HEMPSTEAD, N.Y. - The University of Delaware men’s and women’s tennis teams both defeated Colonial Athletic Association rival Hofstra in their conference openers on Friday afternoon at the Hofstra University Outdoor Tennis Center. The men improve to 7-2 for the 2008-09 season,and the women stay unbeaten for the season at 8-0. The women’s 8-0 record is the best start to a season since the 1997 women’s team started 17-0.

In men’s action, Delaware took two out of the three doubles matches to earn the doubles point. The Blue Hen's No. 1 tandem of Austin Longacre and Nolan Greenberg defeated Tytus Stempniewicz and Stian Tvedt 8-3. Delaware's No. 3 pair of Andre Vorobyov and Camilo Perez defeated Alex Hosner and Eric Gladstone, 8-2.

In singles action, Delaware won four of the six matches. As a team, they are 90-36 in singles play on the year.

Longacre defeated Nenad Radakovic 6-4, 6-4 at No. 1 singles. Longacre, who set the school record in 2007-08 for singles wins in a season with 22, is now 16-4 in 2008-09. His 48 career wins move him into a tie for ninth place on the career singles wins list with Jeff Harrison (1989-93).

After freshman Andre Vorobyov fell 5-7, 6-2, 6-2 at No. 2 singles, sophomore Chris Hincker defeated the Pride’s Stempniewicz by a score of 6-4, 6-3 at No. 3 singles and junior Sam Barrer came back for a win at No. 4 singles against Matt Wacks, 2-6, 6-2, 10-8.

Blue Hen freshman Courtney Scott fell 7-6 (4), 6-3 at No. 5 singles, but sophomore Nick Piacente would finish singles play by sweeping Eric Gladstone 6-0, 6-0 at No. 6 singles.

The men have now won four straight matches against Hofstra.

The women’s team won all six singles matches and all three doubles matches. Senior Amanda Campbell and Megan Doran’s No. 3 doubles win by default gives Campbell 69 wins for her career and ties her with her former doubles partner and current Assistant Tennis Coach Susan Pollack for the most career individual doubles wins in UD history.

Junior Elena Berry started things off by earning a 6-2, 6-3 win at No. 1 singles over Lauren Clifton. Berry improved to 17-4 for the season.

Sophomore Megan Doran stayed perfect in No. 2 singles play, beating Christie Gattelaro 6-4, 6-3. She is now 11-1 for the season at No. 2 singles and 15-4 overall.

At No. 3 singles, the sophomore from Canada Ivana Petrich (at right) also improved to 12-0 with a 6-1, 6-0 decision over Stacey Kent. Petrich is 18-2 for the season and 39-5 for her career. Freshman Jo Jo Gruber won at No. 4 singles by a score of 6-1, 6-2 over Brooke Sailer. She improves to 16-3 for the season.

Campbell and freshman Samantha Carnall won the last two singles matches for UD at No. 5 and No. 6 to close out singles play. Campbell is now 16-3 for the season and a perfect 8-0 at No. 5 singles, and Carnall moves to 14-3 for the year and also 8-0 at No. 6 singles as she won by default. Campbell now has 58 singles wins in her career, which ranks tied for sixth place on the school’s all-time list with Alexa Dragonette (2004-08).

All three Blue Hen pairs won to earn Delaware the point for doubles competition to close out the match. The women’s team is now 14-0 against Hofstra in the all-time series.

AGATE

MEN’S
Delaware 5, Hofstra 2
Singles
1. Austin Longacre (DELAWARE) def. Nenad Radakovic (HOFSTRA) 6-4, 6-4
2. Stian Tvedt (HOFSTRA) def. Andre Vorobyov (DELAWARE) 5-7, 6-2, 6-2
3. Chris Hincker (DELAWARE) def. Tytys Stempniewicz (HOFSTRA) 6-4, 6-3
4. Sam Barrer (DELAWARE) def. Matt Wacks (HOFSTRA) 2-6, 6-2, 10-8
5. Alex Hosner (HOFSTRA) def. Courtney Scott (DELAWARE) 7-6, (4), 6-3
6. Nick Piacente (DELAWARE) def. Eric Gladstone (HOFSTRA) 6-0, 6-0

Doubles
1. Austin Longacre/Nolan Greenberg (DELAWARE) def. Tvedt/Stempniewicz (HOFSTRA) 8-3
2. Radakovic/Wacks (HOFSTRA) def. Courtney Scott/Chris Hincker (DELAWARE) 9-7
3. Andre Vorobyov/Camilo Perez (DELAWARE) def. Hosner/Gladstone (HOFSTRA) 8-2

WOMEN’S
Delaware 6, Hofstra 1
Singles
1. Elena Berry (DELAWARE) def. Lauren Clifton (HOFSTRA) 6-2, 6-3
2. Megan Doran (DELAWARE) def. Christie Gattelaro (HOFSTRA) 6-4, 6-3
3. Ivana Petrich (DELAWARE) def. Stacey Kent (HOFSTRA) 6-1, 6-0
4. Jo Jo Gruber (DELAWARE) def. Brooke Sailer (HOFSTRA) 6-1, 6-2
5. Amanda Campbell (DELAWARE) def. Tracey Ferrar (HOFSTRA) 6-0, 6-1
6. Samantha Carnall (DELAWARE) by default

Doubles

1. Elena Berry/Jo Jo Gruber (DELAWARE) def. Kent/Clifton (HOFSTRA) 8-6
2. Ivana Petrich/Samantha Carnall (DELAWARE) def. Sailer/Gattelaro (HOFSTRA) 8-3
3. Megan Doran/Amanda Campbell (DELAWARE) won by default