Smergut (SBU) def. Giulia Leone (HU) 6-2, 6-2
5. Louise Badoche (SBU) def. Ria Shah (HU) 6-0, 6-0
6. Becky Shtilkind (SBU) def. Salini Jariwala (HU) 6-0, 6-1